{"question": "best tutoring platforms for schools", "category": "tutoring-platforms", "category_name": "tutoring platforms", "audience": "schools", "audience_name": "schools", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-29T22:37:37Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/tutoring-platforms-schools-2026-09-29", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/tutoring-platforms/schools", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "FEV Tutor", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Varsity Tutors", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Ignite Reading", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Saga Education", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Littera Education", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Tutor.com", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Amira Learning", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Catapult Learning", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Air Tutors", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "BookNook", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Paper", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "third-party", "label": "recommended"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://govspend.com/blog/varsity-tutors-for-schools-shuts-down-where-online-tutoring-demand-goes-next/", "domain": "govspend.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://marketbrief.edweek.org/education-market/varsity-tutors-for-schools-exit-hints-at-shift-in-tutoring-market/2026/08", "domain": "marketbrief.edweek.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.the74million.org/article/major-virtual-tutoring-provider-shuts-down-experts-cite-lack-of-evidence/", "domain": "the74million.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.evidenceforessa.org/program/ignite-reading/", "domain": "evidenceforessa.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://ignite-reading.com/structured-literacy-tutoring-program/", "domain": "ignite-reading.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://saga.org/saga-education-and-littera-education-partner-to-boost-student-achievement-in-mathematics/", "domain": "saga.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.litteraeducation.com/outcomes.html", "domain": "litteraeducation.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.tutor.com/high-dosage-tutoring", "domain": "tutor.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://amiralearning.com/newsroom/amira-learning-unveils-ai-powered-intelligent-growth-engine", "domain": "amiralearning.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://nssa.stanford.edu/tqis/badging/awardees", "domain": "nssa.stanford.edu", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/booknook-earns-stanford-nssa-badge-for-alignment-with-tutoring-program-design-standards-302654257.html", "domain": "prnewswire.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.oregon.gov/ode/EarlyLiteracySuccessInitiative/Documents/ODE_Approved_Provider_List_High-Dosage_Tutoring.pdf", "domain": "oregon.gov", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Approved-Tutoring-Vendors", "domain": "education.ohio.gov", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/2023/3/17/23643908/paper-online-tutoring-new-mexico-contract/", "domain": "chalkbeat.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://paper.co/blog/nssa-tutoring-program-design-badge", "domain": "paper.co", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://govspend.com/blog/fev-tutor-shuts-down-how-online-tutoring-companies-can-fill-the-gap/", "domain": "govspend.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "## Important context first\n\nThe district tutoring market has been shaking out hard. **FEV Tutor** shut down abruptly in early 2025, and **Varsity Tutors for Schools** ended service on August 7, 2026 - mid-back-to-school, after having served 1,000+ districts - as ESSER money vanished and districts started demanding actual evidence of gains. So \"vendor still solvent in 2027\" is now a real selection criterion, not a formality. Ask for financials and a wind-down clause in your contract.\n\nHere's who I'd actually name, roughly in order:\n\n**1. Ignite Reading** - my first call for K-5 foundational reading. One-to-one, 15 min/day, Science of Reading-aligned, virtual. It has the strongest independent evidence of anyone on this list: a matched-control study across Massachusetts districts (2023-24) showed +0.21 SD on DIBELS, with larger effects for English learners (+0.31) and Black students (+0.24). Scales to ~100,000 students. Narrow by design - it does decoding, not general homework help.\n\n**2. Saga Education** - the gold standard for secondary math high-dosage tutoring, and the program most of the research literature is actually built on. Nonprofit, in-person/hybrid, embedded in the school", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. 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