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3 Tips to Avoid the COVID Slide
3 Tips to Avoid the COVID Slide

A recent Scholastic study of children in 3rd-5th grades also showed that students lost, on average, about 20 percent of their school-year gains in reading and 27 percent of their school-year gains in math during summer break. Add COVID and virtual learning to the mix and w're expecting that number to increase. Read on for 3 tips you can implement today to help your student avoid the COVID slump.

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Academic AdvisementRebekka WhiteheadCOVID, summer slide, summer slump, covid clide, covid slump, school tours, summer work, summer reading, summer 2020, reading more, reading at home, read as a family, family reading, Changing schools, atlanta schools, top schools in Atlanta, top schools in Georgia, Atlanta schools, private schools, private school tuition, private school admissions
Top 100 K-12 Schools in Georgia: Niche Releases 2019 List
Top 100 K-12 Schools in Georgia: Niche Releases 2019 List

Families, real estate agents, teachers and school administrators are all familiar with the website Niche.com, an online database that “explores that best schools in your area based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of review from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education” (Niche, 2019). But, did you know that how exactly these annual rankings are calculated?

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