NEW REPORT: Accelerating Achievement Through Summer Learning
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) introduces Accelerating Achievement Through Summer Learning, a comprehensive resource for program providers, education leaders, policymakers, and...
View ArticleStates Increasingly Focus on Summer as Season of Learning
As kids and teachers prepare for the end of the school year, some school districts, communities and states across the country are undertaking major steps to make this summer a season of learning for...
View ArticleOrlando Sentinel Q&A: Plugging the summer brain drain
With Central Florida schools tapping the summer pause button, many kids are trading the three R's for three F's — fun, frolic and forgetfulness. Many see up to three months of reading and 'rithmetic...
View ArticleAfterschool Alliance: More Students Attend Summer Learning Programs, But...
Research shows that summer learning loss is a significant contributor to the achievement gap; students from low-income families typically lose two to three months in reading achievement and two months...
View ArticleNSLA partners with 50 Fund, legacy fund of the San Francisco Bay Area Super...
NSLA is excited to announce its partnership with the 50 Fund, the legacy fund of the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, on a signature initiative called “The Re(a)d Zone” that will...
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama's message on Summer Learning Day
First Lady Michelle Obama wishes everyone a Happy Summer Learning Day and encourages all kids to keep learning this summer in a special video message. Please be advised that the White House has strict...
View ArticleNEW Report: Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework
A new report released today brings together decades of research from many fields to show that children need more than academic knowledge alone to succeed in life. Foundations for Young Adult Success: A...
View ArticleSenate and House Address Summer Learning in ESEA Debates
Last week saw long-awaited activity from both the House and Senate on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind). These debates raise some new opportunities and...
View ArticleSenate passes Every Child Achieve Act; Many Opportunities for Summer Learning
On July 16, 2015, the Senate voted to pass the Every Child Achieves Act. The final vote tally of 81-17 demonstrates strong bipartisan support for the bill. This marks an important step forward toward...
View ArticleDr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III to Keynote at Summer Changes Everything ™
This year’s Summer Changes Everything™ general session keynote speaker is Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has served as President of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore...
View ArticleThe White House & U.S. Dept. of Education, Summer Reading Day of Action -...
The White House and the U.S. Department of Education are holding a day of action on Wednesday, July 29th to raise awareness about the importance of reading where you are over the remaining days and...
View ArticleWinners of 2015 New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Awards
With millions of students heading back to school across the country, many communities and school districts are celebrating their creative efforts to keep young people learning and growing through...
View ArticleNSLA to Host Summer Changes Everything in Baltimore
With millions of students now back in school, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) in convening nearly 600 leaders from across the country for...
View ArticleNational Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment $10 Million Award
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is pleased to be a part of the Education Development Center’s (EDC) $10 million award, over five years, to lead the new National Center on Afterschool...
View ArticleUrban Libraries Council: Accelerate Summer Initial Findings
The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) and the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) have been working in partnership to investigate and identify the ways in which public libraries are delivering...
View ArticleNSLA and the New York Life Foundation honor winners of the 2015 Excellence in...
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) and the New York Life Foundation honored four high-quality programs -- Pittsburgh Public Schools, Project Transformation (Dallas area), Rochester City...
View ArticleNominate a White House Champion of Change for Summer Opportunities
Over the summer many young people and their families lose access to critical supports that keep them safe, healthy and engaged in learning and meaningful work experiences. The summer “opportunity gap”...
View ArticleNSLA Seeking Applications for the 2016 New York Life Foundation Excellence...
The National Summer Learning Association is seeking applications from summer learning programs nationwide for its New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Awards. The Summer Learning...
View ArticleState of Summer Learning: 2015 State Policy Snapshot
The end of the school year marks the start of summer slide in math and reading for millions of young people across of the country. Many school districts, communities, and states across the country are...
View ArticlePresident Obama on LinkedIn: Why summer jobs matter
In a LinkedIn post, President Obama discusses why his first summer job was so important and why the summer matters to many young people across the country. Read more at...
View ArticleSummer opportunities on the White House Blog
On the White House Blog, President Obama calls on businesses and organizations to give young Americans with limited resumes and resources opportunities for their first summer jobs. Read more at...
View ArticleWhite House Announces New Summer Opportunity Project
White House Announces New Summer Opportunity Project The Summer Opportunity Project will give young people access to their ‘First Job,’ and encourage investment in programs supporting summer meals and...
View ArticleNSLA Joins the Obama Administration in New Summer Opportunity Project
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), the only national nonprofit exclusively focused on closing the achievement gap by increasing access to high-quality summer learning opportunities,...
View ArticleUnmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Is High in Rural Communities
As many families living in rural communities struggle for economic security, the afterschool programs that can help their children succeed in school and in life are in short supply. A special report...
View ArticleHow Do States Fund Summer Learning?
On February 25, 2016 the U. S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague letter to Chief State School Officers clarifying how certain federal funds can be used for summer learning. The Department...
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