Investing in Successful Summer Learning Programs
A new report from the RAND Corporation (commissioned by The Wallace Foundation) explores what characteristics of summer programs meet ESSA evidence standards, and what characteristics of summer programs meet ESSA evidence standards.Researchers identified 43 summer programs that met the top three tiers of ESSA’s evidence standards.
Questions examined through the research include:
What summer programs serving K–12 students in the U.S. education system have been recently evaluated?
What summer programs have yielded evidence that meets ESSA evidence standards?
What are the characteristics of summer programs that meet ESSA evidence standards?
National Summer Learning Week
Summer—a time that is easily overlooked yet critical to educational development—is bursting with possibility, and instrumental in closing the opportunity and educational gaps between children from lower-income communities and their peers from higher-income communities. NSLA shines a spotlight on the importance of summer throughout the year and especially during the critical months of the summer season.
National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, ensuring they return to school in the fall ready to succeed. During the week of July 8-13, each day will focus on a new theme: Literacy, STEM, Arts, College & Career Readiness, and Nutrition and Wellness.