How one summer program is trying to get more Mississippi teens to college
“The need for more low-cost and free summer programs in Mississippi is clear, according to a report released early this summer by the Center for American Progress. That report found families in the state spend an average of nearly $2,000 for just five weeks of enrollment in a summer learning program. That cost amounts to 16 percent of the median summer income for a two-parent household and more than double what is considered affordable by the federal government.”