Equipping caring adults to unlock student potential

High-impact, in-person literacy tutoring for K-5th graders

Accelerate student learning

North Carolina Education Corps supports school leaders and community members eager to improve student outcomes. We’re helping K-5 students who are behind in reading get the high-impact, in-person tutoring they need to thrive. Across North Carolina, we’ve helped thousands of students, primarily in Title I schools, see outsized gains in student growth.

See how we’ve been helping students do better in school and why high-impact tutoring is one of the most effective tools to do so.

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Strengthening communities

We believe that the people best positioned to help students succeed are in their own backyard — the parents, caregivers, retired teachers, and college students from those same communities.

Over 1,000 tutors have supported over 230 schools in over 30 districts to date. When those tutors help students do better in school, they play an active part in strengthening the communities we all call home.

A parent’s perspective – “His confidence grew”

What people are saying

We've got to teach literacy. They've got to know how to read. They've got to know how to use those skills then to explore the world and what can come later for them in life.

Lynn Plummer, Chief Academic Officer, Stanly County Schools

The NC Education Corps approach is the right one for our district because of the high-impact model. We were very strategic and intentional—you're able to look at the data and see that what we're doing is working. Over time, we've seen those gaps closing.

AJ Hammond, Director of Elementary Education, Hoke County Schools

My own son was in this program and worked with a tutor and grew. The skills and literacy grew leaps and bounds, but my favorite part about it is his confidence grew and his confidence grew because of the corps member.

Lauren Piper, Mom and District Literacy Coordinator, Granville County Schools