So Much for the Promise of Virtual Tutoring

<p><strong>Today on AOTA Shorts: </strong>Varsity Tutors for Schools, one of the nation’s largest virtual tutoring providers, has abruptly closed up shop. <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/major-virtual-tutoring-provider-shuts-down-experts-cite-lack-of-evidence/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Citing a lack of evidence of effectiveness</a>, it appears their district partners had begun seeking other providers. As we emerge from the pandemic era, where billions in additional federal funding for education sparked a wave of high-dose tutoring and other ed tech based service providers, schools and districts are now forced to grapple with both costs and the harsh reality of whether these providers were able to deliver results. Varsity, it appears, did not. But the closure of a company that’s not delivering results is a good thing… right? Manuel and Jeff discuss!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>All of the Above was named </strong><a href="https://www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-podcasts/#fe_6766400" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>#30 on the Best 100 Education Podcasts in the US</strong></a><strong> by MillionPodcasts.com. </strong>Check us out, like, subscribe, and drop a rating :) </p><p><br></p><p><strong>MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! </strong>In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. <a href="https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don&#39;t miss our latest content!</strong></p><p>Listen on <a href="http://apple.co/38QV7Bd" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcast </a>and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm?si=e8a97242cc7440a0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a> </p><p>Website: <a href="https://aotashow.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://AOTAshow.com</a><br></p>