/tags/summer-slide summer slide en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:58:09 GMT /education/2014-06-17/in-garland-books-games-and-tips-for-parents-help-kids-avoid-the-summer-slide On Monday, we learned about how a kid’s knowledge and skills take a hit during the summer break and what Dallas is doing citywide to tackle that problem.… Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:58:09 GMT /education/2014-06-17/in-garland-books-games-and-tips-for-parents-help-kids-avoid-the-summer-slide Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /education/2014-06-16/keeping-kids-learning-and-not-going-down-the-summer-slide Research shows that the summer break takes a toll on learning. Either kids aren’t doing much of it at home or they don’t have access to education programs… Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:49:50 GMT /education/2014-06-16/keeping-kids-learning-and-not-going-down-the-summer-slide Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom