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Every Summer Counts: A Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes from the National Summer Learning Project. RAND Summer Learning Series. Research Report. RR-3201-WF
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McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Augustine, Catherine H.; Pane, John F.; Schweig, Jonathan – RAND Corporation, 2020
The National Summer Learning Project (NSLP) examined the implementation and effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs developed by five school districts--Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; Duval County, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Rochester, New York--and their local community partners. The study spanned three phases. The…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Achievement Gains
Linking Common Core and Expanded Learning
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Gonzales, Lisa; Gunderson, Jessica; Wold, Mara – Leadership, 2013
After-school and summer programs are huge assets to the school day. Kids need time to play, explore and have fun, and after-school and summer staff are well suited to provide those kinds of experiences. Expanded learning programs have the unique potential at school sites where structured, facilitated conversations are taking place about student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Time on Task, State Standards, Caring
Summer Learning Programs Yield Key Lessons for Districts and Policymakers
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Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan – State Education Standard, 2015
The Wallace Foundation is funding a multiyear demonstration project to determine whether voluntary, district summer learning programs can stem summer learning loss for low-income students. Six districts--Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Duval County (Florida), Pittsburgh, and Rochester, New York--were selected for the demonstration project and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Implementation of Peer-Assisted Learning in an Intermediate Algebra Course at a Community College
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Samuels, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this action research study was to determine how peer-assisted learning (PAL) could be implemented to support improved academic achievement, persistence, and attitudes toward math for community college students in an intermediate developmental algebra course. Students in two sections of an intermediate algebra course, with an…
Descriptors: Action Research, Peer Teaching, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
Extended Time on Academic Assignments: Does Increased Time Lead to Improved Performance for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
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Pariseau, Meaghan E.; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Massetti, Greta M.; Hart, Katie C.; Pelham, William E., Jr. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
Researchers examined the impact of an extended time accommodation on appropriate classroom behavior and rate of work completion for 33 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants received standard (30 min) or extended (45 min) time to complete seatwork in a within-subject, crossover design study. Appropriate…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervals, Assignments, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Proven Practices: "More Time on Task" Benefits Students at Risk. In Evidence: Policy Reports from the CFE Trial, Volume 5.
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Wolff, Jessica – 2002
In 2001, a decision by the New York State Supreme Court in a landmark school funding case, Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), Inc. v. State of New York, declared the current New York state funding system unconstitutional and ordered the legislature to replace it with a new cost-based system that ensures that every school district has sufficient…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Practices