Top Tutoring Firm and Education Nonprofit Team up to Offer Free Math Tutoring for Bay Area Students
April 25 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
In an effort to bridge the math achievement gap impacting
low-income students, a local tutoring company and philanthropic
organization have joined forces to bring free, high-impact math
tutoring to 7th through 12th graders in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Alexander Tutoring, a top Bay Area tutoring company, and Enliven
Learning Partners, a 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization that
funds educational programming for underserved students, teamed up
to create Andromeda Math Partners (AMP). This non-profit education
program pairs professional tutors with economically disadvantaged
students to deliver free, high-quality math tutoring.
Parents of students who need math help can sign up for tutoring
by emailing info@andromedaeducation.com. Students are eligible for
free tutoring if they receive free or reduced-price meals at
school. AMP has reached out to public and private schools
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area to make them aware of the
program.
Tutoring is available in all math courses required for high
school graduation and advanced subjects – including pre-algebra,
algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus. AMP takes an
innovative approach to math education to support the academic and
life success of low-income students by combining math,
meta-cognitive skill development and mentorship.
More than three quarters of California students do not meet the
state standards in mathematics, according to Nation’s Report Card,
a national assessment of student achievement. The achievement gap
is especially pronounced among California’s lower-income students,
who rank 41st in the U.S. in math scores compared to non-low-income
students, who rank 5th. With the switch to remote learning during
the COVID-19 pandemic, math scores dropped even further
particularly among Black and Hispanic students, and have remained
below pre-pandemic levels despite statewide efforts to help
students catch up.
AMP’s tutors are highly trained professionals with diverse
backgrounds and extensive experience working with young people. The
program integrates individualized strength-based math instruction
with metacognitive skill building and mentorship. Through the
program, students develop math skills and critical capacities
including executive functioning, critical thinking, problem solving
strategies and self-advocacy.
Since launching as a pilot program in January 2022, AMP has
delivered more than 5,000 hours of tutoring to over 180 students.
In the 2022 to 2023 academic year, the median student tutored by
the program saw their scores on the standardized math assessment
known as Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) increase 25% above
nationally normed expectations. The program consistently achieves
parent satisfaction rates of 96% or higher as well as strong
student renewal rates, most recently 92%.
Success in math, particularly advanced math courses, can give
students an advantage in college admissions and set them on a path
toward high-earning careers in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM). Helping students of all backgrounds succeed
in math during middle and high school helps narrow the racial
wealth gap and prepare a future workforce that can flourish.
---To find out more about Andromeda Math Partners visit
enlivenlearning.org/impact and amp.alexandertutoring.com or email
info@enlivenlearning.org.
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