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Community partnerships help rural districts implement high-quality summer learning programs in many ways. Connections with local Tribal Nations, libraries, businesses, and more help ensure students have access to fun, engaging programming. Learn what four districts in Alabama, California, and Oklahoma have done to build, strengthen and expand community partnerships to serve students within rural communities: https://bit.ly/3ArVeXv

Interested in building #artsaudiences? Here's a refresher on 9 practices that have helped organizations increase arts participation over the past decade, along with examples of how the organizations put them into use. #thearts #performingarts https://bit.ly/4auylhR

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Erica Halverson’s recent paper surfaces current trends and challenges in youth arts programs, particularly those serving young people from marginalized communities. Wallace’s VP of research Bronwyn Bevan sat down with her to learn more about how she approaches the arts and why youth arts can foster student learning. https://bit.ly/3yxiimC

What do youth researchers think of afterschool programs? Why do arts organizations need connections to their communities? What are the most pervasive myths of being a school principal? Read on to find out. https://bit.ly/49DUY4M

#Summerlearning has gained momentum across the country, but some districts–particularly urban districts and high-poverty districts–anticipate funding decreases. A new RAND study digs into this and how districts approached summer programming in 2023. https://bit.ly/3WTUnaF

“We found that organizations had to start with testing their assumptions about their audiences. Because so often, when they didn’t, it turned out that they had been talking past their intended audience.” https://bit.ly/3YfwN8E

“There are too many folks who thought their dream of earning a degree and becoming a teacher was out of reach due to various life circumstances that have occurred along the way. They are now getting their shot." https://bit.ly/3X98BVc

Wallace VP of research Bronwyn Bevan sat down with professor Erica Halverson to discuss her recent Wallace-funded research, which led to a paper just published in The Arts Education Policy Review. In this Q&A, Bevan and Halverson highlight four artistic practices that could help young people learn in other areas as well. https://bit.ly/3yxiimC

New episode of “A Hot Time for Summer Learning” is here! Hear how two districts from the District Summer Learning Network led by FHI 360 have transformed their #summerlearning programs to combat student learning loss: https://bit.ly/4aGfeS7

What does it mean for arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color to thrive holistically? In a new article, two Wallace grantees working closely with their local communities discuss being part of Wallace’s Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. https://bit.ly/4bzsg4k