summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer enabling students to accelerate progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
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Three signees couldn’t start until September, because Green Bay’s rules required all international transfers to have in-person instruction for three-fourths of their classes, and there are zero in-person courses during Green Bay’s summer school.
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Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
During summer school breaks, Mr. Butler joined his father, a long-haul trucker, in the cab during his runs to the United States.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Broadly speaking, third graders who fall short on the ELA section must either meet exemption standards, pass on a retake, attend summer school, enroll in tutoring for fourth grade or win an appeal, with some nuances woven into the process.
—Nashville Tennessean, The Tennessean, 15 May 2024
And since its inception, no students have had to repeat a grade or take summer school, while more than 15 boys have graduated onto high school.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
During summer school breaks, Mr. Butler joined his father, a long-haul trucker, in the cab during his runs to the United States.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Broadly speaking, third graders who fall short on the ELA section must either meet exemption standards, pass on a retake, attend summer school, enroll in tutoring for fourth grade or win an appeal, with some nuances woven into the process.
—Nashville Tennessean, The Tennessean, 15 May 2024
And since its inception, no students have had to repeat a grade or take summer school, while more than 15 boys have graduated onto high school.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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