Fear not, Messrs. Krikorian and Derbyshire: Summer jobs are alive and well. It’s just that they’re being counted as full-time jobs created or saved by the federal stimulus, if this Texas Watchdog report is any indicator:

The directors of a $2.3 million stimulus-funded summer youth program reported the program created or retained 556 more jobs than the 124 found in a review by the State Auditor’s Office, a difference of more than 440 percent.
In a report released today, the state auditor said the Capital Area Workforce Development Board reported the summer employment jobs for low-income people aged 14 to 24 as full-time positions, although the program was designed to run eight to 10 weeks and be discontinued.