{"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": "2026-10-28T23:17:23Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/tutoring-platforms-schools-2026-10-28", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/tutoring-platforms/schools", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Varsity Tutors", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "FEV Tutor", "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": "Amira Learning", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Air Tutors", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "Tutor.com", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Fullmind", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Brainfuse", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "Paper", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "National Student Support Accelerator", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "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://www.the74million.org/article/tutoring-giants-sudden-demise-linked-to-end-of-federal-relief-funds/", "domain": "the74million.org", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://nssa.stanford.edu/display-playbook-high-impact-tutoring/section-4/provider-comparison-selection", "domain": "nssa.stanford.edu", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://nssa.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/High_Impact_Tutoring_District_Playbook.pdf", "domain": "nssa.stanford.edu", "source_type": "reference"}, {"url": "https://ignite-reading.com/our-reading-tutoring-impact", "domain": "ignite-reading.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/outcomes-virtual-literacy-tutoring-intervention-massachusetts", "domain": "fordhaminstitute.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://market.litteraeducation.com/tutor-ops-faq", "domain": "market.litteraeducation.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.amiralearning.com", "domain": "amiralearning.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://tutor.com/about", "domain": "tutor.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://thejournal.com/articles/2022/08/26/new-hampshire-deal-will-provide-unlimited-tutoring-access-to-every-middle-high-schooler-in-state.aspx", "domain": "thejournal.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.fullmindlearning.com/teacher-shortage-solution", "domain": "fullmindlearning.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"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://thelogic.co/briefing/montreal-online-tutoring-firm-paper-cuts-45-of-head-office-jobs-replaces-ceo/", "domain": "thelogic.co", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://thejournal.com/Articles/2025/08/06/Youve-Paid-for-Tutoring-Heres-How-to-Make-Sure-It-Works.aspx", "domain": "thejournal.com", "source_type": "other"}], "answer_text": "Worth knowing up front: this market just got culled. **Varsity Tutors for Schools shut down in August 2026** - and experts quoted in the coverage said it wasn't just ESSER running out, it was that they couldn't show evidence of achievement gains. **FEV Tutor** collapsed abruptly in January 2025, mid-contract, leaving districts like Ector County ISD scrambling for 2,000 students. So vendor viability and evidence are now the first two screens, not the last.\n\nHere's who I'd actually name, roughly in the order I'd look at them:\n\n**1. Ignite Reading** - my first call for K-2 foundational literacy. 1:1, 15 minutes daily, science-of-reading aligned. A Johns Hopkins evaluation across Massachusetts districts found +0.21 SD vs. matched peers (meets ESSA standards), with DIBELS benchmark attainment going from 16% to 50% in a year. That's the most credible recent evidence I've seen from a vendor you can actually buy.\n\n**2. Saga Education** - for middle/high school math. Nonprofit, in-school, 1:2 or 1:4, and the Chicago RCT behind it is still the benchmark study the whole \"high-dosage tutoring\" field cites. Downside: it's staffing-intensive and not available everywhere.\n\n**3. Littera Education*", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. 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