What Happens to Tutoring When the Money Is Gone?

Pandemic relief money paid for a big expansion of tutoring in schools, but now most of that money is gone. Districts could cancel programs, but University of Maryland researcher David Blazar warns of bigger risks: larger groups, fewer sessions, and tutoring that stops helping kids as much. Then Catapult Learning’s Devon Wible explains how some districts have made tutoring a regular part of the school day. Ira Apfel talks with both guests about how districts decide what stays when money, time and tutors all run short. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Why tutoring may not be canceled but could quietly weaken as districts cut costs The three features David says to look for in a quality program: dosage, who delivers the tutoring, and group size Why David believes intensity — how many days and hours per week — is probably the most important feature, and what his national scan found about how much tutoring schools provide How Maryland districts are finding tutors and finding time What Devon says the districts that kept tutoring going do differently How a third grader’s day works when tutoring is built into the schedule STORIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Can High-Impact Tutoring Survive Post-Pandemic Funding Loss? by Cameron Goodnight STAY CONNECTED Subscribe to EdSurge newsletters at www.edsurge.com/newsletters. Find the latest education news at edsurge.com/news. Follow EdSurge on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. HOST AND CONTRIBUTORS Host: Ira Apfel, Editorial Director, EdSurge Featuring: David Blazar, Associate Professor of Education Policy, University of Maryland College of Education Devon Wible, Vice President of Teaching and Learning, Catapult Learning