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College students needed for summer Tennessee Tutoring Corps
In an effort to prevent summer learning loss, 1,000 college students or recent grads are wanted for paid tutoring positions for elementary students across the state. Author: Shannon Smith Updated: 12:06 AM EDT April 20, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The summer slide is a real problem for young students.
That s when they forget what they learned in school while on summer break, then struggle when the return to the classroom in the next grade.
It s even more of an issue with the pandemic. I think we all realize that last spring s learning wasn t optimal, and the more we can get kids in live contact with adults, the better, said former governor Bill Haslam in July 2020.