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Aug 13, 2013

Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 1st Ed.

RAND is conducting a longitudinal study that examines the implementation and effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs. This second report in the series provides research-based advice for school district leaders developing summer programs.
Project

Jun 21, 2012

National Summer Learning Project

Summer learning activities can help children gain knowledge and retain skills.
Research

Jun 1, 2012

Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners

Examines whether inclusionary zoning programs in the United States serve lower-income families and provide recipients with access to low-poverty neighborhoods and high-performing schools.
Research

Jun 13, 2011

Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning

Students typically lose knowledge and skills during the summer, particularly low-income students. Districts and private providers can benefit from the evidence on summer programming to maximize program effectiveness, quality, reach, and funding.
Research

May 16, 2011

Federal and State Roles and Capacity for Improving Schools

Federal involvement in the provision of education has grown in recent decades. This report reviews state and federal roles in education, examines the states' school-improvement efforts, and considers future federal guidance for school improvement.
Press

Oct 21, 2010

Coordination Efforts Could Boost After-School Programming

Coordinating the work of the many different institutions involved in after-school activities -- including schools, nonprofits and municipal agencies like parks and libraries -- holds the promise of making programs better and more accessible to urban children and teens who need them.
Research Summary

Oct 18, 2010

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

Five cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems used different planning approaches to meet the initiative's goals.
Research

Sep 27, 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 3: Profiles of Five Cities Improving After-School Programs Through a Systems Approach

The third in this three-volume series presents in-depth case studies of five cities that received funding from The Wallace Foundation to improve out-of-school-time program provision: Providence, Boston, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
Research

Sep 13, 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs

The first in this three-volume series describes the early work of cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems.
Research

Sep 13, 2010

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2: The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide

The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management information systems to collect and use data on out-of-school-time programs, including enrollment, attendance, and outcomes.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

Improving Student Achievement: What State NAEP Test Scores Tell Us

This research has found that significant math gains are occurring across most states that cannot be traced to resource changes, that the rate of gain varies significantly by state, and that reform efforts are the likely cause of these gains.
Child and Youth Development Research Publications

RAND researchers on child and youth development examine physical, emotional, social, behavioral, and cognitive development across stages of life and the various systems supporting their growth.

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Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 1st Ed.

National Summer Learning Project

Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners

Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning

Federal and State Roles and Capacity for Improving Schools

Coordination Efforts Could Boost After-School Programming

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 3: Profiles of Five Cities Improving After-School Programs Through a Systems Approach

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2: The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide

Improving Student Achievement: What State NAEP Test Scores Tell Us

Child and Youth Development Research Publications

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Related Topics

How Rural Partnerships Can Advance Student and Workforce Development Success

What Do We Know About Microschools and Academic Achievement?

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 1st Ed.

National Summer Learning Project

Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners

Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning

Federal and State Roles and Capacity for Improving Schools

Coordination Efforts Could Boost After-School Programming

Hours of Opportunity: How Cities Can Build Systems to Improve Out-of-School-Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 3: Profiles of Five Cities Improving After-School Programs Through a Systems Approach

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs

Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2: The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide

Improving Student Achievement: What State NAEP Test Scores Tell Us

Child and Youth Development Research Publications

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