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Get closer to the instruction. See tutoring in action. Find perspectives and practical tools for your next decision.

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Research. Practice. Perspective.

Start with the learning

See what students
will work on.

Browse our curriculum and standards documents, then open a sample lesson to explore the work for yourself.

Have a question about a standard or alignment? Talk it through with our team

Inside a live session

Watch the thinking
take shape.

Different subjects. Different session formats. A closer look at how tutors invite students into the work.

One-to-one · Foundational literacy

Hear the sounds.
Build the words.

Watch a tutor support a kindergarten learner’s phonemic awareness and early decoding with visuals, hand motions, and targeted questions.

Watch for: prompts, student responses, and feedback

Small group · Mathematics

One problem.
More than one perspective.

See students explore fractions using digital models while their tutor facilitates questions, shared reasoning, and discussion.

Watch for: visual models, explanation, and peer thinking

White papers & strategic insights

Go deeper.
Plan with purpose.

Explore instruction, implementation, funding, and data. Find a useful starting point—or a different perspective on a question you’re already asking.

11 resources

PDFs, guides & videos
Cover of Beyond the RatioShort form
White paper·2026·18 pages

Instruction

Beyond the Ratio

How Collaborative Small-Group Tutoring Preserves Personalization

Explore six design conditions that keep individual thinking visible while students reason and learn together.

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White paper·2026·11 pages

Implementation & MTSS

From Intervention to Infrastructure

How Districts Can Embed High-Impact Tutoring in MTSS

A practical framework for student selection, scheduling, instructional alignment, and continuous improvement.

Cover of A Practical Guide to Funding High-Impact TutoringShort form
Guide·2026·18 pages

Funding

A Practical Guide to Funding High-Impact Tutoring

Explore federal, state, local, family-directed, and philanthropic pathways—and the questions to ask as you plan.

Cover of A Closer Look at Today’s TutoringOpen access
White paper·2025

Instruction

A Closer Look at Today’s Tutoring

What Works, What Doesn’t, and the Road Ahead

Perspectives on tutoring design, common implementation challenges, and the changing tutoring landscape.

Open the white paper
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White paper·Earlier edition

Evidence & data

Driving Student Success

Implementing Outcomes-Based Contracting in Virtual Tutoring

A closer look at outcomes-based contracting, including an example from Denver Public Schools.

Open the white paper

Earlier reference. Review current guidance when planning.

Cover of Successfully Scaling High-Impact TutoringOpen access
Guide·Earlier edition

Implementation & MTSS

Successfully Scaling High-Impact Tutoring

Consider the instructional and operational decisions involved in expanding a tutoring program.

Open the guide

Earlier reference. Review current guidance when planning.

Inside a one-to-one literacy lessonOpen access
Video

Instruction

Inside a one-to-one literacy lesson

Watch a tutor use visuals, hand motions, and questions to support phonemic awareness and early decoding.

Watch the session
Inside a small-group math sessionOpen access
Video

Instruction

Inside a small-group math session

See students use digital models, compare ideas, and discuss fractions with their tutor and peers.

Watch the session
Teacher Dashboard walkthroughOpen access
Video

Evidence & data

Teacher Dashboard walkthrough

Explore the views educators use to review participation, learning progress, and student feedback.

Watch the walkthrough
Cover of The 2025–2026 K–12 Federal Funding PlaybookOpen access
Playbook·2025–26

Funding

The 2025–2026 K–12 Federal Funding Playbook

A dated reference on the federal funding landscape, planning considerations, and policy developments for 2025–26.

Open the playbook

Earlier reference. Review current guidance when planning.

Cover of Funding Models for High-Impact TutoringOpen access
Guide·Earlier edition

Funding

Funding Models for High-Impact Tutoring

A Guide for K–12 Decision Makers

An earlier guide to funding approaches and sustainability considerations in the post-ESSER landscape.

Open the guide

Earlier reference. Review current guidance when planning.

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Selected papers use a short form. Curriculum, sample lessons, and videos remain open. Earlier funding guides are dated references; visit our funding page to explore planning pathways.

Using data to drive instructional decisions

Useful signals.
Better questions.
Informed next steps.

Learning progress matters. So does understanding whether students are getting the time, support, and opportunities to participate that a program intends.

Bring learning and implementation information together to guide discussion with your team.

See how data supports the program

The Teacher Dashboard walkthrough

A clearer view
of the learning.

Explore how school and district staff review attendance, participation, standards progress, and student feedback.

01 Attendance & contact time

Review who attended and how much tutoring time students received. Compare actual participation with the plan before interpreting learning results.

02 Participation in the work

Tutor observations and post-session reporting add context about student engagement and participation during instruction.

03 Student feedback

Student surveys offer another perspective on the tutoring experience, relationships, and how students see themselves as learners.

04 Standards progress

Use program assessments and mastery checks to examine understanding over time. These measures add instructional context and are distinct from state assessment proficiency.

Keep the questions coming

Put what you find
into context.

Explore how the program works, examine results, or talk through what tutoring could add for your students.