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WBTV News Bounce Features Heart’s Volunteer Drive

Delano Little of WBTV News interviewed Executive Director Emily Elliott about Heart’s volunteer drive to recruit tutors for 350 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students. The interview was featured on the station’s Bounce TV channel. Have one hour weekly to volunteer as a tutor for an elementary school student? Click here to sign up today or for more information.… continue reading

Video Features Heart Students, Teachers And Tutors

This 11-minute video spotlights how Heart Math Tutoring connects students and tutors for results that count. Interested in becoming a tutor for one hour a week? Click here to sign up today to become a volunteer.… continue reading

Heart Kicks Off Volunteer Drive For 2015-16 School Year

We have officially kicked off our volunteer drive for the 2015-16 school year and we asking for the community’s support! The goal is to recruit volunteers to be tutors for 350 students by Sept. 17.

“Volunteers are Heart’s ‘heart,’ delivering critical skills and confidence to elementary students who need extra help,” said Emily Elliott, executive director of Heart Math Tutoring. “We look forward to growing our dedicated volunteer base to impact the lives of more students in our community.”

Adds Elliott, “Math does not have … continue reading

2015-16 Volunteer Tutor Drive Update

Heart Math Tutoring is recruiting volunteers to work with 350 elementary school students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. So far, 100 people have signed up for the 2015-16 school year. Do you have an hour each week to work one-on-one with a student? Click here to sign up as a volunteer today!

Click here to sign up as a volunteer today!… continue reading

Filling the International Skills Gap, Together

By Emily Elliott
Executive Director

A recent commentary in Education Week by Christopher T. Cross made the case for rigorous educational standards in the United States. Under the banner “Common Core,” we have seen rigorous standards face some degree of controversy, but few would argue against holding a high bar of excellence for United States citizens, especially paired with statistics showing the U.S. is slipping in international metrics.

Cross cites that the U.S. tied for last place of 22 nations in numeracy and ranked 20th … continue reading