Boys & Girls Clubs launch learning blitz across Metro Atlanta

National tracking metrics from the Nation’s Report Card confirm that student reading and math proficiencies have slumped to their lowest multi-decade baselines. Compounding that challenge is the annual phenomena known as the "Summer Slide"—where the absence of structured classroom learning causes students to completely lose ground before the next school year even begins. To combat this trend, more than 25 Boys & Girls Clubs of America locations across nine metro counties have officially launched their high-profile Summer Brain Gain program. Sponsored through a prominent national corporate partnership with Ross Stores, the project-based initiative is actively embedding academic retention straight into traditional summer camp schedules.