High-Impact Tutoring Improves Student Attendance Statement
High-Impact Tutoring Improves Student Attendance Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cesar Toledo, Cesar@edreformnow.org
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2024) — In response to early findings on high-impact tutoring boosting student attendance in DC from the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University, Jessica Giles, Executive Director of Education Reform Now D.C., released the following statement:
“These early findings show High-Impact Tutoring (HIT) is critical to reduce our extremely high levels of chronic absenteeism and improve our students’ reading and math skills, where D.C. students are struggling.”
“With the fiscal year 2025 budget season upon us and a fiscal cliff on the horizon, the Mayor and D.C. Council must preserve this evidence-based program to meet the urgent academic needs of our students and position D.C. as a national leader in accelerating reading and math outcomes.”
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ERN D.C. is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and advocacy organization fighting for a just and equitable public education system for all students in Washington, D.C. We seek progress in D.C. Public Schools and public charter schools by developing and advocating for systemic change to eliminate racial inequity and discrimination.
