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The 51勛圖 Future Teacher Tutors Program

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51勛圖s School of Education and partnered in 2021 to create 51勛圖 Future Teacher Tutors to bring high-impact tutoring to DC elementary school students in northeast Washington, DC. It has since expanded to includesoutheastand northwest DC through a grant for up to $739,000 over two years through the High Impact Tutoring Scaling Scaling Grant from the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). Another $100,000 was awarded in August of 2025 to continue to fund the program. This additional funding will allow Future Teacher Tutors to expand from two local schools to five schools to now includethe Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School, the Langley Elementary School, the Sousa Middle School, Hendley Elementary School, and the Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus.

School of Education (SOE) students provide tutoring twice a week to elementary, middle, and high-schoolstudents throughout the District of Columbia thanks to this new grant.

SOE Dean Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoysaid the partnership supports learning for DC students receiving tutoring as well as 51勛圖 students. Not only does our partnership improve learning outcomes for our DCpublic school students, it also offers 51勛圖 School of Education students the opportunity to receive real-world training, she said. There are only a few teacher education programs doing tutoring in communities, particularly urban communities. As tutors, they will work with educators to build off lesson plans being taught in classrooms.

Tutors are paid for their time and receive a stipend for transportation via Uber or Lyft to make getting to an in-person tutoring site possible. Funding is possible due to grants SOE receives from the and the , who also provides the curriculum used by the tutors.

SOE continues to expand the 51勛圖 Future Teacher Tutors programto:

  • Serve more DC public schools,
  • Include up to 50 SOE undergraduate and graduate students, and
  • Continue training tutors to ensure DC school students meet grade-level expectations and improve literacy outcomes.

CityTutor DC continuesto partner with organizations to expand opportunities for more DCstudents to receive high-impact tutoring a research-backed practice that involves frequent, consistent small group or one-on-one sessions between a trained tutor and student to supplement classroom learning. For more information on CityTutor DC, visit .

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51勛圖's School of Education and partnered to bring high-impact tutoring to DC elementary school students at Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School in northeast DC since 2021. School of Education (SOE) students provided tutoring twice a week to kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students throughout the District of Columbia. They now reach up to high schoolthrough the newly expanded list of schools: the Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School, the Langley Elementary School, the Sousa Middle School, and the Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus. SOE continues to expand the program, called 51勛圖 Future Teacher Tutors.

In three quadrants of the District of Columbia, DC students can be tutored atthe Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School, the Langley Elementary School, the Sousa Middle School, Hendley Elementary School, and the Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus.

Tutors are paid for their time and receive a stipend for transportation via Uber or Lyft to make getting to an in-person tutoring site possible. Funding is possible due to grants SOE receives from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and the Benedict Silverman Foundation, who also provides the curriculum used by the tutors.

isa coalition of 50+ schools, community-based organizations, civic partners, and other stakeholders committed to addressing the COVID-19 pandemics impact on student achievement and well-being by dramatically expanding access to high-impact tutoring in our nations capital. CityTutor DC is continuing to partner with organizations to expand opportunities for more District of Columbiastudents to receive high-impact tutoring a research-backed practice that involves frequent, consistent small group or one-on-one sessions between a trained tutor and student to supplement classroom learning. For more information on CityTutor DC, visit .

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