ERIC Number: ED672442
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr-23
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel. Research Report. RR-A956-32
Melissa Kay Diliberti; Samantha E. DiNicola; Heather L. Schwartz
RAND Corporation
Summer programs have historically been a staple in public school districts' arsenals to help students keep up academically and recover from summer break-related academic setbacks. In addition to academic support, summer programs may have a positive impact on students' physical and mental health, development of interests, and development of social and life skills. The importance of quality summer programs has intensified in recent years because it has been one of two main ways (along with tutoring) that districts across the United States have used to help students recover from academic setbacks related to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In this report, the authors investigate the prevalence of school districts' summer programs using data from surveys administered in 2023 and 2024 to nationally representative samples of kindergarten through grade 12 public school districts. The authors also gauge whether districts' summer 2024 programs--no matter the grade levels of students served--adhere to National Summer Learning Project recommendations and discuss anticipated funding concerns for future district summer programming. The report is part of a series that provides brief analyses of district leader viewpoints on topics of immediate interest to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, School Districts, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School District Spending, Institutional Characteristics, Community Organizations, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Rural Schools, School District Size, Student Characteristics, Educational Finance, Academic Education, Enrichment Activities, Educational Quality
RAND Corporation. P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Tel: 877-584-8642; Tel: 310-451-7002; Fax: 412-802-4981; e-mail: order@rand.org; Web site: http://www.rand.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Wallace Foundation
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A