White House Plan Yields 323K Tutors, Mentors to Aid COVID Learning Recovery

The response topped a goal for 250,000 — 9 months early — but the effort’s future depends ‘100% on the election,’ one leader said.

In 2022, the Biden administration called for 250,000 tutors and mentors to rescue what some have called the pandemic’s “lost generation.”

The White House, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for students who fell dramatically behind in math and reading, had something to show for it Thursday. An estimated 323,000 college students, volunteers and school staff signed up — not only exceeding the administration’s goal, but hitting it nine months ahead of schedule.