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<br /> <br /> <br />New Hope Elementary Students Get <br />Books for Summer Break <br /> <br />By Charlton Budd <br />Posted June 11, 2016 at 11:49 am <br /> <br />An estimated 650 elementary students at New Hope Elementary School in Hillsborough picked out six to <br />ten books to read over their summer break to keep them engaged. <br />Students gathered at the elementary school on June sixth and seventh to work with staff members and <br />volunteers to help the students select books. <br />Students were encouraged to select books they were interested in to keep them engaged over the <br />summer. <br />According to a New York Times article, researchers found that the lack of intellectual engagement over <br />the summer accounts for about half of the overall difference of achievement between higher and lower <br />income students. <br />The achievement gap is one of the main reasons for the Books on Break program allowing kindergarten <br />and first grade students to stay engaged during the summer months. <br />