How a St. Louis-based tutoring program helps Black students achieve beyond systemic biases
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
January 22, 202521m 59s
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A growing and significant body of research suggests that students benefit from having a teacher of the same race or ethnicity. Yet most teachers in the U.S. are white women. St. Louis entrepreneur Angelica Harris founded <a href=”https://www.toptutorsforus.com”>Top Tutors for Us</a> to pair Black high school students with tutors who look like them. She shares how their services have led to improved test scores and higher college acceptance rates of their students.