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, ...

Summer learning programs aren’t new, but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued learning loss and student achievement gaps, these programs are on the rise. “The impacts of the pandemic’s ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Reneta Johnson, head of a small charter network here, asked students how they wanted to spend this summer, they said they like to make TikTok videos. That gave her an idea. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A free summer learning program is making its return in Luzerne County. It’s that time of year, when schools are ready to be out for summer. But for two ...