The PATHS to Tutor Act creates a new federal grant program to help schools that struggle to find teachers and serve disadvantaged students get more tutoring support. The Department of Education will give money to local partnerships made up of teacher training programs, schools, and community organizations. These groups will use the grants to hire and place tutors in classrooms, buy learning materials and technology, and cover costs like transportation and meals so students can actually attend tutoring sessions. The bill also makes tutoring positions eligible to be filled through national service programs, which could help recruit more tutors by offering them service credit or other benefits. Essentially, this is about getting more one-on-one academic help into schools that need it most but have the hardest time attracting resources.

PATHS to Tutor Act of 2023

Booker, Cory A.

Partnering Aspiring Teachers with High-need Schools to Tutor Act of 2023 or the PATHS to Tutor Act of 2023 This bill expands access to tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-need schools by establishing a grant program. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to local consortia to carry out high-quality tutoring programs. Local consortia refers to partnerships between teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies or individual schools, and community-based organizations. Grant recipients may use these funds for certain activities, including matching and placing tutors, purchasing instructional materials and connectivity resources, and providing transportation and meals to students who attend the tutoring program. ED must also enter into an interagency agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service to include tutor positions as approved national service positions.