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Miami-Dade County Public Schools, University of Chicago Education Lab, and Accelerate Announce $9M Gift from Kenneth C. Griffin to Expand High-Dosage Tutoring
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), in partnership with Griffin Catalyst, Accelerate – The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning, and the University of Chicago Education Lab, announced the launch of a high-dosage math tutoring intervention for Miami-Dade students recovering from the education crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
High dosage tutoring brings math gains, study finds
K-12 Dive’s Kara Arundel speaks with Education Lab senior research director Monica Bhatt about initial results from the Personalized Learning Initiative, which shows improvement in math for students from Chicago Public Schools and Georgia’s Fulton County Schools after participating in consistent, school-day tutoring programs.
National Study Finds In-School High Dosage Tutoring Is Successfully Accelerating Student Learning, Reversing Pandemic-Era Learning Loss
Initial findings from the Personalized Learning Initiative show that in-school high dosage tutoring meaningfully increased math learning for students in Chicago Public Schools and Fulton County Schools.
AEI Education Policy Debate Series: $190 Billion Was Not Enough. The Feds Should Spend Billions More on Learning Loss.
In this installment of the American Enterprise Institute’s Education Policy Debate Series, education policy experts will debate the motion: “$190 billion was not enough: The federal government should spend billions more on pandemic learning loss.”
In Philanthropy: Ken Griffin Donates $9M Toward Miami Schools
The Observer’s Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly penned this piece on the announcement of a $9M gift to expand intensive math tutoring for Miami-Dade students from Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst.
High-dosage tutoring can help remediate learning loss, but funding is running out
The Fordham Institute’s Jeff Murray highlights preliminary results from the Education Lab’s Personalized Learning Initiative, a moonshot to overcome pandemic learning loss.
While Ken Griffin drops big bucks on Florida, Chicago is left with a philanthropic hole
Crain’s Chicago Business’ Brandon Dupré highlights a $9 million gift from Ken Griffin to bring the Education Lab’s Personalized Learning Initiative to public school students in Miami-Dade County.
Billionaire transplant Kenneth Griffin makes a $9 million donation to Miami-Dade schools
The Miami Herald’s Jimena Tavel covers the announcement of a $9M gift from Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, to expand intensive math tutoring for Miami-Dade students in grades sixth to eighth.
Ken Griffin Is Bringing University of Chicago Math Tutoring to Miami
Ken Griffin is donating $9 million to bring a University of Chicago Education Lab math tutoring initiative to public school students in Miami-Dade County.
Billionaire Ken Griffin donates millions to Miami-Dade schools
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, donated $9 million to Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The gift will support a three-year partnership to deliver tutoring to Miami-Dade students, part of the Education Lab’s Personalized Learning Initiative.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, University of Chicago Education Lab, Accelerate, and Griffin Catalyst Partner to Launch $9M High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), in partnership with Griffin Catalyst, Accelerate – The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning, and the University of Chicago Education Lab, announced the launch of a high-dosage math tutoring intervention for Miami-Dade students recovering from the education crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, University of Chicago Education Lab, and Accelerate Announce $9M Gift from Kenneth C. Griffin to Expand High-Dosage Tutoring
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), in partnership with Griffin Catalyst, Accelerate – The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning, and the University of Chicago Education Lab, announced the launch of a high-dosage math tutoring intervention for Miami-Dade students recovering from the education crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Want to Reverse Learning Loss? Hire More Tutors
Word In Black’s Aziah Siid highlights the Education Lab’s preliminary results from the Personalized Learning Initiative that in-school tutoring helped students improve significantly in math.
