Racine Unified School District Receives Tutoring Donation

RACINE — The Racine Unified School District will now be able to offer constant tutoring for all of its students. TutorMe, a Los Angeles-based tutoring company, donated its services to the District Tuesday.

The company handed over a check in the order of $100,000, a donation for the district to use TutorMe's 24/7 tutoring services, according to a news release from TutorMe. The donation comes as students get back to school in person, many for the first time since before the pandemic.

A key issue as schools chart their way out of a pandemic: the losses of learning many students faced with a chaotic year of online classes, COVID-19 tests, and the general distractions a year marked by the pandemic provided.

Some students now entering high school have fallen behind in math and reading, according to Janell Decker, the deputy chief academic officer at RUSD.

With TutorMe's donation, the district hopes holes can be plugged in the learning losses.

"Our students deserve the best, and after all the disruptions we’ve seen over the past 18 months, access to TutorMe will help them learn both in and out of the classroom," Decker said.

"We look forward to implementing it during study halls, station rotations, and after school to meet our students where they are and get them where we want them to be.”

TutorMe is a service offering 24/7 access to tutors in hundreds of courses. Students are matched with tutors that offer a virtual way to learn or catch up, according to the news release.

“At a time when the quality of students’ education can depend on their financial resources, I am
honored to offer on-demand academic support to students who need and deserve a level playing
field,” said Myles Hunter, co-founder and CEO of TutorMe. “With many families facing
economic difficulties and other trauma, Racine Unified is going the extra mile to support its
community. TutorMe is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with these devoted educators and
administrators.”