demand for summer learning is spreading across massachusetts
City and state leaders are eager to demonstrate and scale evidence-based approaches to improving students’ academic performance, social-emotional skills, and public safety.
Demand among students for summer learning programs outstrips the supply at school, city, and state levels. Boston generated nearly 1,000 applicants for 500 program slots in its lottery in 2013. And in the first year that the Massachusetts Department of Education made summer learning grants, demand for funds outstripped supply by 300%.
“The value summer learning brings for children is unparalleled. We believe in this type of education.”
- Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff C. Riley