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Direct linkAugustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Baker, Garrett – RAND Corporation, 2021
In 2011, The Wallace Foundation launched the National Summer Learning Project (NSLP) to expand summer program opportunities for students in urban districts and to study the effectiveness of district-led summer programs and how they could be well implemented. Through the NSLP, The Wallace Foundation has provided support to public school districts…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Urban Schools, School Districts, Program Effectiveness
Download full textCorvese, Lauren; Ardon, Ken – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2017
While there are many causes at the root of the academic achievement gap between high- and low-income students, one that is seldom acknowledged is summer learning loss, which disproportionally affects low-income and minority students. With a wide achievement gap across all regions of Massachusetts, private schools in the commonwealth should…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Costs, Tuition
O'Brien, Susan; Coleman, Mary Ruth; Schuller, Dorothy L.; López, Martha A.; Díaz, German – Education Sciences, 2021
Gifted education today faces a significant challenge in reaching equity as well as excellence. This is reflected in the disproportionate underrepresentation of children from Black, Hispanic, Native, and low-income families. This pattern of underrepresentation within programs for students with gifts and talents is pervasive and pernicious and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Gifted, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zeng, Songtian; Benner, Gregory J.; Silva, Rayann M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2016
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of a summer learning program for students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). We used a quasi-experimental design with pre and post assessments for both the treatment and comparison groups. Participants were fourth grade students (N = 92) below…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, At Risk Students, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
STEINHOFF, CARL R. – 1966
EIGHTY-SEVEN SUMMER MUSIC AND ART PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL DISADVANTAGED FIRST TO SIXTH GRADERS WERE EVALUATED. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR INTEREST AND THEIR ABILITY TO READ AT GRADE LEVEL. THE AIMS OF THE PROGRAMS WERE TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS, IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE THE TALENTED, AND BROADEN THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Art Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities
Educational Research Services, Inc., White Plains, NY. – 1968
Evaluated is the third year of an Elementary Basic Skills Program in Baltimore, Maryland, public schools, a project funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. The aims of this compensatory and enrichment effort are discussed and the components of the project are described. Findings are presented separately for the 1967-68…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools
Hess, Jody, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
These 12 articles focus on the theme of the arts in gifted education and nurturing artistic talent in the schools. "The California State Summer School for the Arts and Some Thoughts on Advocacy for Arts Education" by William Cleveland describes a program for artistically talented high school students and proposes a workshop based…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Art Education, Creativity, Educational Practices
FELIX, JOSEPH L.; JACOBS, JAMES N. – 1968
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES TWO COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL REMEDIAL AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT, SPECIALLY EMPLOYED PERSONNEL USED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH TITLE I FUNDS TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students
PDF pending restorationAmerican Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1966
TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL USE OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE CONDUCTED A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 126 SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN 44 STATES. IN 1960-61, THE FIRST YEAR OF REPORTED USE, 12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS WERE USING PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. BY 1964-65 THIS USE HAD INCREASED EIGHT TIMES AND USE BY STUDENTS 20 TIMES.…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Experiments, Enrichment Activities, Individualized Instruction
Claus, Richard – 1979
The 1979 summer school phase of the Cooperative Project in American Indian Development successfully met its objectives: to conduct a seven-day enrichment program to meet the needs of American Indian elementary school students for cultural awareness, enrichment, and social and recreational activities, and to field test some American Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Camping
BADAL, ALDEN W. – 1967
THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATION STUDIES OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. IN ONE SECTION OF THE REPORT THE REMEDIAL AND CORRECTIVE LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS IS ASSESSED. FOUR GROUPINGS OF…
Descriptors: Achievement, Bus Transportation, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
