The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading identified high-impact tutoring as a “big bet” and smart investment to accelerate learning recovery. States and districts that invested in high-impact tutoring — including Louisiana and the District of Columbia — were among the bright spots in the 2024 NAEP report, underscoring the effectiveness of this approach. A growing number of states and districts have sought to implement and expand high-impact tutoring programs despite challenges related to tutor recruitment and retention — challenges that were significantly exacerbated by the recent dismantling of the AmeriCorps program.
Join us for this GLR Week 2025 session to learn about several recent workforce innovations that have emerged to support affordable tutor recruitment and retention. Panelists will share how the U.S. Department of Labor has recently added “tutor” to the list of approved occupations in the federal Registered Apprenticeship Pathway, enabling states like New Jersey to build an apprenticeship pathway for tutors to gain college credits and explore careers in education. Attendees will also hear how colleges are leveraging their teacher-prep and federal Work-Study programs to create a pipeline of engaged and committed tutors to support school-aged students in classrooms and community settings. Stressing the strong research base, widespread investment in, and bipartisan support for high-impact tutoring, this session will provide state and district leaders and their community partners with the tools, resources, and insights they need to ensure that more children who continue to struggle with reading and math receive the personalized and targeted support they need to succeed.
Panel
- Katherine Bassett, CEO, New Jersey Tutoring Corps
- Monica Bhatt, Senior Research Director, The Education Lab, University of Chicago
- Kate Cochran, Managing Partner, Partnership for Student Success
- Kevin Huffman, CEO, Accelerate
- Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education and Executive Director, National Student Support Accelerator, Stanford University
- Patrick Steck, Vice President of External Affairs, Deans for Impact
- MODERATOR: Pete Lavorini, Portfolio Manager, Innovative Schools, Overdeck Family Foundation