"Do you see the pattern, now?"
"It's really an amazing opportunity for kids who are in school and are first-gen... to be able to give back, build that connection long term and short term (with a student), and also help them further their career and their goals,"
"Obviously, being in the Bay Area, I certainly could have found some of those (tutoring jobs). But then at the same time, I was doing a lot of reading about the achievement gap, the haves and have-nots,"
"The extra money wouldn't hurt. But what if I created some sort of structure where I tutored students who couldn't afford it?"
Mia Matute tutors 12-year-old Kaycie Grant in the Oakland hills, guiding her through fraction problems and building academic confidence. Elevate Tutoring hires low-income, first-generation college students as fellows and provides scholarships, work experience, and professional development. Fellows tutor K–12 students from similar backgrounds to promote academic success and resilience. Bob Schaffer founded Elevate in 2011 after completing a Stanford PhD and chose to direct tutoring toward students who could not afford private help. Fellows report long-term commitment to returning and mentoring future students from their communities. The program offers a replicable model for addressing educational inequality.
Read at The Mercury News
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