Private tutoring chains raise U.S. test scores but widen racial gaps, study finds
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An NBER working paper tracking chains including Kumon, Sylvan Learning and Mathnasium finds higher district-wide math and reading scores after a first center opens, but the math gains are concentrated among White and Asian students New research finds the arrival of private tutoring chains is associa…
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