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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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-...
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
📣 Congratulations to Accelerate's 2025 awardees for our Call for Effective Technology and Evidence for Impact grant programs! accelerate.us/press-releas...
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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. @nolanews.bsky.social www.nola.com/news/educati...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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. marketbrief.edweek.org/quarterly-br...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📊 Check out the latest opinion piece from Jason Godfrey, PhD in @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/if-t...
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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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Deans for Impact (DFI) @deansforimpact.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
#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
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
@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...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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-...
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Introducing the Call for Effective Technology: Accelerate's Next Chapter in Evidence-Building Grantmaking - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
📣 Announcing Accelerate’s newest grant opportunity, the Call for Effective Technology! Learn more and apply here: accelerate.us/cet-applicat...
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CET Application - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
💡 Interesting article for states looking for guidance around AI policies from @thelearningagency.bsky.social. the-learning-agency.com/the-cutting-...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
💡 ICYMI: Excellent piece by @danagoldstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
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Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📣 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...
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Accelerate's 2023-24 Call to Effective Action: A Synthesis of Lessons Learned - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
“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." www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
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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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proventutoring.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“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-...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
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.
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
📣 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...
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EFI Application - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📣 @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...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📰 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. www.the74million.org/article/the-...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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...
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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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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
⚜️ 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!
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📊 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.
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
💡 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/
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Conducting Cost Analysis of Tutoring Interventions: A Guide for Program Providers and Researchers  - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Thank you to @edweek.bsky.social for covering the #StateofHDT2025! www.edweek.org/leadership/h...
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Here’s What Makes Tutoring Work for Academic Recovery
Tutoring can help boost student achievement, but there are concerns about how to scale it.
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
📖 Post-pandemic learning loss calls for structured, research-driven tutoring initiatives like those in TN, LA, and other states. 753a0706.flowpaper.com/CCSSOMathLan...
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Interesting piece by Emily Freitag on how Mississippi managed technical assistance centrally at the SEA: fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
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A bold state move to improve reading
When I started teaching in Louisiana in 2004, I was told that the state was expanding annual assessments of students to all grades 3–8 because Louisiana ranked forty-ninth in the country for reading p...
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Check out the latest from Harvard's Thomas Kane and Accelerate's Jason Godfrey, PhD! ⤵️ @the74.bsky.social accelerate.us/how-states-c...
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How States Can Soften the Fall From the Fiscal Cliff - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Now more than ever the education field must focus its attention on identifying educational interventions that have the greatest return on investment. @the74.bsky.social @edweek.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org @mathematicanow.bsky.social @abtglobal.bsky.social accelerate.us/cost-tool/
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Important reporting from @jillbarshay.bsky.social - hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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DOGE's death blow to education studies
Researchers say students and schools will suffer without vital data
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We are still working to recapture pre-COVID achievement and reverse declining trendlines that go back over a decade. Tutoring is a piece of the puzzle, but we need much more focus and collective energy to address this challenge. @proventutoring.bsky.social @tnakiat.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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/
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Conducting Cost Analysis of Tutoring Interventions: A Guide for Program Providers and Researchers  - Accelerate
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
"States making progress have a vision for what the student experience will look like, and planning and policy that drives against that vision." @proventutoring.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
"You need to be constantly building a body of evidence around your intervention. It’s not over once you’ve completed your first rigorous analysis." @proventutoring.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Three days ago, our grantees met with staff representing Senator Susan Collins, Yesterday, Sen. Collins asked USED nominee Linda McMahon about research that supports efforts "like high-dosage tutoring" and how those funds should continue. www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxBmx...
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proventutoring.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Reflections from @jhueducation.bsky.social's Amanda Neitzel at the 2025 High-Dosage Tutoring Convening this week. @proventutoring.bsky.social @accelerate-us.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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proventutoring.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thank you to JHU School of Education Dean Christopher Morphew, for joining ProvenTutoring and Accelerate at the 2025 High-Dosage Tutoring Convening at the JHU Bloomberg Center in DC yesterday! @jhueducation.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social @accelerate-us.bsky.social
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pearltms.bsky.social @pearltms.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our team is in DC this week at the @accelerate-us.bsky.social & @proventutoring.bsky.social 2025 Annual Convening: State of High-Dosage Tutoring, where we're learning, sharing, and advocating! #StateofHDT2025 #Accelerate #ProvenTutoring
Capitol Hill - Legislative DayMatt Barrow, Director of Services at PearlJohn Failla, CEO & Founder at Pearl
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
There are lots of steps between policy passing and students learning more. It requires adults to make changes and a clearer understanding of what that means and looks like. @proventutoring.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In education, there is an unprecedented level of distraction at a federal level. Where states can maintain focus and discipline, states can make an impact. They are our best bet. @proventutoring.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We have concrete evidence of what works in states and at the school level. We are the doers. #StateofHDT2025
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Patrick Steck @psteck.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Great opening panel at the @accelerate-us.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025 convening diving into the intersections of research and practice. A great reminder from @MatthewAKraft: Research is clear that as we scale interventions, results are diminished. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it.
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Amanda Neitzel speaks to the need for researchers to be flexible and @matthewakraft.bsky.social discusses importance of time and humility: still a lot to be learned about how to scale up, especially for opt-in programs. Great advice from researchers at #StateofHDT2025 @accelerate-us.bsky.social
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
It's important to build a bridge between research and practice - in high-dosage tutoring and all initiatives that impact our students. #StateofHDT2025
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"Keep the main thing the main thing. And the main thing is how are the kids doing." - @tnakiat.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social #StateofHDT2025 #Accelerate #ProvenTutoring
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
☀️ Beautiful views from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. Looking forward to seeing our grantees and partners here starting tomorrow for the hashtag #StateofHDT2025 in partnership with @proventutoring.bsky.social
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proventutoring.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This week we join @accelerate-us.bsky.social in co-hosting researchers, tutoring providers, policymakers, & practitioners at JHU in DC. Our goal? Making effective tutoring accessible so the kids who need it, get it. #StateofHDT2025 #ProvenTutoring #Accelerate #jhusoe @jhueducation.bsky.social
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Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning @accelerate-us.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Less than a week until the 2025 State of High-Dosage Tutoring Convening, hosted by Accelerate and @proventutoring.bsky.social at the JHU Bloomberg Center! We look forward to a robust conversation about the increasingly critical role states play in supporting evidence-based practices.
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proventutoring.bsky.social @proventutoring.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We’re thrilled that Steve Ross will be moderating a conversation at the 2025 State of High-Dosage Tutoring Convening, hosted by @proventutoring.bsky.social and @accelerate-us.bsky.social. #StateofHDT2025 #ProvenTutoring #Accelerate #jhusoe
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