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Over the past three years, the Call to Effective Action program has raised the bar on research rigor and data consistency by funding and evaluating programs across 29 states.
Includes: defining tutoring dosage and an update on Accelerate’s cost tool
Our goal is to make rigorous cost analysis a standard part of program evaluations to inform the decision-making of education leaders and other key stakeholders.
The goal is to improve academic outcomes for students through performance-driven agreements that reward providers for achieving measurable results while ensuring mutual accountability and transparency.
Designed for use by state legislatures or state boards of education, this model policy sets minimum standards for program design, implementation, quality, and accountability aligned to national best practices.
We propose formal definitions for the following four dimensions of tutoring dosage: (i) program dosage; (ii) scheduled dosage; (iii) adequate dosage; and (iv) actual dosage.
Includes: tutoring efficiency and findings from the Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI)
Through Accelerate’s Call for Effective Technology (CET) grant program during the 2025-26 school year, we aim to address existing gaps in the research by funding promising AI and tech-enabled tools and studying their design, implementation, impact, and cost-effectiveness.
This report, co-authored by Mathematica, highlights eight grantees who have utilized a variety of tutoring approaches and contexts and describes lessons learned from their efforts to scale up high-dosage tutoring with school partners across the country.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon described how states could apply for reconsideration, which could allow tutoring programs to continue. SEAs should consider acting on this appeal quickly.
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