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Maria V. Carbonari; Anna McDonald; Michael DeArmond; Andrew McEachin; Daniel Dewey; Emily Morton; Elise Dizon-Ross; Atsuko Muroga; Dan Goldhaber; Alejandra Salazar; Thomas J. Kane; Douglas O. Staiger – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated student achievement, with declines rivaling those after Hurricane Katrina. These losses widened achievement gaps between historically marginalized students and their peers. Three years later, achievement remains behind pre-pandemic levels for many students. This paper examines 2022-23 academic recovery efforts…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Grants, Emergency Programs
Williams, Breyon; Rooney, Connor; Chojnacki, Greg – Mathematica, 2023
Breakthrough Collaborative operates as two dozen community-based affiliates supported by a national office. Traditionally, the Breakthrough model has consisted of two components: (1) a summer enrichment program that provides academic and social-emotional learning support to students; and (2) out-of-school-time tutoring and enrichment during the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, High School Students, College Students
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Eng, Richard – ECNU Review of Education, 2019
Purpose: This article sheds light on the historical changes in the tutoring industry and discusses the nature and driving forces of tutoring in the Hong Kong context. Based on the historical overview, this article introduces new developments in tutoring and discusses how tutoring fits into the bigger education picture. Design/Approach/Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutoring, Private Education, Educational Change
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Zimmer, Ron; Hamilton, Laura; Christina, Rachel – Economics of Education Review, 2010
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has created pressure for districts to improve their students' proficiency levels on state tests. Districts that fail to meet their academic targets for 3 years must use their Title I funds to pay for supplemental education services (SES) that provide tutoring or other academic instruction. Many…
Descriptors: Tutoring, After School Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
Koyama, Jill P. – University of Chicago Press, 2010
A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies--the largest of which are private, for-profit corporations--and to pay them with federal funds. "Making Failure Pay" takes a hard look at the implications of this new blurring of the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Corporations
Kohm, Amelia – 1998
This report details a case study of the Tutor-Mentor Connection (T/MC), an organization designed to build infrastructures to expand and improve after-school tutoring and mentoring opportunities for inner-city children in Chicago. The case study was conducted over a 3-month period in 1997 and was intended as a limited exploration of one model for…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
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Hock, Michael F.; Pulvers, Kim A.; Deshler, Donald D.; Schumaker, Jean B. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
Two studies were conducted to determine the efficacy of an after-school tutoring program. Results indicated that at-risk junior high students and students with learning disabilities (n=14) who were failing classes could earn average or better grades on quizzes and tests if they had the support of trained adult tutors. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2007
"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) Fifth Anniversary for "No Child Left Behind"; (2) Empowering Parents: Response Soars for Supplemental…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, International Education, Parent Participation, Newsletters
Ramsay, James G. – 1975
This program for institutionalized children, funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, involved approximately 2181 children in 35 institutions in the New York City metropolitan area. Children were institutionalized for a variety of reasons: they were orphaned, neglected, dependent, in need of supervision, or emotionally…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, After School Education, After School Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged