Tutoring

In a new book, Sal Khan touts the potential of artificial intelligence to address lagging student achievement. Our authors weigh in.

And a human tutoring expert takes notes

More families are seeking one-on-one help for their kids. What does that tell us about 21st-century education?

An experimental intervention in the 1980s raised certain test scores by two standard deviations. It wasn’t just tutoring, and it’s never been replicated, but it continues to inspire.