Offer scalable summer school as a post-pandemic academic recovery intervention for districts¶

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Description¶

The brief positions summer school as a scalable academic intervention districts can use for post-pandemic recovery, addressing "Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss". Its description frames the report around "the effects of post-pandemic summer school on student achievement and district recovery", making summer programming a district-level recovery lever to evaluate against best practices and alternatives like tutoring.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Program design and implementation should be checked against recommended best practices, as the brief's analysis does

Constraints¶

• The supplied text prints no findings on which design features drive effects, so implementation guidance beyond best-practice alignment cannot be drawn from it

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in districts recovering from pandemic-related learning loss

Target Learning Goals¶

• Recovery of student achievement in reading and mathematics after pandemic disruptions

Related Strategies¶

• District leaders use a recommendations framework to plan and implement effective summer programming

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Emily Morton, Dan Goldhaber, Andrew McEachin, Thomas J. Kane. (2025). School's in for Summer: A Scalable and Effective Post-Pandemic Academic Intervention. NWEA research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/schools-in-for-summer-a-scalable-and-effective-post-pandemic-academic-intervention/