Jun 2025

Personalized Learning Initiative Interim Report: Findings from 2023-24

The latest report by the PLI research team shows positive impacts from many types of tutoring–both more and less expensive tutoring models–across the country. These interim findings ought to encourage the field to stay the course in implementing high dosage tutoring, while improving dosage to yield greater learning gains for students.

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The Impact of Virtual High Dosage Tutoring in New Mexico
Brief

The Impact of Virtual High Dosage Tutoring in New Mexico

Jun 2025

Since 2022, the New Mexico Public Education Department has been working with Saga Education and the Personalized Learning Initiative to stand up virtually delivered high dosage tutoring for middle school math across the state and study its impacts on student learning. This brief summarizes the findings for school year 2023-24.

2025 Economic Report of the President
Report

2025 Economic Report of the President

Jan 2025

This report cites results from the Education Lab’s study of a high-dosage tutoring model–what we call “Saga Technology”–which found that substituting some tutor time with educational technology can reduce costs by one-third and halve the number of tutors needed without compromising effectiveness.

Briefing for Chicago Public Schools Elected School Board Candidates
Presentation

Briefing for Chicago Public Schools Elected School Board Candidates

Oct 2024

The Education Lab hosted a series of briefings for Chicago Public Schools’ elected school board candidates to provide practical tools and show how school board members can effectively use data to shape policy and improve student success.

How to Build It and Ensure They Will Come: Educators’ Advice on High-Dosage Tutoring Programs
Brief

How to Build It and Ensure They Will Come: Educators’ Advice on High-Dosage Tutoring Programs

Aug 2024

Read a new brief from our partners at MDRC that highlights educators’ advice on implementing high-dosage tutoring programs.

Latest Updates

Approaching Two Years of the Charter School Research Collaborative
Media Mention
Blueprint Labs
Jun 2025

Approaching Two Years of the Charter School Research Collaborative

MIT’s Blueprint Labs highlights the latest findings from the Personalized Learning Initiative’s study of virtual high-dosage tutoring in middle school math delivered in partnership with Saga Education and New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED).

Football player-turned math tutor tackles state’s low test scores
Media Mention
Apr 2025

Football player-turned math tutor tackles state’s low test scores

The Black Wall Street Times’ Deon Osborne cites Education Lab research from the Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI) which found that students who received high dosage tutoring saw positive gains on end-of-year math test scores.

Deep Dive on High-Impact Tutoring
Web Post
Saga Education
Mar 2025

Deep Dive on High-Impact Tutoring

Saga Education published a series that uncovers key strategies for creating lasting educational success, such as effective ways to integrate tutoring into the school day and how ongoing tutor support leads to better student outcomes, featuring insights from Education Lab Senior Research Director Monica Bhatt.