From the report: As part of a research project funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education, the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is partnering with the OLR to examine the impacts of school extension programs in the summer or during the school year on student re-engagement and academic performance following COVID-19. The overall research project will span multiple years of school extension programming, measuring implementation and impact. This report represents an initial examination of the summer 2021 programs.