White House Seeks to Add 250,000 Tutors, Mentors to Address COVID-Related Learning Loss

President Joe Biden (L) and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona deliver remarks during an event for the 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year at the White House on Apr. 27, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—The White House on Tuesday announced a new program to add 250,000 tutors and mentors within the next three years to help K-12 public school students recover from their learning loss during the pandemic.

The national program, a partnership between the Department of Education, AmeriCorps, and Everyone Graduates Center, will support summer learning, afterschool, and tutoring programs. AmeriCorps is an independent government agency focusing on national service initiatives. Everyone Graduates Center is a think tank affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.