Summer Learning and Out-of-School Programs

Foundational research

Lessons Learned From the CORAL Initiative — Advancing Achievement: Findings from an Independent Evaluation of a Major After-School Initiative

Arbreton, A., Sheldon, J., Bradshaw, M., Goldsmith, J., Jucovy, L., and Pepper, S. (2008). Lessons learned from the CORAL initiative — Advancing Achievement: Findings from an Independent Evaluation of a Major After-School Initiative. Oakland, CA: The James Irvine Foundation and Public/Private Ventures.

This evaluation of CORAL — Communities Organizing Resources To Advance Learning, an after-school program in five California cities — finds a relationship between high-quality literacy programming and academic gains. It also highlights the role that quality out-of-school-time programs play in the ongoing drive to improve academic achievement.

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The Learning Season: The Untapped Power of Summer to Advance Student Achievement

Miller, B. (2007). The Learning Season: The Untapped Power of Summer to Advance Student Achievement. Quincy, MA: Nellie Mae Education Foundation.

This report shows that summer enrichment opportunities have a much more profound impact than previously believed on the academic achievement of young people.

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