Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd ed.
This report updates earlier guidance to school district leaders interested in launching summer learning programs or improving established ones. It offers guidance based on evaluations of five urban school districts conducted between 2011 and 2016. The districts were selected by The Wallace Foundation to take part in the National Summer Learning Project, a multi-year effort […]
Investment in Staff Yields Summer Success for Students
Delivering a high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer program can seem daunting, especially when front-line staff may have limited STEM experience. In this study, researchers focused on the impact of providing staff with hands-on curriculum, professional development, coaching, and quality assessment, in order to better engage youth in summer and STEM learning. We […]
Making Summer Last: Integrating Summer Programming into Core District Priorities and Operations
Introducing a high-quality summer learning program in a school district requires effort. So does ensuring that the program can last beyond a handful of summers. This report offers ideas on how to achieve that goal.
Science in the Summertime: A Multi-Layered Learning Experience
Summer offers a unique opportunity for youth to take a deep dive into STEM learning. Outside of the traditional classroom, youth are in the field, connecting to environmental issues with meaningful importance in their own communities.
STEM in the Summer: The Joy of Meaningful Learning
When we look at best practices for STEM education, we find that summer offers a unique opportunity for students to engage in STEM learning in ways that mirror real-world needs, while also drawing on the practices that make these learning activities most successful.
STEM Policy Brief: The Power of Summer
High-quality summer learning programs have been shown not only to improve reading and math skills, but to increase graduation rates and post-secondary success as well.
Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
A groundbreaking study finds high-quality summer learning programs benefit high-attending students in math and reading.
Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students’ Learning Opportunities
The first set of student outcome findings from Wallace’s National Summer Learning Project finds near-term improved student performance on math assessments and no near-term effect on reading assessments.
Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success
Recommendations for school districts interested in running summer learning programs include early planning and sticking to firm enrollment deadlines.
Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children’s Learning
Guidance to school district leaders interested in launching or improving summer learning programs includes early planning and sticking to enrollment deadlines.