"[1] In 1992, Matthew Boulay, a student at Johns Hopkins University, recruited his fellow undergraduates to provide tutoring and academic support to Baltimore City public schools students during the summer months.
In September 2009, the Center transformed into the National Summer Learning Association, an independent organization.
According to their website, their efforts are focused on achieving the following results:[1] Partners of the NSLA include the American Camp Association[3] and Sylvan Learning.
[4] NSLA has been cited in the many articles discussing summer learning loss and its implications for the achievement gap in the United States in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
[5][6][7][8][9] NSLA is regularly cited in a number of local newspapers in connection with recommendations for summer activities.