Does tutoring in public schools really work?
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is getting $3 million to expand her exploration of that question.
Carolyn Heinrich, a professor of public affairs and director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, has been awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand her research on evaluating tutoring programs mandated under the federal No Child Left Behind law. Her research to date concentrated on the Milwaukee public school system.