Which of These Is the Most Accurate Statement About Summer

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the most accurate statement about summer learning?

• A)Both affluent and poor children lose learning at equal rates during the summer.
• B)Both affluent and poor children experience learning gains over the summer months.
• C)Schools play no significant role in creating summer learning gaps,but they do mediate some of the effects of unequal family backgrounds.
• D)The high gains in summer learning show that schools are unimportant for student outcomes.

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Freshwater

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