During summer school, “our kids have more time to talk to the teacher. It’s a principle Summer Boost reinforces by holding back 30% of the funding to sites until the program is over. “This is something that has been a problem with a lot of summer school programming in the past.” ‘The big question’The findings clarify what it takes to run an effective summer learning program. “The big question is how to sustain summer learning programs now that the federal [relief] funding has lapsed,” Kane said.