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Direct linkMelissa Kay Diliberti; Heather L. Schwartz – RAND Corporation, 2024
Summer programming is one of the main ways school districts have sought to help students recover academically from COVID-19 pandemic-related setbacks. Authors use a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of kindergarten through grade 12 public school districts to investigate the prevalence and structure of districts' programming…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Summer Schools, Eligibility
Pierson, Ashley; Karoly, Lynn A.; Zellman, Gail L.; Beckett, Megan K. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The landscape of early learning and out-of-school-time programs in the City of Santa Monica is complex, with numerous providers and funding streams. This complexity reflects its evolution in response to changes in federal, state, and local priorities and initiatives. Future shifts in funding levels, program auspices, and other features are likely.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Financial Support, Early Childhood Education
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Schwartz, Heather L.; Zakaras, Laura – RAND Corporation, 2013
Research shows low-income students suffer disproportionate learning loss over the summer and because those losses accumulate over time, they contribute substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income children. The Wallace Foundation is funding a five-year demonstration project to examine whether summer learning programs can…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, School Districts, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Schwartz, Heather L.; Zakaras, Laura – RAND Corporation, 2013
Research shows low-income students suffer disproportionate learning loss over the summer and because those losses accumulate over time, they contribute substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income children. The Wallace Foundation is funding a five-year demonstration project to examine whether summer learning programs can…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, School Districts, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Sloan McCombs, Jennifer; Augustine, Catherine H.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Bodilly, Susan J.; McInnis, Brian; Lichter, Dahlia S.; Brown Cross, Amanda – RAND Corporation, 2011
Despite long-term and ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and advantaged students, low-income students continue to perform at considerably lower levels than their higher-income peers in reading and mathematics. Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Summer Programs, Student Participation, Program Effectiveness
Beckett, Megan K. – RAND Corporation, 2008
Policymakers nationwide must decide how to best invest in education and related opportunities, such as out-of-school-time programs targeting youth and early-childhood education programs. In this paper, we review the costs, benefits, and costs and benefits relative to one another for one alternative type of investment: youth programs that are…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, After School Programs, Employed Parents
