Local News    For over 17 years, neutralizing summer learning-loss while offering opportunities for constructive fun has been the main goal of The Children’s Aid Society’s summer camps. Research shows that students across classes experience some sort of learning shortfall if not exposed to enriching activities during this long break; the harm to lower-income students is even greater, as they lose on average 2.6 months in literacy and math level. The cumulative effect of this drop accounts for the widening the achievement gap between lower-income students and their more affluent counterparts. Quality summer enrichment can help prevent the summer slide for all students, but particularly for those from underprivileged backgrounds.