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Download full textSteven M. Urdegar – Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2022
This report examines the implementation of Summer 305, an enhanced summer program which operated from June 14 through August 5 during the summer of 2021 at 179 sites in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). Eighteen program offerings were provided in a variety of physical and virtual delivery modes. Summer 305 was comprised of a suite of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Public Schools, In Person Learning, Electronic Learning
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Direct linkPitcock, Sarah; Seidel, Bob – State Education Standard, 2015
As numerous studies from 1906 on have confirmed, children lose ground in learning if they lack opportunities for building skills over the summer. Nonetheless, summer learning loss comes up but rarely in the national discussion of education reform. By the end of summer, students perform on average one month behind where they left off in the spring.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Maintenance, Program Development, Educational Policy
Koop, Brian J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
School districts looking for ways to minimize summer learning loss have implemented a variety of programs to combat this problem. Since No Child Left Behind and the need for school districts to meet the goals of Adequate Yearly Progress, it is no longer enough to limit summer learning loss. Now school leaders find it necessary to use the summer…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Summer Schools, Reading Comprehension, Summer Programs
Fairchild, Ron; Smink, Jeff; Stewart, Ashley B. – Wallace Foundation, 2009
The National Summer Learning Association is the only national organization that focuses exclusively on learning during the summer months. It works to ensure that children and youth in high-poverty communities have access to quality summer learning opportunities that support their academic performance and healthy development through hands-on…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change
Heyns, Barbara – 1986
The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first, to summarize the deficiencies of data available on summer schools; and second, to provide a context for analyzing and interpreting the results from the several evaluations that do exist. The paper also reviews the studies that have been completed on summer schools and takes a closer look at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
This volume compiles technical reports of Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act project evaluations conducted during the 1976-77 academic year in the school district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The reports include rationale, expected outcomes, mode of operation, previous evaluative findings, current implementation, and attainment of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Central Research Corp., Topeka, KS. – 1978
This report presents information describing the extent and effectiveness of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Public Law 89-10 programs in Kansas during the school year 1977-1978. During the year the state educational agency distributed $12,799,697 for activities involving 38,553 students in 275 of Kansas' 306 school districts.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
Abstracts of Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act project evaluations conducted during the 1976-77 academic year in the school district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are compiled in this volume. Information concerning current management information, observed activities, attainment of objectives, and program impact is provided for each…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
GROTBERG, EDITH H. – 1967
DESCRIBED ARE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY SCHOOL PROJECT (1966-67), WHICH WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION IN A RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE PROJECT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND INVOLVED NEARLY 1,500 STUDENTS. DESIGNED AS A CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN GRADES ONE THROUGH 10 IN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Black Students, Corrective Reading
Holley, Freda M. – 1986
This reaction paper presented at a conference on compensatory education begins with reviews of three studies prepared for the program and staffing session of the conference and dealing respectively with student-to-instructor ratios, instructional setting, and summer programs. The paper then presents the view that huge gains in achievement will not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Racine Unified School District 1, WI. – 1969
Part I of this evaluation report discusses the enrichment and remediation effects of a summer school program for disadvantaged students, K-6. Reading and mathematics instruction were offered along with a home school worker program and sports activities. Part II of the report deals with programs conducted throughout the 1968-69 school year. Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Behavior Change, College Students
Rosica, Thomas C. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. A function assumed by several conference participants was to act as reactor to papers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Data Collection
FELIX, JOSEPH L.; JACOBS, JAMES N. – 1968
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES TWO COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL REMEDIAL AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT, SPECIALLY EMPLOYED PERSONNEL USED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH TITLE I FUNDS TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students
Trego, Nancy ReMine – 1987
Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) require each service delivery area to develop an educational component as part of its Summer Youth Employment Program. The Summer Youth Employment Program enhances the basic educational skills of youth, encourages school completion for enrollment in supplementary or alternative school programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Delivery Systems, Dropouts
Cairns, George F., Jr. – 1971
Numerous reports have noted the difficulties inner city children have in the typical public school environment. The inner-city child, whose basic skills are often less advanced than those of his suburban counterparts, drops further behind as he grows older. Furthermore, few programs are directed toward changing the basic attitudes and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education
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