"It's like a job. You have goals. You see results" -Yuriy, Experience Corps Member

Tutoring children in and after school isn’t new, but how much does it really help in critical areas like reading?
Washington University finds students with Experience Corps tutors make 60% more progress in critical reading skills than students without tutors.

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Johns Hopkins University researchers document Experience Corps impact. Third graders working with Experience Corps members scored significantly higher on a reading test than children in the control schools.

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• Print the full study published in the Journal of Urban Health (PDF)

AmeriCorps Study Shows Experience Corps Makes "Significant Difference" Survey finds that 97 percent of teachers agree or strongly agree that the members improve the learning environment, with three out of four reporting that students made significant academic progress as a result.

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