TMS/Brown University K-12 Tutoring Initiative

Mission

Tutoring

Program Description

Brown University's online tutoring program is a free resource and service for all students of current partner K-12 schools offered through the Annenberg Institute, the Swearer Center and Tutor Matching Services. The Annenberg Institute's mission is rooted in conviction that improved educational equality leads to enriched opportunities for children and youth, ultimately contributing to more just and flourishing societies. Coupled with the Swearer Center's foundational components: community engagement, engaged scholarship, and social innovation, we strongly believe this program will have positive implications including higher graduation rates, higher rates of matriculation into a four-year university, higher grades on standardized testing, more positive attitude towards school and life, and higher self-esteem.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Other
Other type of service

Tutor Matching Service (Brown)

Year Started
2020
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Providence, Rhode Island
States of Operation
Rhode Island,
Virtual
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies,
Other
Other subjects
All
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages Offered
English,
Spanish
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
95% English speakers, 5% Spanish
Setting
Out of School
Delivery Mode
In-Person
Virtual
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
3
Number of Minutes Per Session
45-60
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Share flyers and information with schools, via parent list-servers, community organizations and social media.

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
Parent
School
Student
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
Free
Cost to Student
Free
Type of Tutor
Volunteer
Other
Other tutor type
Brown University college students and graduates.
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
Contact Name
Soljane Martinez, Education Coordinator

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The inclusion of an organization's information in the Tutoring Database does not indicate that Brown University, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, the National Student Support Accelerator, or any individual associated with these entities endorse or support that organization. The National Student Support Accelerator includes all tutoring programs it is aware of in the Tutoring Database. In contrast, the Accelerator uses the following inclusion criteria for academic intervention materials. To be included, interventions must: 1) have a randomized control trial or quasi-experimental study, 2) that produced an effect size of +0.20 or greater OR 3) have particularly high-quality instructional materials but do not yet have RCT or QES research.