Impact
"I´m the one who is learning!"
"This program works."
"I´ve seen a significant change in my daughter´s ability to write and read."

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

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From members...

They've Definately Improved
Linda Macias , Experience Corps member, retired letter carrier
Mesa
"The program is nice because you can work as much as you want... I have noticed in spelling, they've definitely improved overall . . . compared to the beginning of the (school) year."

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From educators...

Who Gets to Be With the Tutor?
Mary Jane Montgomery, Fourth-grade teacher, Lincoln Elementary School
Evansville
"The tutors build relationships with the kids. Mr Taylor is a real favorite. The kids fight over who gets to be with him."

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From families...

I really didn't know what was wrong
Iesha Lewis, Student's mother
New York City
"She wasn't reading to me at all before the tutoring. She would read 'cat' and 'dog,' only words that are so common. I was extremely worried. I really didn't know what was wrong. Now she reads with the other kids."

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"In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."

-President Obama, "State of the Union," January 27, 2010
"Together, we can continue our commitment to education innovation by investing in Experience Corps, a program that helps elementary students by increasing the number of older adult tutors and mentors in the classroom. Independent research shows that Experience Corps works: Third-grade reading and math scores are rising and students feel safer at school."

-Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, State of the City Speech, February 22, 2010