No one wants their kid kicking off their next school year to a slow start, but how do you prevent your child from the summer slide in their reading skills? Torrey Jones, Tate High graduate and Executive Director of Freedom Schools, discusses how a free, six-week summer program is helping K-8 grade students in Escambia County start their next school year strong. Guest: Torrey Jones https://www.childrensdefense.org/programs/cdf-freedom-schools/  Learn more about Escambia County School District: https://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/  Host:  Meredith Hackwith Edwards  We are hosting a podcast pop up where you can interact with the resources and guests featured here in real life. It's called Podcastapalooza. There will be a live animal presentation by animal tales and BAM snowballs will be serving up they're famous snow cones. Show host, Meredith Hackwith Edwards there conducting mini interviews. Plus one lucky guest will win a $250 Amazon gift card! Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 2nd, 2024,  10 a. m. to 1 p. m. at Washington High School.