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Summer Learning

Children from underserved areas often do not have the same access as other children to the learning and enrichment that comes from well-designed and executed summer activities.  High-quality summer learning programs offering a combination of academics and enrichment can help close that gap. 

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  • Ready for Fall? The first set of student outcome findings from Wallace’s National Summer Learning Project finds near-term improved student performance on...
    December 1, 2014 report
  • Think Summer A magazine article offers recommendations for how to hire and train teachers in summer learning programs run by school districts.
    December 4, 2013 Article
  • Staying On Track Summary findings from an evaluation of Higher Achievement, an afterschool and summer program for middle school students founded in Washin...
    November 12, 2013 report
  • Summer Snapshot A study finds that participation in the summer part of a program for middle-school-age youngsters is linked to improved attitudes toward ...
    July 12, 2011 report
  • Making Summer Count Plan early and stick to enrollment deadlines. Those are two key recommendations for school district leaders who want to launch or improv...
    June 1, 2011 report
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