Read Alliance (READ) shares thoughts on high-dosage tutoring, including insights from Kevin Huffman and Christina Grant.
High-Impact Tutoring, With A Twist
Read Alliance (READ) shares thoughts on high-dosage tutoring, including insights from Kevin Huffman and Christina Grant.
Including “federal science of reading bills are moving through Congress”
Varsity Tutors for Schools saw a steep decline in business as pandemic aid ran out and districts demanded more proof of learning gains for students.
In episode 23 of the Georgia Partnership’s Ten-Minute Top Ten podcast, Dr. Nakia Towns and Ms. Jennifer Bronson, spotlight why tutoring is among the most impactful and promising instructional intervention for struggling readers.
Bronson: When a Tennessee district aligned instruction across classrooms and tutoring, students were more likely to engage in grade-level work.
Featured by Education Commission of the States “AI in Education” series
Grant & Huffman: Effective programs aren’t about finding a silver bullet. They’re about building reliable systems that work for kids every day.
Grantees will generate rigorous evidence that informs how AI tools can improve student outcomes.
When the windfall of pandemic-era federal stimulus money that helped districts weather the crisis expired in 2024, it raised a key question: Would the tutoring programs school systems scrambled to implement during that period prove to be temporary?
Godfrey: If Washington wants to throw a sprawling set of K-12 priorities in one pot for states, it needs to track whether it was worth it.
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