New research one-pager and what leaders are saying to keep tutoring going
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Dear High-Impact Tutoring Community,
With 2025 on the horizon, we’re sharing inspiration and motivation to help school and district leaders move their high-impact tutoring efforts forward!
What’s new: 1) A highly requested one-pager summarizing the what and why of high-impact tutoring, 2) a call for resilience in The 74, and 3) a recap of a tutoring research presentation at Harvard University’s Center on Education Policy Research.
Why it matters: For education advocates looking to make high-impact tutoring happen in your schools, the new one-pager and an inspiring op-ed offer quick and informative ways to make the case. Motivational pieces like these support the urgent call to action for maintaining momentum in personalized student learning.
As the new year approaches faster than we might like to admit, let’s keep building on this progress together and creating more, improved opportunities for our students.
Warm regards,
Susanna Loeb
Latest Research & Resources
High-Impact Tutoring: The Basics, Benefits, and Research (New Interactive One-Pager!)
Remember: Evidence shows 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Now is not the time to let up on what is shown to work for students.
This clickable one-pager brings you the foundational research and evidence demonstrating that high-impact tutoring — characterized by intensive, relationship-based, individualized instruction — works.
It also highlights the benefits that our students need and deserve, including accelerating learning by 3-15 months and supporting their well-being and engagement in school.
Start conversations with your leaders using:
🧠 The “what” and “why” one-pager here
💡 The “how” resource here
Event Recaps
Watch this research presentation at Harvard: High-Impact Tutoring Across Our Decentralized U.S. Education System
While the research evidence on tutoring is unusually strong, it almost exclusively focused on in-person tutoring, pre-pandemic technologies, and lacked input on implementation.
For decision makers and policy influencers looking to invest in and promote promising solutions, Dr. Susanna Loeb ’s research projects and work at NSSA offers insights and connections with education leaders at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University .
Catch up on this funder webinar: Maximizing Impact: The Critical Role of Philanthropy in High-Impact Tutoring
Watch this funder-to-funder conversation hosted by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading featuring philanthropic leaders to learn more about the various ways in which philanthropy can promote the adoption and scaling of effective tutoring efforts.
Thanksgiving! – Warm up your week with some gratitude from educators, families, and students.
This Thanksgiving, we’re celebrating the voices of our advisory group members who share what they’re most thankful for. From the impact of tutoring programs to the power of community, their reflections remind us why we’re committed to education.
News
Where should you start? In the articles below, check out (1) how the Hope Network Michigan Education Corps is focused on both relationship-building and acceleration for its student and tutors; (2) the announcement of a significant grant award in Arkansas, and (3) the aforementioned “call for resilience” op-ed from Sara Kerr at Results for America and our own Kathy Dyer Bendheim on why this is the critical moment not to give up!
Articles on High-Impact Tutoring
State & Local Updates
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