Governor Stein Proclaims Summer Learning Week

Summer Learning Week

2026

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, during summer months and school breaks, children can lose the knowledge they learned the previous school year, and students who lose ground during one summer are more likely to also lose ground in subsequent summers; and 

Whereas, third-grade reading scores can predict future academic achievement; and student assessment data indicate that too many North Carolina children are not reading at grade level; and 

Whereas, parents can help prevent learning loss by reading with their children and encouraging them to read independently throughout school breaks; and public agencies, community and faith-based organizations, schools, libraries, museums, recreation centers, camps, and businesses in North Carolina contribute to the well-being of youth by offering summer programs and providing trusted support for the education and well-being of our children; and 

Whereas, summer learning programs are proven to maintain and advance students’ academic and social/emotional growth, keep children safe and healthy during those months, and send children back to school ready to learn; and 

Whereas, joyful summer learning experiences are a critical component of our collective effort to ensure that all students are ready for school and reading at grade level by the end of third grade and that all students grow and thrive; and 

Whereas, North Carolina encourages all students, parents, caregivers, and people to champion summer learning to support academic achievement for every child in our state;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim July 6 – 10, 2026, as “Summer Learning Week” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all residents.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-third day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.