Attempting to curb COVID-19 learning loss in schools across the nation will be no small feat. The solution, according to Associate Professor Matthew Kraft and Annenberg Institute Research Program Associate Grace Falken, is one of the most effective education interventions: tutoring. In newly released research, Kraft and Falken outline a blueprint for a national tutoring plan, estimating its costs and highlighting its challenges. The premise is that "all students could benefit from individual instruction and that attempts to scale tutoring to address COVID-19 learning loss might be most successful and sustainable if they are part of an effort to incrementally integrate tutoring into the public school system," said Kraft on Twitter. 

In A Blueprint for Scaling Tutoring Across Public Schools, they suggest, "High school students would tutor in elementary schools via an elective class, college students in middle schools via federal work-study, and full-time college graduates in high schools via AmeriCorps. We envision an incremental, demand-driven expansion process with priority given to high-needs schools." 

To read the full study, click here.

News coverage includes:

Evidence of learning loss is piling up. Here's how the U.S. could design a tutoring program to help — Chalkbeat

The Case for a National Student Tutoring System — Education Next

How Can Virtual Tutoring Help Students During Distance Learning? — KQED MindShift