Historical content on this page may refer to the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University.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. 

12/14/2009, Longer school days gaining favor in Florida

11/6/2009, Higher Achievement Wins the Coming Up Taller Award from the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

10/30/2009, The Washington Post, Rhee is Right -- Summer Learning is Vital

10/28/2009, National Governors Association, NGA Center Issue Brief Highlights Expanded Learning Opportunities as Effective Part of State Dropout Prevention Strategies

10/5/2009, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on The Colbert Report (video)

9/28/2009, AP, Obama proposes Longer School Day, Shorter Summer Vacation (9/30/2009 - Jeff Smink radio interview on KHOW Denver)

9/17/2009, Public News Service, WA Sen. Murray: A 'Summer School' Standout

9/17/2009, MarketWire.com, Kids Read 83.3 Million Minutes for the Scholastic Summer Challenge

8/4/2009, The Loop, Class wars over Sasha and Malia Obama's summer

8/3/2009, The Washington Post, D.C. Area Schools Not Cutting Class

7/30/2009, WNRI.org, Transforming Summer School [mp3]

7/23/2009, MSNBC.com, Making a Difference: Using summer to close the achievement gap, NBC Nightly News

7/19/2009, The Washington Times, Nonprofits help curb summertime youth violence

7/15/2009, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, BELL Summer Learning at P.S. 22

7/13/2009, The Gilroy Dispatch, Learning to love summer

7/11/2009, The Buffalo News, This year, school’s in for summer

7/9/2009, SanLuisObispo.com, National summer learning day: Kids soak up sun — and skills

7/8/2009, Washington Examiner, Summer School Expands in Area, Bucking National Trend

7/4/2009, New York Times, The Best Kids' Books Ever

7/3/2009, The Christian Science Monitor, Summer school got cut? Kids can still learn.

7/3/2009, The Tribune Democrat, Expanding Learning Opportunities for Our Young

7/2/2009, New York Times, Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School 

7/1/2009, The Providence Journal, School's Now in Session for State's New Education Chief

6/30/2009, The Washington Post, 'Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Break'

6/26/2009, Ballard News-Tribune, Storm team promotes summer reading at Ballard Boys and Girls Club

6/25/2009, Wall Street Journal, The Summer of Their Discontent

6/23/2009, Ed.gov, Arne Duncan on Summer Learning (YouTube)

6/23/2009, Ed.gov, 21st Century Redhound Enrichment Program (YouTube)

6/22/2009, MD Morning (WYPR), Summertime, and the Learnin' is Not Easy [mp3]

6/20/2009, Lincoln Journal Online, WVU Extension’s Energy Express program hosts 83 sites in 41 counties

6/18/2009, ABC WBOY, 555 Volunteers Take the Oath for Energy Express

6/17/2009, The Today Show (MSNBC), Getting Kids to Read This Summer

6/16/2009, DesmoinesRegister.com, Summer Studying is Vital for Kids to Maintain Skills

6/16/2009, US Department of Education, Education News Parents Can Use — Summer Learning Programs: Preventing the Slide, Promoting Achievement

6/15/2009, The Washington Post, Educators Suggest Ways for Children to Avoid Summer Learning Loss

6/15/2009, The Washington Post, Active Summers, Active Minds

6/14/2009, The Press-Enterprise, For Many Due to Budget Cuts, School is Out for Summer, Literally

6/10/2009, KUOW 94.9 FM (NPR, Seattle), Why Do We Need Summer Vacation

6/10/2009, The Baltimore Sun, A City Partnership for Smarter Summers (Op/Ed by Ron Fairchild)

6/2/2009, The Sacramento Bee, Keep Kids' Brains Active to Avoid Summer Drain

6/1/2009, Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 FM, Summer Learning [Real Audio] [Windows Media]

June 2009, Baltimore's Child, A Conversation with Ron Fairchild, of the National Center for Summer Learning

5/30/2009, New York Times, Los Angeles Official Cancels Most Summer School

5/26/2009, The Huffington Post, Federal ARRA Funds Keep Kids Learning and Adults Working During Summer, by Ron Fairchild

5/20/2009, National Public Radio (NPR), Economic Slump Slows Down Summer Schools

5/13/2009, New York Post, Avoid Drain on the Brain

5/8/2009, USA Today, Summer School (Letter to the editor by Ron Fairchild)

May 2009, Scholastic Parent & Child, School's Out! Reading Is In!

April 2009, National Afterschool Association Radio, Rethinking Summer School Programs (audio)

2/27/2009, CNN.com, Education Chief Favors Longer School Year [Video]

2/3/2009, PR Newswire, Mott Foundation Funds Providence to Think Big on the Future of Education

Colorado Parent, Summer Survival Guide 2009, A Summer Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste