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- Summer Learning In Texas
Summer Learning in Texas
Through this initiative, Wallace has been assisting Texas school districts in implementing research-based practices that promote summer learning.
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What we're doing
This initiative is supporting up to 75 Texas school districts that are seeking to provide high-quality summer learning programs to their students. The districts are tapping Texas state funding for these efforts, which rest on evidence-based practices in summer learning. The initiative also supports the development and refinement of planning and implementation tools for summer learning in the state.
What we're learning
A four-year research project is studying the districts' use of evidence-based practices to strengthen their summer programs and to promote positive student experiences and outcomes.
Our Grantee Partners
Texas Education Agency
Communities Foundation of Texas
Key Studies
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Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
High-quality summer programs provide benefits for reading and math to students who frequently attend.
Report
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Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd ed.
This report provides guidance to district leaders who want to launch or improve summer learning programs.
Report
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Summer—A Time for Learning: Five Lessons From School Districts and Their Partners About Running Successful Programs
A Wallace Perspective offers lessons for planning and running effective summer programs.
Report