High-Impact Tutoring: Funding Solutions Beyond ESSER

High-Impact Tutoring: Funding Solutions Beyond ESSER

July 3, 2024

Even though ESSER funding is running out, alternative funding sources are available for tutoring programs, including Title I funds, AmeriCorps grants, Federal Work-Study programs, Hawkins Grants, and Department of Labor apprenticeships. High-impact tutoring can significantly improve graduation rates, especially by focusing on interventions in grade three literacy and ninth-grade algebra. Tutoring pays off financially for schools: Retained students generate more per-pupil funding. The most successful tutoring programs embed tutors within the classroom structure, creating a strong connection between tutors and teachers.

Can Tutoring Help Reduce Student Absenteeism?

April 15, 2024

Key Takeaways: Increased student absenteeism: The pandemic has caused a significant rise in student absenteeism, particularly among Latino, suburban, and rural communities. This is a major concern for educators and parents. Possible reasons for attendance improvement:  Personalized attention, a nurturing environment, and increased confidence due to better preparation might contribute to reduced absenteeism. Benefits beyond…

Free Tutoring Webinar: How To Tackle The Biggest Hurdles To Effective Tutoring

April 9, 2024

If you missed our event, you can watch it here on demand. Struggling to implement high-impact tutoring (HIT) programs in your school? Worried about funding your tutoring initiatives after ESSER funds run out? This free webinar addresses your biggest concerns and provides practical solutions to improve your tutoring programs. Join Saga Education, a trusted partner…

Tutoring Programs Co-Designed by Saga Education Reveal Promising Success

March 27, 2024

Key Takeaways: Tutoring Works: In-school, high-impact tutoring delivered significant learning gains, with math improvements equivalent to regaining two-thirds of a year lost during the pandemic. Coaching for Tutors: Delivery Matters: Out-of-school tutoring programs saw lower participation rates than in-school options. Benefits of AI Coaching:  AI coaching can provide coaches with target feedback for tutors to…

Saga Education Leading the Charge on Capitol Hill

June 29, 2023

The second tutoring bill, The Partnering Aspiring Teachers with High-Need Schools (PATHS) to Tutors Act, is a bipartisan bill that will expand access to one-on-one and small-group tutoring in underserved communities significantly affected by the pandemic.