Eighth graders in the Breakthrough Collaborative math tutoring pilot showed math score growth from beginning to end of year at both affiliates, similar to a national pre-pandemic sample¶

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q2 i? Participating students' math scores grew from beginning to end of the year across both affiliates, on average, and gains were similar to those of a national sample in a pre-pandemic school year. → Breyon Williams 2023

Evidence¶

Breyon Williams 2023¶

Breyon Williams, Connor Rooney, Gregory Chojnacki. (2023). Breakthrough Collaborative's Tutoring Program: Math Knowledge Gains and Participant Math Perceptions. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/math-knowledge-gains-and-math-perceptions-among-participants-of-the-breakthrough-collaborative

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Key finding from the evaluation of the 2021-2022 school-year tutoring pilot at Breakthrough Central Texas and Breakthrough Greater Boston, measured with i-Ready Math and Renaissance Star Math assessments; the report states gains were "similar to gains from a national sample in a pre-pandemic school year." No effect size is printed.

"Participating students' math scores grew from beginning to end of the year across both affiliates, on average, and these gains were similar to gains from a national sample in a pre-pandemic school year."

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