Outsourced Tutoring
It probably shouldn’t be surprising that several online tutoring companies are starting to use tutors from overseas. Some of the more controversial aspects of this practice are discussed in an article from last month in the Times Union. One issue that I hadn’t thought about is that a company using math tutors in India might be providing NCLB-required supplemental services, meaning that federal dollars are in essence being used to hire foreign workers to aid our students. Whether that is good or bad is a matter of debate, but it sure seems outside the box.