05 Aug First Day Jitters: Strategies to Get Students Excited About Learning After Summer Break

Posted at 17:35h in Education by HeyTutor

As summer break comes to an end, students often feel anxious about transitioning from the carefree days of vacation to the structured days of a new school year. Here are some effective strategies tutors use to help students get excited about learning again after the summer...

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22 Jul The Teacher ‘Pay Penalty’ is Trending in the Wrong Direction Post-Pandemic

Posted at 17:33h in Education by HeyTutor

Written by: Dom DiFurio Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times // Getty Images Teaching vacancies continue to plague public schools after the COVID-19 pandemic as modestly paying careers in education, often pursued for their fulfilling nature, are growing even less financially feasible for teachers nationwide. HeyTutor...

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11 Jul Back to School Prep: 5 Big Trends for the 2024-2025 School Year

Posted at 15:23h in Education by HeyTutor Digital Marketing

Staying ahead of the latest trends and strategies to enhance student learning experience is important for superintendents and tutors alike. Just as your students have summer reading to keep their skills sharp, now is a perfect time for you to be ready for what’s ahead...

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27 Jun Tackling Unfinished Learning: Tutoring Options to Beat Learning Loss 

Posted at 11:00h in Education by HeyTutor

Four years post-pandemic onset, educators and families remain deeply concerned about learning loss. Since the return to normal classroom instruction, high-dosage tutoring has emerged as a game-changing supplemental strategy to turn the tide on learning loss. In this blog post, we explore the optimal conditions necessary...

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20 Jun AI in Education: What Curriculum Designers and Teachers Need to Know

Posted at 11:30h in Education by HeyTutor

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into education has surged in recent years, offering a variety of opportunities and posing significant challenges for educators, curriculum designers, and tutors. AI offers a myriad of opportunities to revolutionize how we teach and learn, but it is essential...

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12 Jun Lessons in civics are a privilege most often enjoyed by more affluent students in US schools

Posted at 19:03h in Education by HeyTutor

Written by: Dom DiFurio Shutterstock // EF Stock Lessons in civics are a privilege most often enjoyed by more affluent students in US schools Americans' trust in government is at a record low. Fewer citizens participate in elections than other similarly developed democracies. To top it all off, young people have...

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12 Jun What are family engagement liaisons, and why do fewer than half of US schools have one?

Posted at 19:03h in Education by HeyTutor

Written by: Olivia Monahan, Data Work By Dom DiFurio George Rudy // Shutterstock What are family engagement liaisons, and why do fewer than half of US schools have one? Strained relationships between parents and teachers, chronic absenteeism, and disengaged students are just a handful of the ongoing issues...

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22 Apr States with the most tutors

Posted at 01:30h in Education by HeyTutor

HeyTutor used data from the Census Bureau and the University of Minnesota's IPUMS database to find out which states had the highest rate of tutors....

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22 Apr How the pandemic worsened teaching vacancies across the US

Posted at 01:30h in Education by HeyTutor

HeyTutor used National Center for Education Statistics data to explore and contextualize the current state of teacher vacancies in public schools....

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22 Apr How the pandemic impacted what public schools in every state spend

Posted at 01:30h in Education by HeyTutor

HeyTutor analyzed NCES data to see how the pandemic affected public school spending, tracking expenditures by state between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years....

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