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The Tutoring Revolution (correction)

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More families are seeking one-on-one help for their kids. What does that tell us about 21st-century education? No images? Click here A Education | ) Next THE TUTORING REVOLUTION More families are seeking one-on-one help for their kids. What does that tell us about 21st-century education? ERICK INGRAHAM Private tutoring for K–12 students has seen explosive growth both nationally and around the globe. Between 1997 and 2022, the number of in-person, private tutoring centers across the United States more than tripled, concentrated mostly in high-income areas. Many students are also logging onto laptops to get personalized digital tutoring. Reports estimate the digital tutoring market was worth $7.7 billion globally in 2022. While some of tutoring’s rise can be explained by the pandemic and associated learning loss, experts say families are increasingly willing to go outside of school to add academic time to students’ days—and pay a hefty price for it—for a variety of reasons. These include the ease of education technology, declining trust in schools and instructional quality, and shifting attitudes around personalization. Questions remain about whether tutoring can help more students reach grade level, though some research looks promising, Holly Korbey writes in a new article for Education Next.  Keep reading ABOUT EDUCATION NEXT Education Next is a scholarly journal committed to careful examination of evidence relating to school reform, published by the Program on Education Policy and Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School. For more information, please visit educationnext.org. TwitterLinkedInFacebook Program on Education Policy and Governance Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone (877) 476-5354 You’re receiving this because you subscribed from our website   |    
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