| Going to school is all about learning the facts. It's also | | | | in need. The federal No Child Left Behind Act provides |
| about gaining knowledge on how to interpret these | | | | options to parents of San Diego Schools students |
| facts and form opinions based on them. While many | | | | attending campuses that have been categorized as |
| students excel academically, there are an equal | | | | "Program Improvement" for a minimum of one school |
| amount of those who do not. And the number of | | | | year. Under the act, schools in program improvement |
| minority and low-income students in the San Diego | | | | for 2 years more must offer these San Diego Schools |
| Public Schools who don't succeed is way too high. | | | | students supplemental educational services, which |
| It's important to not only identify the students who are | | | | include free tutoring. San Diego Schools parents of |
| struggling, but to get them the help they need to | | | | students in affected schools received a booklet by |
| succeed in school without feeling discouraged or stupid. | | | | mail detailing the program. More than 30 education |
| Students attending San Diego Schools are among the | | | | providers are expected to attend. These programs |
| millions of students throughout the nation who can take | | | | are approved by the California Department of |
| advantage of free services to help them catch up in | | | | Education. |
| school. While each individual school district offers a | | | | Live Homework Help is a free, live, one-to-one online |
| variety of programs to get students back on track | | | | tutoring service connecting students in San Diego |
| when they need the extra help, can these programs | | | | Schools to qualified tutors from any Internet-enabled |
| alone meet the need? | | | | computer. English and Spanish-speaking tutors are |
| Free Programs at San Diego Schools | | | | available. San Diego Schools students, parents and |
| San Diego Schools offer two interesting programs; | | | | teachers can connect to online tutors -- seven days a |
| tutor provider fairs, and live, on-line homework help. The | | | | week any time between 1:00 - 10:00 pm. Students can |
| homework help for students attending San Diego | | | | use Live Homework Help whenever they need |
| Schools is provided in conjunction with the San Diego | | | | assistance. Currently, the service is only accessible on |
| Public Library, the City of San Diego, and Parents of | | | | computers running Microsoft Windows. Work is |
| students attending Program Improvement schools in | | | | underway to provide the service across other |
| San Diego Schools have been invited to attend one of | | | | computer platforms, as well as within San Diego |
| seven tutoring provider fairs scheduled in July and | | | | Schools themselves. Of course, that asks the |
| August. This is key, because reaching out to parents | | | | question- do low-income students have access to |
| of struggling students is often the answer. | | | | computers? |
| The service provider fairs give San Diego Schools | | | | To use Live Homework Help and connect with a live |
| parents the opportunity to meet and speak with the | | | | online tutor, a San Diego Schools student needs either |
| tutoring providers and choose the one that best fits | | | | a valid San Diego Public Library card number and |
| their students' needs. | | | | Personal Identification Number (PIN) or a San Diego |
| Schools That Need Help | | | | Public Library Access Card. |
| In many cases, entire San Diego Schools are the case | | | | |