Getting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs

In 2011, The Wallace Foundation launched a project to expand summer program opportunities for students from low-income families in urban school districts. RAND researchers assessed program effectiveness. In this sixth report in a series, the authors consider how policy environments affect districts’ attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs, with the goal of helping program leaders navigate local, state, and federal policy contexts.