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ICYMI: Read more about @teachforamerica.bsky.social, a former Accelerate grantee, in this piece by Katie Tennessen Hooten, founder and senior vice president of Teach for America’s Ignite Fellowship, in @the74.bsky.social.
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Tutoring Is the Teacher Pipeline We’ve Been Missing
Hooten: High-dosage tutoring delivers more than academic gains. It could redefine how we bring the next generation of educators into classrooms.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
ICYMI: Read more about @teachforamerica.bsky.social, a former Accelerate grantee, in this piece by Katie Tennessen Hooten, founder and senior vice president of Teach for America’s Ignite Fellowship, in @the74.bsky.social.
www.the74million.org/article/tuto...
www.the74million.org/article/tuto...
Whether you’re a researcher, district leader, policymaker, or tutoring provider, this toolkit offers actionable resources to support impactful, high-dosage tutoring. Learn more and download today! sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/high-dosage-...
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Whether you’re a researcher, district leader, policymaker, or tutoring provider, this toolkit offers actionable resources to support impactful, high-dosage tutoring. Learn more and download today! sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/high-dosage-...
📣 Congratulations to Accelerate's 2025 awardees for our Call for Effective Technology and Evidence for Impact grant programs!
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September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📣 Congratulations to Accelerate's 2025 awardees for our Call for Effective Technology and Evidence for Impact grant programs!
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Our partners at LDOE continue to show how evidence-based education practices & effective state-level partnerships can improve student outcomes. In LA, HDT scaled by state funding has produced unprecedented literacy gains.
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'It's working.' Trump education secretary Linda McMahon visits Louisiana, praises reading gains
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Baton Rouge on Monday, the first stop on a cross country "Returning Education to the States" tour.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Our partners at LDOE continue to show how evidence-based education practices & effective state-level partnerships can improve student outcomes. In LA, HDT scaled by state funding has produced unprecedented literacy gains.
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TODAY: @edmarketbrief.bsky.social will be hosting a webinar, "Tracking DOGE Cuts: Pulling Back the Curtain on Terminated Education Contracts and What’s Next" featuring Accelerate's Managing Director of Research and Evaluation, Matthew P. Steinberg.
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Tracking DOGE Cuts: Pulling Back the Curtain on Terminated Education Contracts and What’s Next
We discuss how our team’s in-depth reporting is uncovering the scale of DOGE’s education department cuts and how it will shape the market over the next few years.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
TODAY: @edmarketbrief.bsky.social will be hosting a webinar, "Tracking DOGE Cuts: Pulling Back the Curtain on Terminated Education Contracts and What’s Next" featuring Accelerate's Managing Director of Research and Evaluation, Matthew P. Steinberg.
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marketbrief.edweek.org/quarterly-br...
📊 Check out the latest opinion piece from Jason Godfrey, PhD in @the74.bsky.social
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If the Money Moves, the Metrics Must, Too
Godfrey: Conservatives pride themselves on demanding receipts, progressives on demanding equity. Without national metrics, both lose their yardstick.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📊 Check out the latest opinion piece from Jason Godfrey, PhD in @the74.bsky.social
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www.the74million.org/article/if-t...
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#GLRWeek 2025 will spotlight new strategies for expanding the tutoring workforce. 7/29 @ 3pm ET, join DFI's VP of External Affairs @psteck.bsky.social + @accelerate-us.bsky.social @nssaccelerator.bsky.social @njtutoringcorps.bsky.social @ps-success.bsky.social UChicago + Overdeck bit.ly/44yT04C
July 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#GLRWeek 2025 will spotlight new strategies for expanding the tutoring workforce. 7/29 @ 3pm ET, join DFI's VP of External Affairs @psteck.bsky.social + @accelerate-us.bsky.social @nssaccelerator.bsky.social @njtutoringcorps.bsky.social @ps-success.bsky.social UChicago + Overdeck bit.ly/44yT04C
@the74.bsky.social highlighted efforts in Guilford County Schools to sustain high-dosage tutoring after students recovered much faster than their peers in large U.S. cities.
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Three Districts Took the Long View with Federal Relief Funds. Their Bets Are Paying Off
EdSurge talked to three districts that are seeing gains despite the emergency funds’ expiration.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@the74.bsky.social highlighted efforts in Guilford County Schools to sustain high-dosage tutoring after students recovered much faster than their peers in large U.S. cities.
www.the74million.org/article/thre...
www.the74million.org/article/thre...
We know that rigorous research reveals what works—our role is to create the conditions necessary for rapid and widespread adoption of proven strategies. Learn more about the Call for Effective Technology, Accelerate's expansion into ed tech and AI tools.
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Introducing the Call for Effective Technology: Accelerate's Next Chapter in Evidence-Building Grantmaking - Accelerate
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June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We know that rigorous research reveals what works—our role is to create the conditions necessary for rapid and widespread adoption of proven strategies. Learn more about the Call for Effective Technology, Accelerate's expansion into ed tech and AI tools.
accelerate.us/introducing-...
accelerate.us/introducing-...
📣 Announcing Accelerate’s newest grant opportunity, the Call for Effective Technology!
Learn more and apply here: accelerate.us/cet-applicat...
Learn more and apply here: accelerate.us/cet-applicat...
CET Application - Accelerate
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May 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📣 Announcing Accelerate’s newest grant opportunity, the Call for Effective Technology!
Learn more and apply here: accelerate.us/cet-applicat...
Learn more and apply here: accelerate.us/cet-applicat...
💡 Interesting article for states looking for guidance around AI policies from @thelearningagency.bsky.social.
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Our Advice for States Developing AI in Education Policies - The Learning Agency
States must craft policies for AI. The more tailored the guidance can be to the actual use of AI the more helpful it will be. Here's our advice.
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May 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💡 Interesting article for states looking for guidance around AI policies from @thelearningagency.bsky.social.
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the-learning-agency.com/the-cutting-...
📣 Check out the latest report from Accelerate and @mathematicanow.bsky.social describing lessons learned from eight tutoring providers who have utilized a variety of approaches and contexts to scale up high-dosage tutoring with school partners across the country.
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Accelerate's 2023-24 Call to Effective Action: A Synthesis of Lessons Learned - Accelerate
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May 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📣 Check out the latest report from Accelerate and @mathematicanow.bsky.social describing lessons learned from eight tutoring providers who have utilized a variety of approaches and contexts to scale up high-dosage tutoring with school partners across the country.
accelerate.us/lessons-lear...
accelerate.us/lessons-lear...
“This happens in education programming a lot. There’s money for something, we say we’re going to do it, the money runs out, and we don’t have a way to continue things that work."
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Tutoring Programs Are in Limbo After the Expiration of COVID Relief Aid
Some districts have had to terminate tutoring programs or scramble to find alternate sources of funding.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“This happens in education programming a lot. There’s money for something, we say we’re going to do it, the money runs out, and we don’t have a way to continue things that work."
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www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
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Many CBOs & schools are securing fall's tutoring partnership. Now is the time to prepare: are you aligned on goals and how tutoring will fit in the schoolday? The ProvenTutoring & @accelerate-us.bsky.social “Guide for Implementing an Impactful Tutoring Model” can help: accelerate.us/wp-content/u...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Many CBOs & schools are securing fall's tutoring partnership. Now is the time to prepare: are you aligned on goals and how tutoring will fit in the schoolday? The ProvenTutoring & @accelerate-us.bsky.social “Guide for Implementing an Impactful Tutoring Model” can help: accelerate.us/wp-content/u...
Did child policy predictions hold true? Join this discussion hosted by the Campaign for Grade Level Reading on April 22, 3–4:30 pm ET for a follow-on from the 1/7 post-election session. @kevinhuffman.bsky.social @deniseedtrust.bsky.social @brizardjc.bsky.social
Register: ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP
Register: ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: GLR Learning Tuesdays. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
GLR Learning Tuesdays affirms CGLR's commitment to get better at getting better by learning with and from each other. We are using these webinars as a portal through which to access and explore the be...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Did child policy predictions hold true? Join this discussion hosted by the Campaign for Grade Level Reading on April 22, 3–4:30 pm ET for a follow-on from the 1/7 post-election session. @kevinhuffman.bsky.social @deniseedtrust.bsky.social @brizardjc.bsky.social
Register: ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP
Register: ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP
“Maybe the new approval process will allow the department to have a higher confidence rate that these funds are being spent on activities like tutoring that ensure academic recovery.” - Narric Rome
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States, lawmakers push back on ‘abrupt and chaotic’ reversal of COVID funds
The Education Department ended ESSER late liquidation, months after many states had received preapproval from the Biden administration.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Maybe the new approval process will allow the department to have a higher confidence rate that these funds are being spent on activities like tutoring that ensure academic recovery.” - Narric Rome
www.k12dive.com/news/states-...
www.k12dive.com/news/states-...
We're eager to dive in to this great resource on education policy: livehandbook.org. Thank you to @aefpweb.bsky.social for putting it together and to @the74.bsky.social for featuring.
Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We're eager to dive in to this great resource on education policy: livehandbook.org. Thank you to @aefpweb.bsky.social for putting it together and to @the74.bsky.social for featuring.
📣 We're accepting letters of interest for our newest grant program, Evidence for Impact. This highly selective opportunity will fund organizations ready to fill these HDT research gaps. Learn more here: accelerate.us/efi-applicat...
EFI Application - Accelerate
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March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📣 We're accepting letters of interest for our newest grant program, Evidence for Impact. This highly selective opportunity will fund organizations ready to fill these HDT research gaps. Learn more here: accelerate.us/efi-applicat...
📣 @kevinhuffman.bsky.social shared thoughts about President Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Thank you @npr.org and @amartinezla.bsky.social for your coverage!
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Former Tennessee education official discusses order to dismantle Education Department
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kevin Huffman, a former Tennessee commissioner of education, about President Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📣 @kevinhuffman.bsky.social shared thoughts about President Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Thank you @npr.org and @amartinezla.bsky.social for your coverage!
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...
📰 Check out this piece in @the74.bsky.social by Accelerate's CEO, @kevinhuffman.bsky.social and @Sadie Stockdale Jefferson, PhD, Executive Director at University of Chicago Education Lab.
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The Case for Doubling Down on Tutoring, a Proven Solution We Can’t Afford to Lose
Huffman and Jefferson: Tutoring isn’t just an investment in students – it’s an investment in our country’s future.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📰 Check out this piece in @the74.bsky.social by Accelerate's CEO, @kevinhuffman.bsky.social and @Sadie Stockdale Jefferson, PhD, Executive Director at University of Chicago Education Lab.
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Proud to be partnering with UF Lastinger Center for Learning!
“Accelerate and the Lastinger Center are dedicated to data-driven outcomes that lead to continuous improvement in the services we offer Florida students,” said Senate President Ben Albritton.
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“Accelerate and the Lastinger Center are dedicated to data-driven outcomes that lead to continuous improvement in the services we offer Florida students,” said Senate President Ben Albritton.
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Florida and the UF Lastinger Center for Learning Announce $500,000 Investment in High-Dosage Tutoring to Supercharge Learning Recovery Efforts | Lastinger Center for Learning
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March 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Proud to be partnering with UF Lastinger Center for Learning!
“Accelerate and the Lastinger Center are dedicated to data-driven outcomes that lead to continuous improvement in the services we offer Florida students,” said Senate President Ben Albritton.
lastinger.center.ufl.edu/2025/03/stat...
“Accelerate and the Lastinger Center are dedicated to data-driven outcomes that lead to continuous improvement in the services we offer Florida students,” said Senate President Ben Albritton.
lastinger.center.ufl.edu/2025/03/stat...
⚜️ We're really pleased to see the Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education proposing $30 million for the statewide Accelerate Tutoring program. It's a great boost of the HDT strategy that helped propel Louisiana's academic recovery even further. Congrats to LDOE and LA Kids Matter!
March 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
⚜️ We're really pleased to see the Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education proposing $30 million for the statewide Accelerate Tutoring program. It's a great boost of the HDT strategy that helped propel Louisiana's academic recovery even further. Congrats to LDOE and LA Kids Matter!
📊 In the face of weak national results, some states are bucking the trends. Overwhelmingly, these states use high-dosage tutoring as a key strategy to drive student outcomes.
March 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📊 In the face of weak national results, some states are bucking the trends. Overwhelmingly, these states use high-dosage tutoring as a key strategy to drive student outcomes.
💡 ICYMI: With student achievement declining & pandemic-era aid winding down, educators & policymakers must ask, “Is it worth it?” when evaluating interventions. Our new report introduces a game-changing Cost Tool to help analyze the value of tutoring programs. accelerate.us/cost-tool/
Conducting Cost Analysis of Tutoring Interventions: A Guide for Program Providers and Researchers - Accelerate
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February 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
💡 ICYMI: With student achievement declining & pandemic-era aid winding down, educators & policymakers must ask, “Is it worth it?” when evaluating interventions. Our new report introduces a game-changing Cost Tool to help analyze the value of tutoring programs. accelerate.us/cost-tool/