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 ...

What are ESSER funds? The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund is a federal program designed to assist schools during the pandemic and its ramifications. Examples of use of ...

Before the pandemic, North College Hill Middle School's summer learning program consisted of math and reading lessons that mirrored run-of-the-mill classes kids took during the normal school year. It ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nearly half of all children in the United States lack access to summer learning opportunities, with rising costs serving as a primary barrier for families, according to a Gallup poll ...

The updates are designed to better support families and promote continuous student learning. Beginning June 2026, the early ...

Uncertainty over Education Department funding won't go on vacation when the school year ends because the cuts also threaten vital summer learning programs. The big picture: Summer learning programs ...

1 of 7 — First Lady Jill Biden visits summer learning program in New Haven First lady Jill Biden visited a New Haven summer program on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to kick ...

State Department of Education schools will offer summer programs to support student learning, the DOE announced Wednesday. “Our schools have worked hard to design a variety of programs that attract ...

Now that school has started back up across the country, I am reflecting on this summer when I, along with 19 afterschool and summer learning professionals from South Carolina, journeyed to Baltimore, ...

As summer approaches, many parents worry about “summer slide,” a term used to describe the learning loss that can occur when children are out of school for an extended period. Research from ...