Student Achievement Video

What Parents Can Do in the Absence of Summer Programs

By Kaylee Domzalski — July 13, 2020 4:27

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many summer programs across the country to cancel their plans or switch to virtual learning, leaving their students out of options for summer enrichment activities. In this video, Matthew Boulay, the founder of the National Summer Learning Association, and Jodi Musoff, an education specialist at the Child Mind Institute, share their advice on summer learning for parents dealing with canceled camps and virtual programs.

Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week, telling meaningful stories that impact the field.
Related Tags:

Coverage of afterschool learning opportunities is supported in part by a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, at www.mott.org. Education Week retains sole editorial control over the content of this coverage.

Video

Mathematics Video Make Math Instruction Better: 3 Tips on How From Researchers
Education Week's Sarah D. Sparks shares three insights on improving math instruction from this year's AERA conference.
1 min read
A group of high school girls work together to solve an algebra problem during their precalculus class.
A group of high school girls work together to solve an algebra problem during their precalculus class.
Allison Shelley for All4Ed
School Climate & Safety Video WATCH: Columbine Author on Myths, Lessons, and Warning Signs of Violence
David Cullen discusses how educators still grapple with painful lessons from the 1999 shooting.
1 min read
Teaching Opinion 'We Need Help': Teaching Amid Turbulence (Video)
None of her experiences as a Black woman or her professional training prepared her for this moment, explains a high school teacher.
Mercedes Harvey-Flowers
3 min read
School Climate & Safety Video VIDEO: How Schools Can Harness the Power of Relationships
A look at the benefits of building strong student relationships, and some ways to create those bonds.