Investments in Summer Learning Programs: A Scan of Resources for Summer Programming in California, 2008
The National Summer Learning Association takes a comprehensive look at the summer learning opportunities available in several cities and reviews the funding available from four types of government agencies.
The funding agencies reviewed are: the largest public school district, the parks and recreation department, the local summer jobs agencies, and the state child care agency
The review details how cities are largely dependent on school districts to provide summer learning, the part that other agencies play in funding programs, and the overall situation regarding participation and sustainability across the cities reviewed.
Read the report to learn more about how summer learning programs get funded and maintained, and where more can be done.
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