Little Rock Schools Offer Tutoring To Children At Failing Schools
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The Little Rock School District is finally
starting some tutoring programs required by the federal No Child
Left Behind Act.
Four months ago, the district learned that seven of its schools
fell under new requirements for after-school tutoring. Arkansas has
17 schools with at least three straight years of low test scores,
meaning they must provide tutoring or special computer assistance.
North Little Rock has two schools that fall under the
requirement and they plan to start tutoring soon.
No Child Left Behind requires districts to use Title One money
to hire outside contractors for supplemental tutoring or computer
services. Little Rock has hired Knowledge Points of Central
Arkansas and School Technology Extensions.
