Tutorpedia Foundation
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Phone: 415- 948-1585
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Target demographics: Students in low-income school districts, grades K-12.
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: provide three weeks of personalized tutoring to under-served students who are eager to succeed.
Mission:
To provide high-quality, personalized tutoring and related education services to underserved students.
Results:
Between 2007 and 2009, more than 96% of private school students and 90% of public school students receiving SES tutoring improved their overall academic grades in their classes by at least one letter grade when they were working with a Tutorpedia tutor. In the past two years, every student with documented learning disabilities experienced an increase in their grades while they were working with a Tutorpedia Tutor. Of the 40 students that Tutorpedia tutored whose primary language was not English, 95% improved their grades as well. In a recent survey, 100% of Tutorpedia parents report that they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their tutor’s expertise, teaching ability, and dependability, and 90% are “very satisfied” with Tutorpedia’s overall services. Teachers have also noted significant gains in student achievement through working with Tutorpedia.
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Daniel K.
03/07/11
The Tutorpedia Foundation is fantastic! Driven by the belief that the 1-to-1 model of learning is most effective, the Tutorpedia Foundation is hyper-efficient and effective in getting students extraordinary tutors. My involvement with and passion for Tutorpedia has only grown as I see the ...
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