H.2868 – Summer Learning Bill
H.2868 from the Massachusetts legislature is an act to increase access to high quality summer learning opportunities for FY2019 and FY2020. The act authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a grant program…
Summer 2017 Debrief Presentation
Outlining the initiatives of programs serving over 10,338 Boston youth, the data debrief from Summer 2017 captures key achievements and data results to guide the future summer learning.
Summer 2017 Report
This Summer Report details the performance of 132 programs serving 10,338 students over summer 2017.
RAND Report: Learning from Summer
The Wallace Foundation launched the National Summer Learning Project in 2011 to expand summer program opportunities for students in urban districts. This report by RAND examines the effects of voluntary summer learning programs on low-income urban…
Summer 2016 Report
In 2016, the Boston Summer Learning Community dramatically increased the reach and scale of summer learning throughout Boston. The Community reached 10,080 Boston students across 127 programs and shattered Mayor Walsh’s summer learning goal one year…
National Academies of Science’s Workshop on Summer Learning
In August 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore the influence of summertime activities on youth. The workshop emphasized the current research on the importance of summer learning and…
Boston Learns Together: Building Skills, Creating Opportunity
Boston is the ideal atmosphere to enhance the education of all students and close the opportunity gap during in-school, after-school, and summer learning. In coordination with our partners, Boston After School and Beyond identifies those skills…