Superintendents face three critical challenges:
1) Improving the performance of underperforming students
2) Mitigating the effects of poverty on student learning
3) A growing teacher shortage crisis
Thinkist provides scalable district-wide peer tutoring programs that work.
Our peer-to-peer online tutoring platform leverages the greatest untapped resource in education – students – and gives them the tools they need to help themselves thrive.
As a foundation for the services Axiom Learning will provide to interested parties, we have developed some of the most powerful tools available anywhere in the world which have the potential to help millions of students worldwide. Through our 1-on-1 Learning Laboratories, technology-driven, cutting-edge technology tools, our transformative set of interventions for kids with learning challenges, Axiom is dedicated to spending the next several years of our journey scaling what we have to reach as many as kids around the world as we can.
Last week, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading held a national conversation about high-dosage tutoring, an evidence-based intervention for learning loss. On the panel — along with leaders from national organizations like ExcelinEd and The Education Trust — was John-Paul Smith, the executive director of the NC Education Corps, talking about state strategies to advance equitable learning recovery.
Awarded $14M in grants to Ohio colleges and universities planning to create or expand mathematics and literacy tutoring programs for Ohio’s K-12 students in one-on-one or small-group settings.The grant is funded by The Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Education and was created in response to the learning disruptions that resulted from the pandemic.
Provides $150M in grant funds available to eligible districts for high-impact tutoring and other learning acceleration strategies. Districts must submit a plan to determine eligibility. Funds will be distributed to eligible districts based on the total number of students in that district who are below proficient in math or reading.
Commits up to $15M in federal emergency funding to pay for tutoring for children who are struggling in math and reading. The initiative is funded in response to the learning loss that resulted from the pandemic and pre-existing disparities, particularly in the area of literacy. The state is still developing eligibility criteria but intends to use state test scores as an indicator of needs. Information regarding applications for tutoring organizations, a plan to disburse funds, and identify students for the program are still under development.
Requires all students in a school assigned a letter grade of D or F to have access to tutoring. Tutoring can be provided by the school directly or the parent can choose from approved providers. Requirements include not more than 104 hours per student, group size of no more than five and provided by certified teachers or paraprofessionals.