Presently, about 1200 children at 25 Chicago schools earn Time Dollars for tutoring or being tutored. 100 hours earns a refurbished computer. The impact of this has been to involve parents much more closely than before in their children's schooling. A recent formal evaluation of the program has shown that the tutoring makes a significant difference in educational achievement. On average, the tutors and tutees advance a full educational year in English and Math in the year they are involved.
Bullying goes down, because older students protect the children they tutor.
On tutoring days, attendance goes up.