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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
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
Indianapolis
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’Orio
covid
covid

Bloomberg’s $50M Plan to Give NYC Charter Students a ‘Summer Boost’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

Indianapolis

Indianapolis
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’Orio

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

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small

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Gifted Summer Programs Skew White & Wealthy. Not Baltimore’s — And It’s Free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
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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’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Pandemic

Reimagined Summer School in Tulsa Draws 11K Students

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Cardona: Schools Will Need to ‘Work Twice as Hard’ To Lure Some Families Back

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson