Tutoring policy

Providing a tutor
The U.S is currently working on many different education policies which aim to enhance the academic level of students. Especially one that has caught my attention is the initiative of providing a tutor for every child performing below grade level.

The research supporting the effectiveness of tutoring is extensive and it goes back more than a dozen years. Despite the fact this policy may sound new and original  tutoring was already incorporated into a initiative called: "The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" However, the SES (Supplemental Educational Services) had many problems implementing this policy. In some schools and areas, there were lots of issues involving providers overcharging districts, hiring tutors with criminal records, or violating federal regulations. Therefore, the Department of Education had no other option but dismantle this tutoring that was and still is a really good idea.

Nevertheless, the research and work to put this policy back on track never stopped. According to the statistics of SAGA ( a company which runs this type of tutoring) Chicago students who received high-dose math tutoring gained more than two and a half years of math learning in one year. A 2011case study shows that the effects of tutoring provided by teachers founded that students who received tutoring in either reading or math performed highly better on the state standardized test than a control group of students with similar prior scores who did not receive this type of tutoring.

Moreover, another huge positive side to this education policy is that even when programs are less prepared and instruction is not provided by especificly trained teachers, tutoring can have a notable effect on student performance. In one study, students tutored by a trained community volunteers increased their grades and were more likely to pass their classes. On the other hand, if even with a low prepared tutoring this can already help significantly the students, a high quality tutoring can make each students level, a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.

In conclusion, this policy will increase both the reputation of schools and the average academic level of students. In other words, this tutoring means a better preparation for the future, which these students helped by these tutors' aids, after all, will return them to society thanks to a better academic formation.