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Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation
(THE CONVERSATION) The private and in-schoolingtutoring market in the United States has grown substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic.
It helps that the U.S. Education Department has been offering US$220 million of funding since 2022 to help schools build tutoring programs to assist with pandemic-related learning losses.
Meanwhile, certain school districts have invested in opt-in programs, in which students log into a tutoring service through their school system’s online platform.
These four articles from The Conversation’s archives explore the effectiveness of tutoring programs in the U.S. and the advantages it has created for students from affluent families.
1. The value of in-class tutoring
Susanna Loeb, executive director of the...
