This article is a word-for-word copy (without attribution) of a press release from UC San Diego. Neither source links to the original study, which is a preprint that can be found here (5 page PDF) posted as a 'framed field experiment on the The Field Experiments Website at EconPapers. The study "explores the possibilities of a low-cost model with volunteer tutors which has the potential to reach more students in need." One of the authors, Sally Sadoff, is quoted as saying ""We think there's reason to be optimistic about the prospect of online tutoring." But as the paper (but not the article) notes, "It remains an open question whether such a model can be replicated at scale given the extraordinary efforts of undergraduate volunteers from highly selective colleges who served as tutors and operated CovEd." No kidding.
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