Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Program Effectiveness | 3 |
| Summer Programs | 3 |
| Achievement Gap | 2 |
| Attendance | 2 |
| Costs | 2 |
| Student Participation | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| After School Programs | 1 |
| At Risk Students | 1 |
| Cost Effectiveness | 1 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| RAND Corporation | 3 |
Author
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Florida | 1 |
| Massachusetts (Boston) | 1 |
| New York (Rochester) | 1 |
| Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) | 1 |
| Texas (Dallas) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkAugustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Pane, John F.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Schweig, Jonathan; McEachin, Andrew; Siler-Evans, Kyle – RAND Corporation, 2016
The National Summer Learning Project, launched by the Wallace Foundation in 2011, includes an assessment of the effectiveness of voluntary, district-led summer learning programs offered at no cost to low-income, urban elementary students. The study, conducted by RAND, uses a randomized controlled trial and other analytic methods to assess the…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Students, Urban Education, Achievement Gap
Sloan McCombs, Jennifer; Augustine, Catherine H.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Bodilly, Susan J.; McInnis, Brian; Lichter, Dahlia S.; Brown Cross, Amanda – RAND Corporation, 2011
Despite long-term and ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and advantaged students, low-income students continue to perform at considerably lower levels than their higher-income peers in reading and mathematics. Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Summer Programs, Student Participation, Program Effectiveness
Beckett, Megan K. – RAND Corporation, 2008
Policymakers nationwide must decide how to best invest in education and related opportunities, such as out-of-school-time programs targeting youth and early-childhood education programs. In this paper, we review the costs, benefits, and costs and benefits relative to one another for one alternative type of investment: youth programs that are…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, After School Programs, Employed Parents
