On the last day of the summer program at Holy Innocents Episcopal School a few weeks ago, children splashed in the pool at Wills Park north of Atlanta.
For six weeks they’d been swimming, taking field trips, hearing mystery readers — and beefing up their math and reading skills.
It looked a lot like fun and games, but the program was designed with a lofty goal — to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor kids. See the article here