Saga Education

We’re excited to kick off the fourth year of our partnership with Milford (MA) Public Schools and the Community Foundation for MetroWest.

At Stacy Middle School, tutors trained by Saga are providing 40 students in grades 6-8 with targeted, small-group math instruction. With about 45 hours of additional tutoring support throughout the school year, we’re helping students close learning gaps and gain confidence they need to thrive.

Thanks to the Community Foundation for MetroWest for their continued support of this mission. Read the article in the comments to learn more.

Sustainability is a top-of-mind question for many school district leaders: How do we maintain high-impact interventions once one-time funding expires?

The partnership model between Maryland and Arnold Ventures, recently highlighted in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, provides a clear roadmap. They prioritized evidence-based programs (including Saga) not because they were the newest trend, but because they have a proven track record of meaningful impact and scalability.

When school districts prioritize evidence, they will get better outcomes for students.

Read the full article.

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/public-spending-evidence-based-solutions

Oklahoma school districts: Are you looking for proven ways to boost student math achievement?

There is now an exciting opportunity to partner with Saga Education through the State Partnership for Proven Programs. Thanks to a joint effort between the State of Oklahoma and Arnold Ventures, districts can secure matching funding to implement high-impact math tutoring that is backed by rigorous evidence.

Moore Public Schools has already seen the benefits firsthand, with positive feedback from both teachers and students.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education Office of Title Services held a webinar in May, highlighting this opportunity for Oklahoma school districts to leverage high-impact, evidence-based math tutoring support. Click the link in the comments to get a summary of the opportunity or go to the link below to watch the full video.

What does a successful school year look like for tutors? For Saga tutors working with students in Chicago Public Schools, it’s about seeing students’ progress in math learning and their growth as young adults, as well as the memories and relationships created in the tutorial classroom. Hear from our tutors about what made the 2025-2026 school year special.

Learn more about tutoring with Saga at saga.org/tutor-with-saga

In The 74, Saga Education board member Christina Grant and Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman highlight what it really takes to drive results: strong implementation, real-time data, and accountability for outcomes.

This is the work that ensures tutoring delivers for every student

Find the link to the full article in the comments.

Saga Education was featured as a key partner in the Maryland Partnership for Proven Programs (MPPP) during the recent Presidential Plenary at the Society for Prevention Research conference.

This initiative focuses on using realistic, evidence-based strategies to achieve success for Maryland kids.

MPPP is a collaboration among Governor Wes Moore’s office, Arnold Ventures (providing up to $20 million in matched funding), and the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, focusing on scaling proven interventions.

Saga math tutoring for 9th graders is one of the first two programs being scaled up in Maryland due to its proven track record of sizable and lasting gains in student math achievement. High-impact tutoring can change life trajectories, making students more likely to complete math programs, graduate from high school, and ultimately get jobs.



Link to the video in comments

How do you turn a simple math tutoring session into a space where students feel safe making mistakes and growing as confident math learners? It starts with building strong relationships.

Dr. Halley Bowman from Saga Education shares three easy, practical moves our tutors use every day to weave Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) into math sessions in her new article "3 Tutoring Moves That Enrich Math Learning" on MiddleWeb:

https://www.middleweb.com/53428/3-tutoring-moves-that-enrich-math-learning/

A new article from Renaissance Philanthropy explores how AI might close the coaching gap for educators.

It features research from the University of Colorado Boulder’s HAT system (tested in partnership with Saga Education) showing how targeted feedback helps tutors improve instruction and student learning. Link to the full article in the comments.

Thanks to a grant from the Overdeck Family Foundation,the University of Chicago Education Lab studied Saga's hybrid model, which showed powerful results: ninth graders achieved about a year of extra learning in math. This work is crucial for scaling effective, affordable support to students who need it most.

Check the comments below for the link to the report.