This study describes how summer learning programs that provide high quality, engaging enrichment activities are a promising solution to this challenge and can help to narrow our unacceptable achievement gap.
Summer Matters draws on its experience with summer learning programs throughout California to provide a straightforward checklist for parents. The checklist identifies the six key elements of an effective summer learning program and what they mean in practice.
This data-rich report looks at how children spend the hours from 3-6pm, the period after school but before parents come home from work.
High-quality summer learning programs aren’t just nice to have; for many students, they’re the difference between the potential for success and falling far behind their peers. In short, if you want to give your district’s most vulnerable students the best chance to succeed — YOU NEED SUMMER.
Using data from surveys, focus groups and program observations in the summer of 2013, the reports listed below are intended to help education leaders and program providers understand specific strategies to meet time-sensitive priorities around Common Core preparation, students’ social and emotional growth, and teacher and staff development.
Summer learning programs participating in the Summer Matters campaign use a standard toolkit to continually assess their programs, identify strengths, and plan improvements.
In this report, researchers from John Hopkins University examine the impact of summer learning programs on long-term educational achievement.
Drawing on 1,200 interviews with California parents, A Time to Learn, A Time to Grow, looks at the disconnect between the summer activities that parents seek for their children and what they are able to find.
This reference guide is designed to help you understand CASP terminology. It includes definitions of key terms used in CASP. Download this reference guide to have on hand when reviewing CASP materials
Improving our summer learning programs requires a commitment to continuous improvement of operations, curriculum, staff and advocacy/outreach. To meet quality improvement goals, you can leverage the Quality Improvement Cycle shown below.
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