{"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": "2026-10-19T22:40:27Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/tutoring-platforms-schools-2026-10-19", "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": "Air Tutors", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "K-12", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Littera Education", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Tutor.com", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Cignition", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "HeyTutor / Tutor Me Education", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Brainfuse", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "National Student Support Accelerator", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"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://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://govspend.com/blog/fev-tutor-shuts-down-how-online-tutoring-companies-can-fill-the-gap/", "domain": "govspend.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ignite-reading-wraps-up-monumental-school-year-1-4-million-tutoring-sessions-delivered-as-johns-hopkins-university-study-validates-lasting-impact-302824237.html", "domain": "prnewswire.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://ignite-reading.com/our-reading-tutoring-impact/", "domain": "ignite-reading.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://nssa.stanford.edu/sample-tutoring-programs/saga-education", "domain": "nssa.stanford.edu", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://www.the74million.org/article/exclusive-new-research-strengthens-case-for-virtual-tutoring/", "domain": "the74million.org", "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://nssa.stanford.edu/news/cignition-chosen-ohio-department-education-provide-k-12-schools-access-high-dosage-tutoring", "domain": "nssa.stanford.edu", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sde/high-dosage-tutoring/additional/heytutor_high_dosage_tutoring_2023.pdf", "domain": "portal.ct.gov", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://home.brainfuse.com/2025/01/31/school-districts-face-growing-tutoring-shortages-as-major-provider-closes-funding-ends/", "domain": "home.brainfuse.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/teaching/accelerate-high-dosage-tutoring-vendor-guide.pdf?sfvrsn=78336e18_6", "domain": "doe.louisiana.gov", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://www.oregon.gov/ode/EarlyLiteracySuccessInitiative/Documents/ODE_Approved_Provider_List_High-Dosage_Tutoring.pdf", "domain": "oregon.gov", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://betakit.com/with-school-districts-striving-to-achieve-more-with-less-layoffs-come-to-paper", "domain": "betakit.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Heads up before the list: the two names a district would have heard most in 2021-24 are both gone. **FEV Tutor** collapsed mid-year in January 2025, and **Varsity Tutors for Schools** (Nerdy's district arm) shut down on August 7, 2026, days before the school year started - in both cases districts were left scrambling. So vendor durability and published evidence matter more than feature lists right now.\n\nHere's who I'd actually name, roughly in order:\n\n**1. Ignite Reading** - K-3 foundational reading, 1:1, 15 minutes every day with the same tutor. The strongest evidence of anyone on this list: a Johns Hopkins evaluation published January 2026 found real gains, with 85% of students who exited at benchmark still at benchmark a year later. If your problem is early literacy, start here.\n\n**2. Saga Education** - math, grades 6-12, embedded in the school day (not after school), 1:2 or 1:3 with a consistent tutor. Nonprofit, and the research base is the best in math tutoring - students gaining up to ~1.5-2.5 extra years of math learning in the strongest studies. Higher cost and heavier to implement because it's a staffing model, not a login.\n\n**3. Air Tutors (and AirReading)** - virtual, K", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}