National Student Support Accelerator

🔔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 1) Students who have tutoring 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 are more likely to attend school. The effects were higher than for students who had tutoring as an afterschool program. 2) 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘀 (𝟭:𝟭 𝗼𝗿 𝟭:𝟮) 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀. When students were part of 1:3 or larger tutoring programs, the effects were not as strong. If tutoring were scheduled as a regular part of each school week, extremely absent students could gain an average 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 of attendance. Communities and schools nationwide are grappling with serious challenges related to youth attendance. While many school districts across the country have responded with diverse strategies, one approach stands out: #HighImpactTutoring. 💡 See the one-pager overview here: https://lnkd.in/e7ZC7Kpj ✍ See the full paper on how tutoring is impacting attendance here: https://lnkd.in/dxn7UjYe

The #1 most viewed High-Impact Tutoring resource of 2024 is the 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁: 𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲! 🥳 Our #1 most viewed resource of 2024 is none other than the findings from our research on human-led, AI-assisted tutoring. In the first ever randomized controlled trial of a human-led, AI-assisted real-time tutoring initiative, we discovered that an AI tool—Tutor CoPilot—enhanced math tutoring sessions, leading to an average 9% point improvement in students’ math tutoring assessments for less-skilled tutors. Read more about the findings here: https://lnkd.in/en7Y_r5R

Claiming the prestigious #2 spot is the 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆! 🙌🏼 Embedded in our new and popular Tutor Training Toolkit, our user-friendly, searchable library helps tutors and tutoring managers find over 100 free resources for training and growing skilled tutors. Whether it’s guidance on the basics of tutoring, relationship-building, culturally responsive education, or more, we’ve got you covered! Access the library here: https://lnkd.in/dTPpbD2c

Breaking into the Top 3️⃣ of our countdown, your #3 top resource is the 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🎊 With the release of the full Attendance study earlier this month, this initial breaking press release from our team empowered leaders in Washington, DC to get an early look at the effects of their investment into statewide high-impact tutoring. It shared how students were less likely to be absent on days when they had a scheduled tutoring session. And education advocates across the country were clearly also excited about it! Read the full attendance study here: https://lnkd.in/dxn7UjYe

Time to spotlight your #4 choice in the Top 10 rankings! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 ✨ At our 2024 Conference, we officially unveiled our new NSSA Tutoring Program Design Badge so tutoring providers and school districts can see how well-aligned tutoring programs are to research-backed standards. Tutoring providers can apply for the Badge to understand their own alignment to high-impact standards, learn how to improve, and showcase their program design to states and districts. Learn about the Badge and its current awardees: https://lnkd.in/ggf74FT6

Sending warm wishes for a holiday season filled with happiness, love, and unforgettable moments. Happy Holidays from all of us at NSSA! 🎄✨

Halfway there! In our Top 10, resource #5 is the 𝗡𝗦𝗦𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 materials! ⭐️ Our annual High-Impact Tutoring Conference at Stanford University may be invite-only, but we make sure all materials and panel recordings are available to the public! With the research presentations, policymaker firesides, and more, it’s no surprise that they are in the #5 spot. Access the materials here: https://lnkd.in/dc9-mjT3

Number 6️⃣ on your Top 10 list is: 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 👏🏼 This year, we released a Family & Caregiver Toolkit that helps parents ask their children questions about tutoring sessions, advocate for high-impact tutoring in their schools, and also understand what “high-impact tutoring” is in the first place. The latter proved to be a particularly useful and sought out element of this family engagement work! It’s part of our increased work with families & caregivers (including our new Advisory Group!) Access the toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/dGGF5M5w

The #7 gem in your Top 10 High-Impact Tutoring Resources is 🥁...Outcomes-Based Contracting for Tutoring! 🥳 Outcomes-Based Contracting (OBC) is where vendor payment is tied to agreed upon success metrics. Our brief helped practitioners understand how OBC could improve effectiveness and accountability in high-impact tutoring. However, OBC also brings challenges like complex processes and the need for more capacity. We offer recommendations and examples. Read the OBC brief here: https://lnkd.in/dN9wxrZJ

Claiming the #8 spot in your Top 10 is our 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 ("short bursts") 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🎉 This report finds that, for the second year in a row, a High-Impact Tutoring program continued to find clear positive effects on student reading outcomes, including a 35% increase in oral reading fluency and a 16% reduction in being classified as “at risk” on the district literacy exam. The program embeds consistent part-time tutors into the classroom to provide frequent, “short bursts” of 5-15 minute reading instruction to individual young students each week over the course of the school year. Read the study here: https://lnkd.in/e-a_68K2