Tutoring

Learn more about tutoring, an academic tool that provides students extra support outside normal class time
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Special Report How AI Is Reshaping Teachers’ Jobs
Artificial intelligence is changing the way teachers work, learn, and teach.
February 14, 2025
Teacher Jennifer Warren helps students in an AI tutoring program at Nina Otero Community School in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 23, 2025.
Teacher Jennifer Warren helps students in an AI tutoring program at Nina Otero Community School in Santa Fe, N.M., on Jan. 23, 2025. AI tutors can help students practice skills more frequently without adding to teachers' workloads.
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Artificial Intelligence The New Teachers' Aides: AI Tutors
Teachers say the technology allows them to better meet a wide range of student needs.
Brooke Schultz, February 14, 2025
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Student Achievement Spotlight Spotlight on Addressing Learning Gaps
This Spotlight will help you explore strategies to address gaps, accelerate learning, support students' overall well-being, and more.
January 31, 2025
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This white paper covers the benefits, challenges, and practical solutions for implementing scalable, effective live-online tutoring progr...
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Tutoring Mindshift: From Emergency Tool to New Teaching Method
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Reading & Literacy What the Research Says What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work?
High attendance, well-trained tutors, and trusting relationships helped close learning gaps.
Sarah D. Sparks, December 5, 2024
4 min read
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Student Achievement Tutors Don't Get Much Training. A New Effort Could Help
For intensive tutoring to reach its potential, tutors may need more training to work with students and teachers.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 25, 2024
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Literacy Success: How Districts Are Closing Reading Gaps Fast
67% of 4th graders read below grade level. Learn how high-dosage virtual tutoring is closing the reading gap in schools across the country.
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A What Happens When an AI Assistant Helps the Tutor, Instead of the Student
A randomized controlled trial from Stanford University examines the efficacy of an AI-powered tutoring assistant.
Lauraine Langreo, October 31, 2024
4 min read
President Joe Biden shakes hands with a student at Eliot-Hine Middle School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Washington as he and first lady Jill Biden visit the school, located east of the U.S. Capitol, to mark the District of Columbia's first day of school for the 2023-24 year.
President Joe Biden shakes hands with a student at Eliot-Hine Middle School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Washington as he and first lady Jill Biden visit the school, located east of the U.S. Capitol, to mark the District of Columbia's first day of school for the 2023-24 year.
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Federal The White House Set Out to Recruit Thousands of Tutors. Did It Make a Difference?
Adults stepped up, but students' needs remain high just as interventions funded by federal relief money are at risk of ending.
Libby Stanford, October 10, 2024
6 min read
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Student Achievement This District Provided Tutoring to Thousands of Students. The Results Were Mixed
A new study suggests that tutoring at scale could have a smaller impact than advocates had hoped.
Sarah Schwartz, September 9, 2024
6 min read
Student Achievement Spotlight Spotlight on High-Impact Tutoring
This Spotlight will help you learn what makes tutoring effective, identify how to make tutoring financially sustainable, and more.


August 30, 2024