OFFICIAL STATEMENT National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) Endorses The Summer Learning and Meals Act of 2018 (S.3307) BALTIMORE, MD, August 2, 2018 – The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) – the only national nonprofit exclusively focused on closing the achievement gap by increasing access to high-quality summer learning opportunities – fully endorses the Summer Learning […]
The Hechinger Report | Future of Learning A summer program uses the arts to combat the achievement gap In Baltimore, public schools hide math and literacy instruction in a summer arts academy By Tara García Mathewson It’s technically summer vacation, but about 6,000 kids from Baltimore City Public Schools will spend at least a portion […]
WFMZ-TV (Allentown, PA) By Alexandra Hogan As students go back to school this fall, many of them will return having lost much of what they learned the previous school year. It’s known as “summer slide” and has a heavy impact particularly on kids from lower-income families. July 12 is National Summer Learning Day, and activities […]
Bookworm Summer Learning Bookworm is a month long, free reading program taught by certified teachers geared towards struggling readers; it also provides breakfast and lunch. This program is currently offered at Earl Boyles Elementary in Portland, Oregon. The Bookworm program is a collaboration between School Uniting Neighborhoods afterschool programming, Immigrant Refugee Community Organization, SMART, Reading […]