BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Reneta Johnson, head of a small charter network here, asked students how they wanted to spend this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. Summer slides have their place alongside the swimming pool, ...

In Boston this summer, 250 organizations are collaborating to provide 25,000 young people with up to five weeks of summer learning across the city. The school district, city government, and nonprofits ...

When it comes to summer learning, the benefits are well documented. Students who consistently attend well-planned, high-quality programs achieve higher scores on math and language arts testing. They ...

For the fourth summer in a row, Ypsilanti Community Schools in southeast Michigan’s Washtenaw County is operating Grizzly Learning Camp, a free seven-week summer learning program for students in ...

Guarionex Sanchez, left, and two other middle-schoolers saute chicken for an alfredo recipe they're making in a summer learning program in Lynn, Massachusetts. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger ...

Now that school has started back up across the country, I am reflecting on this summer when I, along with 19 afterschool and summer learning professionals from South Carolina, journeyed to Baltimore, ...

The governor's summer learning challenge had its official kickoff Wednesday morning. This year's program has been revamped to offer tools, programs, and resources to spark excitement around reading ...

The Eagle Valley Library District is inviting everyone to Eagle Valley libraries this summer for a kickoff event with an evening of free activities and games. Attendees can also register for the Eagle ...

The students in Michelle Morris’ classroom at Southwick Elementary School were three weeks into summer break when they faced a paper-and-pencil English language arts test. “Try your very, very best,” ...