The tutoring gap nobody planned for
Private tuition has grown faster than public catch-up programmes, widening differences within the same classroom.
Catch-up funding was designed as a temporary measure. Private tutoring, meanwhile, became a permanent household expense for many families.
Teachers report classrooms where a third of students arrive already taught the week's material.
Some districts are responding with in-school small-group teaching, an approach with strong evidence and significant cost.
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