Summer Learning

Children from low-income families often do not have the same opportunities to learn and experience enriching activities during the summer as children from higher-income families. Consequently, they can lose ground academically, contributing to the persistent achievement gap between them and their more affluent peers. High-quality summer learning programs offering a combination of academics and enrichment could help.

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The Long Game: How One Afterschool Intermediary Organization and Its Partners Shaped Policy, Practice, and Perception in California	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/the-long-game-afterschool-org-and-partners-shaped-policy-practice-perception-ca.aspx	The Long Game: How One Afterschool Intermediary Organization and Its Partners Shaped Policy, Practice, and Perception in California	Known for its effectiveness in promoting statewide efforts to boost out-of-school-time programs, the Partnership for Children & Youth and its longtime leader, Jennifer Peck, offer lessons for others. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/the-long-game-afterschool-org-ca-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/the-long-game-afterschool-org-ca-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	10/11/2022 4:00:00 AM
A Hot Time for Summer Learning	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/summer-learning-podcast-series-episode-2.aspx	A Hot Time for Summer Learning	<p>Episode 2: The Power of Summer Learning Partnerships<br></p>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/summer-learning-sel-podcast-series-episode2-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/News-and-Media/Blog/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-2021-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/22/2022 4:00:00 AM
Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/expanding-social-and-emotional-learning-boston-vol2-pt2.aspx	Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	A local Boys & Girls Club and a Boston elementary school developed a model for delivering enrichment activities infused with social-emotional learning to students off campus during the school day. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/expanding-social-and-emotional-learning-boston-vol2-pt2-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/expanding-social-and-emotional-learning-boston-vol2-pt2-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Building an Effective Social and Emotional Learning Committee in Dallas: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/building-an-effective-social-and-emotional-learning-committe-dallas-vol2-pt3.aspx	Building an Effective Social and Emotional Learning Committee in Dallas: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	A Dallas elementary school and its out-of-school-time program formed a social-emotional learning committee that became more effective over time, focusing on daily activities to make social-emotional learning stick.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/building-an-effective-social-and-emotional-learning-committe-dallas-vol2-pt3-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/building-an-effective-social-and-emotional-learning-committe-dallas-vol2-pt3-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Jointly Prioritizing Time for Social and Emotional Learning in Denver: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/jointly-prioritizing-time-for-social-and-emotional-learning-in-denver-vol2-pt4.aspx	Jointly Prioritizing Time for Social and Emotional Learning in Denver: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	In Denver, an elementary school and its out-of-school-time program forged a strong working relationship to find time for students’ social-emotional learning and to provide consistent social-emotional instruction during school and in afterschool programming.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/jointly-prioritizing-time-for-social-and-emotional-learning-in-denver-vol2-pt4-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/jointly-prioritizing-time-for-social-and-emotional-learning-in-denver-vol2-pt4-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Engaging Teachers, Staff, and Parents in Social and Emotional Learning in Palm Beach County: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/engaging-teachers-staff-parents-social-and-emotional-learning-palm-beach-county-vol2-pt5.aspx	Engaging Teachers, Staff, and Parents in Social and Emotional Learning in Palm Beach County: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	To foster student’s social-emotional development throughout the day, a partnership between a Palm Beach County, Fla., school and an out-of-school-time program provided training to a wide range of adults whom the children encounter—teachers, parents and noninstructional staff members from paraprofessionals to bus drivers. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/engaging-teachers-staff-parents-social-and-emotional-learning-palm-beach-county-vol2-pt5-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/engaging-teachers-staff-parents-social-and-emotional-learning-palm-beach-county-vol2-pt5-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Learning to Focus on Adult Social and Emotional Learning First in Tulsa: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/learning-to-focus-on-adult-sel-first-tulsa-vol2-pt7.aspx	Learning to Focus on Adult Social and Emotional Learning First in Tulsa: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	In their effort to support students’ social and emotional learning, a Tulsa school and its out-of-school-time program partner learned to focus on adults first. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/learning-to-focus-on-adult-social-and-emotional-learning-first-tulsa-vol2-pt7-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/learning-to-focus-on-adult-social-and-emotional-learning-first-tulsa-vol2-pt7-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
District-Partner Problem-Solving in Social-Emotional Learning Efforts	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/district-partner-problem-solving-in-social-emotional-learning-efforts-series-vol2.aspx	District-Partner Problem-Solving in Social-Emotional Learning Efforts	Studies explore how schools, partners met challenges in ventures to build children’s social-emotional skills <br><br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Research Series	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/district-partner-problem-solving-in-social-emotional-learning-efforts-series-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Prioritizing Racial Equity Within Social and Emotional Learning in Tacoma: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/prioritizing-racial-equity-within-social-and-emotional-learning-tacoma-vol2-pt6.aspx	Prioritizing Racial Equity Within Social and Emotional Learning in Tacoma: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	In Tacoma, an elementary school established social-emotional learning and equity as a nonnegotiable foundation for its work with students, staff members and families. Supports included a range of training opportunities and written social-emotional learning lessons incorporating racial equity.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/prioritizing-racial-equity-within-social-and-emotional-learning-tacoma-vol2-pt6-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/prioritizing-racial-equity-within-social-and-emotional-learning-tacoma-vol2-pt6-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/15/2022 4:00:00 AM
Strengthening Students’ Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Their Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/strengthening-students-social-and-emotional-skills-vol2-pt1.aspx	Strengthening Students’ Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Their Out-of-School-Time Program Partners	Schools and out-of-school-time programs collaborating to build students’ social-emotional skills offer lessons for others. One insight? Committed leadership matters. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Report	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/uppi-case-studies-strenthen-student-sel-skills-summary-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/uppi-case-studies-strenthen-student-sel-skills-summary-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/8/2022 4:00:00 AM

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