Learning from Summer: Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
- ISBN-10
- 0833096605
- ISBN-13
- 9780833096609
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 110
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-07
- Authors
- Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz
Description
RAND researchers assess voluntary, district-led summer learning programs for low-income, urban elementary students. This third report in a series examines student outcomes after one and two summers of programming.
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