A few years ago two boys in my sixth grade class were shocked when they didn't pass and had to attend summer school.  They actually came and talked to me and told me that they couldn't believe they weren't promoted to seventh grade.  They told me that they had not done their work before and had been passed along anyway.  The boys ...

Not everything happens during a convenient time.  Family vacations or bonding time might just occur during the school year, and we're not talking about spring break.  Sometimes parents can't even get vacation time during the summer.  Leave it to a district in California to come up with a solution.  If you miss the ...