The announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser comes in the midst of a tense budget season and fears of cuts
A student participates in a math tutoring session at Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School in Northeast Washington. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said she wants to spend $4.8 million to sustain intensive tutoring programs for students next year, extending a multiyear effort to help children recover from the setbacks they experienced during virtual learning.to the per-pupil funding formula that largely determines how much money schools get.
The mayor’s announcement about the funding for high-impact tutoring — a specific kind of academic help that consists of frequent, small-group sessions — came at a citywide summit on the topic. She touted the effort’s success, including a recentthat found that students in D.C. were more likely to attend school when they had sessions. “Last school year, we found that students enrolled in high-impact tutoring were likely to reach their math and literacy goals,” Bowser said.
Bowser also proposed new money for high school programs — including $5 million for dual enrollment and student internship programs and thea facility in Northeast Washington that trains high-schoolers for careers in nursing and cybersecurity. She said an additional $17 million
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