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High Schools Build Summer Bridge for Incoming Students

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Summer bridge programs are a popular way to get high school kids ready for college. Lots of colleges offer them now and educators say telling teens what to expect smooths out what could be a very rocky transition. But, what about that other rocky transition - from middle school to high school? Some high schools have started their own bridge programs for incoming 9th graders.

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