Tutors needed in Rochester

The pandemic is setting kids even farther behind in their education.

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Kimt news 3's maleeha kamal is finding out ?

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"*corp is seeking a dozn tutors for rochester public schools.xxx on the scene look live: the pandemic has forced schools to switch to distant learning... while this has enabled schools district to continue teaching it might be keep students from progressing.

Nats: "our goal is to put tutors into schools to be able to support students."

Megan peterson works for a program under americorp that helps provide tutors throughout the state.

She says the summer months already tend to be a slump for students when it comes to reading and math.

Now with the pandemic ?

"* she says the impat on student learning loss is projected to be significantly higher than past years which is creating a higher need for tutors in the rochester area.

"and we are seeing with the the disruptions to school schedules and shift to distance learning that could result in even greater gap than we had in the past.

We are here looking for tutors to go in and help support those students and those teachers to make sure the kids are getting what they need to close those education gaps.

Look live: peterson says they are looking 12 tutors for the rochester area.

There are three levels of commitment and they will provide the to be a tutor ?

"* you must be 8 years of age and have a high school diploma or g?

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Time tutors can get paid up to six hundred and fifty dollars every two weeks.

For more information on how you can sign up ?

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