The program includes English classes in the summer before school starts for those who need them.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

The program's coordinator, Johnette Roberts, says teachers are evaluated before and after taking the summer professional development classes.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Financial reform, with the unemployment extension and another measure to provide small business tax benefits, are the three major legislative objectives the president and Democratic leaders agreed to focus on before the long summer recess.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19