Youngstown to launch three summer school programs

The state Academic Distress Commission overseeing the city school district’s efforts to emerge from state-rated academic emergency has given school administrators permission to launch three new summer school programs.

The commission is in the process of drafting its own academic recovery plan for the district but felt that shouldn’t delay the implementation of summer school programs that can benefit students immediately.

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