US schools prepare summer of learning to help kids catch up

This undated photo provided by Ashley Freeman shows Freeman, who quit her nursing assistant job when the pandemic began so that she could help her kids learn from home. Freeman is eager to get back to work after having to rely on food stamps and other benefits to get through the pandemic, but she feels her kids have fallen behind because of remote learning and wonders what will happen once summer arrives. (Ashley Freeman via AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, students wear protective masks as they arrive for classes at the Immaculate Conception School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols in The Bronx borough of New York. Schools and camps across the county are making plans to help kids catch up academically this summer after a year or more of remote learning for many of them. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - In this July 14, 2020, file photo, amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, science teachers Ann Darby, left, and Rosa Herrera check-in students before a summer STEM camp at Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas. Schools and camps across the county are making plans to help kids catch up academically this summer after a year or more of remote learning for many of them. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2020, file photo, kindergarten students check to make sure they are standing at the proper social distancing space as they line up to go outside during the coronavirus outbreak at the Osborn School, in Rye, N.Y. Schools and camps across the county are making plans to help kids catch up academically this summer after a year or more of remote learning for many of them. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)