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This math tutoring program gets ‘blockbuster’ results in high-poverty schools

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The world’s wealthiest families have known for centuries how effective tutoring is. Private tutors long educated the aristocracy and continue to supplement the education of kids whose families can afford it. Now, a national nonprofit has found a way to get tutoring to kids from poorer families, too.

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PROOF POINTS: We have tried paying teachers based on how much students learn. Now schools are expanding that idea to contractors and vendors.

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Then, in 2020, Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research announced that it was going to test the feasibility of paying tutoring companies by how much students’ test scores improved. Tutoring became a leading solution for academic recovery and schools contracted with outside companies to provide tutors.

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OPINION: Black principals play a key role in transforming education. We need more of them

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We worked with the legislature to amend the law to include more entry points into teacher education programs by adding a provision that takes into account prospective teachers’ GPAs, instead of relying solely on ACT and Praxis scores. Phelton Moss is the acting director of American University’s Education Policy and Leadership Program.

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As More AI Tools Emerge in Education, so Does Concern Among Teachers About Being Replaced

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And it's not just educators who are worried, this is becoming an education policy issue. Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, recently posted a video demo of him using a prototype of his organization’s chatbot Khanmigo, which has these features, to tutor his teenage son.

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OPINION: In an era of teacher shortages, we must embrace and develop new ways to unleash educator talent

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In addition, a growing array of “educator” roles — via community centers, after-school programs, camps and employer programs — can connect young people with counselors, coaches, mentors and tutors. Since young people spend more time out of school than in, it’s critical to recognize the education work done by providers outside schools.

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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

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Participating students receive 90 percent of what the state would spend to educate them at a public school; children with disabilities can access much higher funding. Families can spend their ESAs on almost any education-related expenses, such as private school tuition, tutoring and homeschool supplies.

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PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise

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But two recent academic papers, synthesizing dozens of reading studies, are raising questions about the effectiveness of these expensive education policies. Many dyslexia advocates remain loyal to Orton-Gillingham, McHale-Small said, because so many parents have kids whom they believe were helped by Orton-Gillingham tutors.

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