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Rolling news, features and opinion about America’s summer school programs, camps, enrichment opportunities and more, with a focus on STEM, equity and learning recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying education disruptions.
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Big Picture

New Research: Summer Learning Boosts Math Performance, College Graduation

As federal policymakers grasp for tools to combat learning loss, a variety of summer programs could offer benefits in both the K-12 years & afterwards

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM
STEM

North Dakota’s Summer of STEM Is Attacking Learning Loss Head-On

$200G in grants expand Gateway to Science camps and other offerings to reach 6,000 kids around the state, from the capital to rural areas

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
learning loss
learning loss

How Summer Camps & Afterschool Programs Can Step Up to Stem Learning Loss

Most rescue plan funds flow to schools, but summer camps, youth jobs programs, colleges, museums, libraries, parks and rec centers can all play a role

Aaron Dworkin & Tom Rosenberg
Indiana
Indiana

No More Regular Summer School: District Sending Indy K-7 Kids to Learning Labs

5-week learning program begun last year by The Mind Trust and the United Way of Central Indiana is replacing Indianapolis district summer school

Wayne D鈥橭rio
covid
covid

Bloomberg鈥檚 $50M Plan to Give NYC Charter Students a 鈥楽ummer Boost鈥�

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

Indiana

Indiana
Indiana

No More Regular Summer School: District Sending Indy K-7 Kids to Learning Labs

5-week learning program begun last year by The Mind Trust and the United Way of Central Indiana is replacing Indianapolis district summer school

Wayne D鈥橭rio

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Exclusive: Summer Program Boosts Learning for Tens of Thousands of Charter Kids

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
STEM

5-Week Summer Science Boot Camp Draws Top STEM Teens from Around the Globe

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
out-of-school learning

Out-of-School Programs Play an Outsized Role in Child Development

Lauren Camera
Cleveland

Cleveland Ends Year-Round Schooling Citing No Meaningful Gains After 15 Years

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
afterschool

A Public-Private Partnership That’s Cracking the Code on Literacy

David Moore & Barbara Hammond
Indianapolis

Growing 鈥榃hat Works鈥�: Indianapolis Summer Learning Goes Statewide

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
summer learning

Summer Brain-Building Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz & Art Hondros
learning loss

鈥楽ummer Boost鈥� Shows Promise in Halting COVID Slide

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Schools Can Close Summer Learning Gaps with These 4 Strategies

Rhea Almeida, The Conversation
Indiana

Indiana Advocates: Expiring COVID Funds May Derail Summer, Afterschool Learning

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Analysis

How States Can Make Summer Learning Programs Meaningful and Open to All Students

Allison Crean Davis
Author: Allison Crean Davis
The Big Picture

Four Reasons to Be Hopeful from Latest Summer School Study

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Oregon

Oregon Schools Struggle to Meet Demand for Summer Learning Without State Funds

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
summer learning

Summer School Priority: Help Students Rebound From Historically Bad Math Scores

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Following the COVID Money

This Rural Illinois District Curbed Learning Loss With Help From a Burmese Church

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Following the COVID Money

Detroit Schools Got $1.3 Billion in COVID Relief. Why It Might Not Be Enough

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
education

Summer Learning Woes: Insurance Issues Block Community Groups From Aiding Effort

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Academic Recovery

New Data: Was 2022鈥檚 Summer Learning 鈥楨xplosion鈥� Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Summer Learning Sprint

Gifted Summer Programs Skew White & Wealthy. Not Baltimore鈥檚 鈥� And It鈥檚 Free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
learning loss

Analysis: Many Districts Doing Less This Summer to Make Up for Lost Learning

Lisa Chu & Christine Pitts
Boston

MIT Students Make STEM Come Alive for Boston Middle Schoolers

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

In a Summer of Recovery for Students, Some Programs Face Teacher Shortages

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Science Erupts at Lessons Snuck Into Community Park

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Pandemic

Reimagined Summer School in Tulsa Draws 11K Students

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Cardona: Schools Will Need to 鈥榃ork Twice as Hard鈥� To Lure Some Families Back

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson