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Last month’s Time Magazine cover story on “The Case Against Summer Vacation” sparked quite a debate online, addressing the learning loss that occurs during summer (the “summer slump”), a loss that puts disadvantaged children at a lifetime risk for significantly lower achievement. During the school year, children from all socio-economic groups progress at similar rates, but when that last bell rings, the summer slide begins. More than 40 studies have provided compelling evidence for this pattern. According to a major…