Supplemental Education
Federal
Supplemental Help Can Be Hard to Find for Rural Students
State officials and advocates for students in rural America say that many thousands of students in small and remote school systems are not getting the free tutoring that is their right under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
Report Roundup
Supplemental Services
The federal law requires that children from low-income families enrolled at Title I schools that have not made adequate yearly progress for three years receive services such as tutoring, academic remediation, and other assistance. The department’s report provides case studies for the 2003-04 school year, the second year the supplemental-services provision had been in effect.
Education
Report Roundup
Case Studies Examine Supplemental Services Under NCLB
The U.S. Department of Education released a report this month that shows how nine school districts in six states are managing the supplemental-educational-services provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
Religious Groups Jump at Chance to Offer NCLB Tutoring
Before Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church began tutoring students under the No Child left Behind Act three years ago, Bible readings were a common part of its study sessions.
Federal
Illinois Tightens Policy on Supplemental-Service Providers
In the face of growing debate about how to ensure high-quality tutoring under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Illinois board of education last week adopted rules that impose tougher oversight on the companies offering the tutoring.
Federal
Illinois Board Tightens Policy Over Supplemental Service Providers
In the face of growing debate about how to ensure high-quality tutoring under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Illinois board of education last week adopted rules that impose tougher oversight on the companies offering the tutoring.
Education
A National Roundup
Teachers’ Union Approved to Offer Supplemental Services in N.Y.C.
The United Federation of Teachers has been approved by the New York state education department to begin offering free tutoring for students in New York City public schools that are not meeting their achievement goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Federal
NCLB Choice Option Going Untapped, But Tutoring Picking Up
Districts are paying scant attention to the provision of federal education law that allows students in low-performing schools to transfer elsewhere, though more are providing children with the supplemental services to which they are entitled.
Education
Letter to the Editor
‘Supplemental Services’: A Provider Responds
In her Commentary ("Outsourcing the Tutor’s Job," Dec. 8, 2004), Susan Eaton not only misses the point about the federal No Child Left Behind Act’ssupplemental educational services program, she provides an unbalanced perspective regarding the implementation and results of these programs.
School & District Management
Chicago Resisting Federal Directive on NCLB Tutoring
Federal authorities have told the low-performing Chicago school district that it must stop providing tutoring under the No Child Left Behind Act. But the district has refused, producing a standoff between U.S. education officials and the country’s third-largest school system.
School & District Management
Online Tutoring Targeted at Rural Areas
A national association is teaming up with three of its regional members and one of the country’s largest providers of supplemental instruction to use the Internet to help give rural students better access to academic tutoring that is required under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
Education
A National Roundup
Educate Inc. Goes Public
Educate Inc., a tutoring and supplemental-services company, announced on Sept. 23 its initial public offering of 15 million shares of stock at $11 per share. The Baltimore-based company is expected to use the proceeds from the offering to pay down debt.
Teaching Profession
Teachers’ Unions Seize Opportunity To Provide Supplemental Services
The Rochester Teachers Association in New York and the Toledo Federation of Teachers in Ohio have both become approved supplemental-service providers in their states and are working with their districts to tutor children from low-income families and those who are struggling academically. Both are known for their innovative leadership.
Student Achievement
Tutoring Aid Falling Short Of Mandate
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, poor children in persistently failing schools are entitled to receive free tutoring on the government's dime. But two years after the law was signed, only a small portion of the students eligible for those services are receiving them. Includes: "A Look at the Supplemental-Services Market," and "Getting Extra Help."