# Analysis: Texas & Tennessee Get Tutoring Right — and Model How to Expand it Nationwide September 05, 2022 *Sharma: A local focus, professional development, accelerated classwork and policies that keep costs down can help make tutoring programs a success* At the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year, [I visited schools and districts in Tennessee](https://www.cheathamcountyexchange.com/news/cheatham-county-schools-chosen-to-pilot-changes-in-online-learning-program/article_4ad7b49e-eacf-11ec-bd05-1b3814941bc0.html) that are a part of the statewide tutoring program, the [TN All Corps](https://www.the74million.org/article/tennessee-goes-all-in-on-tutoring-with-200m-statewide-program-for-150000-kids-who-are-just-below-grade-level-in-english-math/). I observed many students and tutors working together in the pursuit of catching up in their math learning. At each I visited, I witnessed sparks going off. Kids were truly engaged in learning math. In the face of two-plus years of pandemic-era learning, this left me feeling hopeful. As the new school year commences, however, students are still way behind. As economist and Harvard University Professor Thomas Kane demonstrated through his [recent research](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/schools-learning-loss-remote-covid-education/629938/), [unfinished learning](https://www.the74million.org/article/harvard-economist-offers-gloomy-forecast-on-reversing-pandemic-learning-loss/) is not only quantifiable, but also inequitable. Scalable solutions for addressing unfinished learning, Kane says, are often hard to implement. As the CEO and co-founder of [Zearn](https://about.zearn.org/), I have had the privilege of supporting state education leaders in Tennessee and Texas who are making monumental investments in high-impact, large-scale tutoring programs. Through the [TN All Corps](https://www.tn.gov/education/top-links/tn-all-corps.html) and the [Vetted Texas Tutor Corps](https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/covid/vetted-texas-tutor-corps), more than 125,000 kids in 375 districts and over 2,800 schools are accelerating their math learning. [Continue reading at the74million.org.](https://www.the74million.org/article/analysis-texas-tennessee-get-tutoring-right-and-model-how-to-expand-it-nationwide/) See also:- [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news) - [ 2022 ](/year/2022) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)