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High-Impact Tutoring Characteristics

PAPER has earned the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge. This program has shared documented evidence that their program design fulfills the research-backed core characteristics of high-impact tutoring.

Please see Tutoring Program Design Badge  for more details about how a program earns the Badge and the Tutoring Quality Standards for more information on all high-impact tutoring characteristics.

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Website Address
https://paper.co/
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Montreal, Canada
Contact Name
Jacob Geller
Contact Email
info@paper.co

Program Overview

Mission

To give every student an equal opportunity to excel academically.

Mission
To give every student an equal opportunity to excel academically.
Program Description

Paper helps give every student an equal opportunity to excel academically. K-12 school districts throughout the U.S. count on Paper to promote educational equity, deliver personalized learning, and deploy academic support at scale. Our educational support system (ESS) provides learners with unlimited 24x7 homework help, writing feedback and study support at a predictable fixed cost. Papers specialized tutors deliver on demand, 1:1 academic support in four languages across more than 200 academic subject areas so students always have access to expert extra help exactly when, where and how they need it. We also offer G.R.O.W. high impact tutoring sessions designed to provide students with individualized support, aligned with school district educational goals.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Year Started
2014
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual

Students and Offerings

Most recent number of students served
800,000
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies,
Other
Other subjects
All, including essay feedback.
Languages Offered
Chinese,
English,
French,
Spanish

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Virtual
Setting
Out of School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies based on student need
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

We provide parent resources in multiple languages, and co-host parent webinars alongside our partner schools.

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District
Nonprofit
School
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
$/student based on the number of students.
Cost to Student
Free

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
QED citation

In progress