School's in: Students take advantage of summer education opportunities
The 430 kids attending summer school at Leopold Elementary have been encouraged to get a little extra instruction to help them move on to the next grade level. Most seem happy to be in school. The Madison school district runs three types of summer school programs, serving 4,300 students and costing $2.5 million to operate.
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