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Summer of Skills
D uring the summer, when students lack the day-to-day
engagement they have during the school year, many
valuable skills begin to slide. In fact, research estimates
that in the summer following third grade, students lose
nearly 27% of their school-year gains in math. For many
students, these kinds of learning slides are cumulative and
impact them later in their academic journeys, becoming an
increasingly insurmountable hurdle.
ALL YOUTH
DESERVE
ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY-
BASED
PROGRAMS...”
Antonio Tijerino
President and CEO of HHF
At AT&T, we recognize that the summer can instead be a time
to not only maintain STEM skills, but to accelerate progress.
That’s why we support organizations across the country
that connect young people to STEM skills development
opportunities all summer long. We’re proud to partner with
All Star Code, Black Girls Code, Girl Scouts, Girls Who Code
and CyberPatriots to help young people develop a range of
skills, including coding, robotics and digital citizenship.
CODE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ACADEMY
In July of 2019, AT&T joined forces with Southwest Airlines,
the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and the Puede
Network to kick off a summer session of Code as a Second Intro Employees Communities Customers Content Suppliers Awards
Language (CSL) Academy, a program that teaches hundreds
of students how to code throughout the summer. The Puede
Network summer program aims to offset a 20% drop-
off in learning over the summer by students, which is
exacerbated by a lack of technology outside of schools.
Launched in Dallas, the CSL effort expanded to Brownsville,
Texas, and Salinas, California, teaching students to code and
exposing them to tech professionals.
“Driving CSL is the fundamental belief that all youth deserve
access to technology-based programs and the opportunity 41
to enter the workforce in a stronger position, which will help
America move forward,” said Antonio Tijerino, President and
CEO of HHF. “AT&T and Puede Network share in that vision
and we are grateful for their leadership in preparing Latino AT&T D&I Annual Report 2019
youth for the classroom and workforce.”