Historical content on this page may refer to the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. On September 1, 2009, the staff of the Center separated from Johns Hopkins to become the independent National Summer Learning Association.

12/11/2008, Phi Delta Kappan, When Schools Close, the Knowledge Gap Grows

11/24/2008, Seattle Times, 'Tipping Point' author Gladwell explors success

9/22/2008, EdWeek.org, Consensus on Learning Time Builds

9/9/2008, TVO.org, Summer Brain Drain: The debate over learning loss (TV Interview)

8/28/2008, The Washington Post, The Summer Gap: Poor children should not return to school already behind

8/17/2008, The Kansas City Star, Teen Speaker Personifies Summer School's Success

8/11/2008, The Washington Post, Fairfax Schools Plug Gap With Summer Reading

8/4/2008, The Baltimore Sun, Summer School Lessons. Our view: Extend summer school's benefits to every child

7/20/2008, NWAnews.com, Springdale: Teachers Battle Summer Slide

7/20/2008, FloridaToday.com, Lazy days, idle minds

7/16/2008, MercuryNews.com, Summer slide: Low-income students can lose ground when school is out

7/14/2008, Businesswire.com, Staples Foundation for Learning Awards Nearly $330,000 in Grants to Support Educational Programs for Disadvantaged Youth

7/14/2008, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Kids feed their brains and tummies, by Ron Fairchild

7/12/2008, Washington Post, In Search of Young Mouths to Feed in Summer

7/9/2008, WISH-TV, Eye on Kids: National Summer Learning Day (transcript)

7/9/2008, JournalStar.com, Local View: Afterschool approach transforms summers

7/7/2008, Office of Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Mikulski Calls for a Nationally Recognized Summer Learning Day

7/2/2008, MSNBC.com, Help Your Kids Stop the Summer Brain Drain

7/1/2008, Associated Press, Obama to expand Bush's faith-based programs

7/1/2008, New York Times, Keeping Children Fit (Letter to the Editor by Brenda McLaughlin)

6/29/2008, NJ Star Ledger, Parental Guidance

6/23/2008, OrlandoSentinel.com, Study: Kids Lose Ground During Summer

6/22/2008, Staten Island Advance, Preventing the 'Summer Learning Gap'

6/16/2008, AplusAdvice.com, Don't let your kids ride the 'summer slide'

6/15/2008, Gannett News Service, How to Minimize Summer Learning Loss for Students

6/11/2008, The Baltimore Examiner, Summer Means Academic Slides for Many Children, Study Shows

6/5/2008, Public News Service, OR Kids: Out of School, but Still Learning

6/4/2008, The Grand Rapids Press, Educators Try to Keep Kids' Minds from Taking Summer Vacation

6/2/2008, Child Care Aware, Summer's Coming...Now What?

6/2008, Johns Hopkins Magazine, Certifying Summer Learning

5/20/2008, Johns Hopkins University Great Ideas Podcast with Ron Fairchild (Listen to the Podcast) (mp3)

5/29/2008, The Providence Journal, Ron Fairchild: Summer Learning Makes a Big Difference

5/27/2008, Public News Service, Summer "Brain Drain" Saps Kids' Smarts

5/25/2008, The Salt Lake Tribune, Brainiacs on the Loose: High Schoolers Excel in Super Summer Studies

5/19/2008, ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, Avoid the Summer Slide

5/18/2008, The Indiana Youth Institute, Kids Count Radio Show, Summer Learning Loss (Listen to the Broadcast)
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5/17/2008, The IYI Radio Show, Summer Learning Loss (mp3)

5/13/2008, The Baltimore Examiner, Group Seeks Summer Activities for Low-Income Youth

5/05/2008, The Indianapolis Star, In Summer, Kids Needn't Take a Vacation from Learning

5/2008, Reading Rockets Professional Development Webcast, Summer Reading (View the webcast and access additional resources)

4/2008, Education.com, Surviving Summer Vacation

4/14/2008, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Schools Revising Summer Program