Salem Among 272 Elementary Schools to Receive No-Cost Early Literacy Tutoring from Healey-Driscoll Administration
Posted on: August 5, 2025
Tutoring to provide one-on-one, small-group sessions multiple times a week for at least 10 weeks through $25 million investment
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Monday that 272 schools in Massachusetts were selected to receive free, high-dosage early literacy tutoring this school year, designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade build foundational reading skills — with Grade 1 as the top priority.
High-dosage tutoring provides one-on-one or small-group tutoring sessions multiple times a week for at least 10 weeks. This program was created by Governor Maura Healey as part of her comprehensive strategy to improve literacy for all Massachusetts students and is funded through a $25 million investment in Fair Share dollars.
