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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.

Three local universities were awarded federally supported grants totaling more than $1.5 million to start or expand “high-dosage” tutoring programs for local K-12 students in one-on-one or small group settings, according to the Ohio Department of Education.

The department said “high-dosage” tutoring is defined by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University as more than three days per week or at a rate of at least 50 hours over 36 weeks.

We have been in business for over 35 years providing schools, state agencies, and parents with education support. We provide 1:1 and small group virtual tutoring before, during, and after school hours. A student simply signs up on our inquiry form and we assign them a tutor who is highly qualified to teach in that subject area. All of our tutors are educators who can meet the child where they are at and help them recover from covid learning loss using HQIM. We use zoom, so it's easy for students to engage with tutors online. Parents set up a schedule that is convenient for them.

The US government has directed millions of dollars to K–12 education with the specific goal of getting students back on grade level after the instructional time lost during the pandemic. High-impact tutoring would be an effective use of that money.

Provides Michigan families with up to $1500 in Learning Loss Grants to be used on tutoring, summer courses, and certain educational supplies. Low-income students and families who have been most affected by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic will be prioritized.

Supports Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with federal funding to address COVID-19 pandemic learning loss, opportunity and achievement gaps, and need of targeted support for historically underserved students and communities. Initiative is centered around seven “high-leverage strategies” and LEAs must select two strategies–based on their needs that they will implement utilizing the grant award. One of the high-leverage strategies includes “High-Quality School Day Tutoring.” LEAs can use grant funds to implement and improve high-quality tutoring at their sites.

Ignite Reading is a one-to-one virtual literacy tutoring program designed to address early reading skill gaps in young learners through high-dosage, individualized instruction. An ESSA-3 aligned program, Ignite Reading pairs students with highly-trained reading tutors for daily 15-minute sessions focused on foundational literacy skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and fluency, using a structured and research-based instructional sequence. Schools are supported by Ignite Reading literacy specialists who monitor progress and provide detailed data reports to educators.

EdEquityTH was built on the premise of free tutoring and lessons for underprivileged children. There are many people and children around the world who do not have access to quality education so we seek to do our part to help those who do not have access to quality education. Services are completely free and are entirely supported through volunteers, patrons and donations.

Students meet in person in small groups, workshop groups, or individually to work towards writing and reading goals. The program is open to students ages 14-18 or students currently enrolled in a high school or the homeschool equivalent.

Alan Safran is founder of Saga Education, nonprofit serving low income students through a unique approach to tutoring.

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Laurier University. She believes that intentional and intensive school-embedded tutoring is key to mitigating learning impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois State Board of Education are supporting a statewide tutoring initiative to address the learning needs of students. The Illinois Tutoring Initiative is based on High-Impact Tutoring Practices grounded in research from the National Student Support Accelerator.

Tutoring programs that have these characteristics make the greatest difference, according to research from the National Student Support Accelerator at Brown University.

A few key characteristics define the type of tutoring the program will provide. The tutors get formal training, and they meet with the same students over time to develop trust. Students spend at least three sessions a week with the tutors, on content that aligns with their classes.

Tutoring programs that have these characteristics make the greatest difference, according to research from the National Student Support Accelerator at Brown University.