Pell grants, a needs-based financial program, play a key role in supporting low income students on the path to college completion. Until now, the federal Pell grants only covered study for the fall and spring terms but new flexibility in the program allows summer college courses to be covered beginning this year.
What are the benefits and future challenges of sustaining Congress funded year-round Pell grants?The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) spoke to researcher Vivian Liu, Research Associate at the Community College Research Center to find out.
In summer 2016, Public Education Partners and Scholastic teamed up to increase access to books and opportunities for summer learning for K-5 students in Greenville County Schools.
View this infographic to see the results for the Make Summer Count initiative (MSC).
Scholastic is a national partner of the New Vision for Summer School Network.
Learn more.
Improving the Quality of Summer Programs
Registration is now open for the Summer Learning Program Quality Intervention (SLPQI) Assessor Coach Training in Ann Arbor, MI from April 9-11, 2018.
At this training, you'll learn how to lead and support your summer program through a quality improvement process focused on data collection, professional development, and strategic planning. View the
SLPQI Assessor Coach Flier and FAQ, or visit the
SLPQI Info Page to learn more about this event.
For more information, contact NSLA's Manager of Program and Systems Quality, Dana Hammond, at
dhammond@summerlearning.org.
Last Call for Workshop Proposals
NSLA has extended the conference workshop proposal deadline to Monday, March 12.
This is your last chance to submit a workshop proposal for
Summer Changes Everything™ -- NSLA's national conference on summer learning and afterschool in Kansas City, Missouri, November 12-14, 2018.
NSLA is seeking creative and dynamic proposals for workshops that will enable the growing field of out-of-school time professionals to build, strengthen, and expand life-changing summer opportunities for all young people.
NSLA's Founder and CEO, Matthew Boulay Ph.D. and Save the Children's, Mark K. Shriver, Senior Vice President for U.S. Programs & Advocacy, co-authored an Op-Ed for The Hill, focused on the needs of rural children during the summer.
Read about 11-year-old Annabelle and NSLA's Congressional action alert to support critical funding streams that help students like Annabelle thrive in the summertime.
