(BATON ROUGE, LA) - Louisiana has been a national leader with its bold push to provide students and families access to high quality tutoring. After a substantial investment by lawmakers during the regular session, the state is now looking for additional tutors to support students across the state. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has launched a request for applications seeking literacy and math tutoring providers.
Tutoring providers can now apply to participate in two tutoring programs operated by the LDOE.
The Steve Carter Tutoring Program is available to public school students in grades K-12 who are below proficiency in reading and math. The LDOE has increased the amount tutoring providers may charge for services. Providers may charge up to $60 per hour for one-to-one tutoring. The program helps students address unfinished learning by providing families with a $1,5000 digital voucher to purchase high quality tutoring services outside of the school day. Tutoring can be offered virtually or in person. Tutoring providers must agree to complete required foundational literacy or math training.
The Accelerate High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative provides high-dosage tutoring for eligible low-performing students in grades K-5. School systems can choose approved providers for this initiative and will engage directly with providers to offer tutoring services. This program helps students address unfinished learning by providing tutoring support during the school day.
More information on each program and the application process is available online. The Steve Carter Tutoring Program was established through Act 415 during the 2021 legislative
session and was updated through HB 244 of the 2024 legislative session. The Accelerate High Dosage Tutoring Initiative is a result of Senate Bill 508 of the 2024 legislative
session.
The Louisiana Legislature invested over $30 million in tutoring initiatives during the 2024 Regular Session. Lawmakers allocated $30 million for Louisiana school systems to provide tutoring during the school day through the Accelerate High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative. They provided $5 million for families to access tutoring outside of the school day through the Steve Carter Tutoring Program.
Louisiana’s statewide tutoring focus includes opportunities for students to receive this additional academic support during the school day and outside of the school day. With support from the national nonprofit Accelerate and Louisiana Kids Matter, Louisiana was one of the first states to enhance high-dosage tutoring statewide to help close pandemic learning gaps.
