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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The 2025-26 Jayhawks, who practiced and played regular pickup games all of June and July while enrolled in summer school, have been practicing up to four hours a week since the start of the school year (Aug. 18) in accordance with NCAA rules.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Leal said summer school enrollment dipped by nearly 10%, which the district attributed to fears over immigration enforcement.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Other parents who can afford it still feel the stress of finding summer child care, as slots for camps and summer schools fill up long before summer begins.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Dad got them both tickets to the ballet that night, but she’s still got to go to summer school.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Leal said summer school enrollment dipped by nearly 10%, which the district attributed to fears over immigration enforcement.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Other parents who can afford it still feel the stress of finding summer child care, as slots for camps and summer schools fill up long before summer begins.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Dad got them both tickets to the ballet that night, but she’s still got to go to summer school.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for summer school
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“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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