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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Social and Emotional Learning

Summer Learning

Public Policy

Proposed Priorities and Definitions on Discretionary Grants Programs—Summer Learning Comments from The Wallace Foundation to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on issues including the definition of out-of-school-ti...
July 29, 2021 Comment Letter
Summer Learning

How Libraries Can Partner with Communities for Summer Learning Success Public libraries have long been poised to help strengthen learning opportunities and equitable outcomes for youth
July 28, 2021 Article
Summer Learning

4 Reports and Tools to Help Guide Your Summer Learning Program Everything from planning district-wide summer programs to maximizing resources available under the American Rescue Plan Act—and Wallace’s...
July 9, 2021 Article
Summer Learning

Study Finds Cost a Key Barrier to Summer Programs for Youth Despite high demand, especially with the pandemic, summer programs are still out of reach for too many children.
June 23, 2021 Article
Afterschool

Summer Learning

America After 3PM This publication uses data collected before and during the pandemic to assess children’s participation in summer programs, including who ...
May 13, 2021 report
Summer Learning

Take a Minute (or Three) for Summer Learning Co-author of latest RAND report on summer learning discusses key findings, including benefits for kids who attend frequently
April 6, 2021 Article
Summer Learning

Creating Safe Spaces for Young People During the Pandemic How one afterschool program is balancing ‘urgency and gentleness’ for middle schoolers in these difficult times
March 18, 2021 Article
Summer Learning

Every Summer Counts Long-term study of summer learning programs finds meaningful benefits over multiple years.
December 14, 2020 report

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