Pathway2Careers (P2C) presents this executive brief summarizing a major study of summer school programs across eight U.S. districts serving over 400,000 students. The original research, available here, examined how summer programs can address pandemic-related learning loss.
The study found modest improvements in math, especially in upper elementary grades. However, reading outcomes were limited, highlighting both the potential and the limits of summer programs.
Our brief distills these insights into a clear, actionable summary for educators and policymakers.
Fill out the adjacent form to download it and quickly understand the research, spot the trends, and see how summer programs can be designed to better support student learning recovery.
