Teach Baltimore
An Evidence-Based Practice
This practice has been Archived and is no longer maintained.
Description
Teach Baltimore, now known as the National Summer Learning Association, provided summer academic enrichment for 330 K-2 students at six Baltimore City elementary schools. All Teach Baltimore Summer Academy sites, which were public schools comprised of 95%+ African American students, received Title I funding based on their high poverty status.
Goal / Mission
Teach Baltimore sought to prevent summer learning loss and promote academic achievement among early elementary school students.
Results / Accomplishments
In November 2004, Teach Baltimore released a draft report of its rigorous longitudinal study of the impact of its Summer Academy program on the reading performance of students over a three-year period. Results of the independent study showed that a random sample of kindergarten students who were selected by lottery to participate in the program over three consecutive summers (1999-2001) had significantly higher scores in reading than a control group of similar peers. Specifically, students who attended at least 2 of the 3 summers returned to school in the fall after the third summer with achievement scores approximately one-third of a standard deviation higher than those in the control group.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
National Summer Learning Association
Primary Contact
National Summer Learning Association
575 South Charles Street, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 856-1370
http://www.summerlearning.org/
575 South Charles Street, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 856-1370
http://www.summerlearning.org/
Topics
Education / Student Performance K-12
Organization(s)
National Summer Learning Association
Source
Harvard Family Research Project
Date of implementation
1992
Location
Baltimore, MD
For more details
Target Audience
Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities