STRATEGY

Conduct research on relationship-based personalized instruction to advance the knowledge base, refine practice in the field, inform tools and advising, and effectively scale an evidence-based intervention.

EFFECTIVENESS

Identify and test the characteristics that drive effectiveness in high-impact tutoring

SCALE

Evaluate novel models with potential for scale

Understand implementation challenges and approaches for overcoming challenges

INNOVATION

Employ new methods to advance what we know about effective teaching & learning

RECENT FINDINGS

  • Tutors are increasingly central to school-based instruction, with the potential to personalize learning at scale. Little is known about which tutor characteristics predict effectiveness, limiting providers' and schools' recruiting, hiring, and retention strategies. Using random assignment of… Read more.

  • Most evidence on early literacy tutoring comes from intensive one-year interventions. Much less is known about whether schools can sustain individualized instructional support as students’ reading needs evolve across the early grades. We present findings from a four-year randomized controlled… Read more.

  • Students arrive in classrooms with vastly different levels of preparation. Within a single classroom, students may differ substantially in their prior knowledge, learning pace, and mastery of the curriculum. Teachers must deliver instruction to the entire class while attempting to address these… Read more.
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