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How their garden grows: Low-income children in one Northeast DC neighborhood are having fun growing and cooking vegetables. But they’re also getting tutoring in reading and math to keep them from falling behind academically over the summer. (Post)

Camp touts reading: Freedom School, a 6-week camp in Prince George’s County, aims to stem summer reading slide among young people in grades 7 to 9. A recently completed pilot program, launched jointly by the county and its school district, targeted 90 youth from high-poverty neighborhoods. (Gazette)

Charter finds a home in Ward 3: Shining Stars Montessori, which had planned a move into Petworth before a lease deal fell through, will locate on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park. That means the school will become Ward 3’s first charter school. (Post)

Teens drop out to earn: In largely immigrant Langley Park, children gain in elementary school, slip in middle school, and often quit high school to support their families. A new study shows that 37% of the community’s 16- to 19-year-olds are working rather than in school, over 4 times the national average. (WAMU, Urban Institute)

Rhee to lead charter group: Former DCPS Chancellor Michelle Rhee has added a new job to her current role as chief executive officer at StudentsFirst. Rhee will serve as board chair for the St. Hope Schools, a charter network in Sacramento founded by her husband, the city’s Mayor Kevin Johnson. (Sacramento Bee)

Work ahead on cyber manners: A task force on cyber civility for the Montgomery County Public Schools has moved to continue work through the fall. The task force formed after Superintendent Joshua P. Starr received a slew of abusive tweets as he was mulling snow days last winter. (Post)

Should ed school go to school?: Programs that prepare teachers should trade the college campus for an urban schoolhouse, with its potential for apprenticeships and exposure to real-world challenges, argues one observer. (Hechinger Report)

Charter staff gets trucking: At the third charter school in Massachusetts to unionize, 80 staff members signed up with the Teamster’s Union. Teachers cited high turnover as a reason for joining the union. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)