High-impact tutoring is one of the most powerful ways to accelerate learning, but it’s costly and difficult to deliver widely. PLUS Tutoring bridges that gap by combining skilled human tutors, students’ existing math practice software, and AI-driven analytics to deliver targeted help during the school day. The platform continuously analyzes students’ practice data – things like problem accuracy, time on task, and engagement patterns – to identify who is struggling, why, and when they’re most likely to benefit from human support. By allocating tutors only to students and moments of greatest need, PLUS dramatically reduces the cost per student while preserving the one-on-one interaction that drives gains. The result is more timely, effective tutoring that boosts mastery and confidence for the students who need it most. The theory of change is simple: use data and AI to focus scarce human tutoring where it has the biggest impact, which scales high-quality tutoring across schools and improves equity in learning outcomes.

Contact Information: Shiv Gupta at shivang@cmu.edu

Impact

In a study of 110 students engaging in 12 weeks of tutoring, those who participated in goal-setting interventions increased their weekly math practice time by 25% and improved skill mastery by 40% compared to their baselines.

“I love that PLUS Tutoring provides an opportunity for kids to have more help in the classroom. It’s not just me trying to get to every student but it’s more specific to their needs. I feel like they get a little bit more out of every day.”

Middle School Teacher using PLUS Tutoring

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Team Members

Koedinger

Ken Koedinger

Founder and Professor, CMU

Shivang Gupta

Managing Director, PLUS Tutoring, CMU

Emma-brunskill

Emma Brunskill

Professor, Stanford University

Danielle Thomas

Research Lead, CMU

Erin Gatz

Head of Partnerships, CMU

Alex Houk

Head of Tutoring, CMU

Cindy Tipper

Software Engineering Lead, CMU

Team Members

Ken Koedinger
Founder and Professor, CMU
Shivang Gupta
Managing Director, PLUS Tutoring, CMU
Emma Brunskill
Professor, Stanford University
Danielle Thomas
Research Lead, CMU
Erin Gatz
Head of Partnerships, CMU
Alex Houk
Head of Tutoring, CMU
Cindy Tipper
Software Engineering Lead, CMU