Category Archives: Press

Heart Featured on Charleston’s Live 5 News

Heart Charleston was featured on Live 5 News to highlight the need for additional tutors to support students this school year. Heart’s Charleston Program Director, Dave Smith, was joined by Heart Tutor and Board Member Shakitha Barner during the segment to provide details about tutoring and encourage the community to volunteer. Shakitha shared, “Getting to know [the students] and watching them light up when they learn is my most enjoyable moment.” Watch the full interview to hear more from Dave and Shakitha about why you … continue reading

Heart Featured on Winston-Salem’s WXII 12 News

Heart’s Winston-Salem program was featured on WXII 12 News to highlight the beginning of our second year of partnership with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools! The news segment celebrates the growth students made last year and encourages community members to volunteer as tutors at Bolton and Easton Elementary. WXII 12 News Reporter Jackie Pascale is a second year Heart tutor and shares that “working with the students is a bright spot in my week, every week!” Watch or read the full segment to hear more from Jackie … continue reading

Volunteer with Heart!

Heart Math Tutoring is looking for 1,600 volunteers to partner with 1,500 students in the 2024/25 school year in Charlotte, NC, Charleston, SC, and Winston-Salem, NC! Heart tutors will support students at 29 Carolina schools with building foundational math skills and gaining the confidence needed for long-term academic success.

With just 1 hour per week from October to April, you can make an impact! Heart provides everything you need – tutor training, a fun, hands-on curriculum, and an on-site Program Coordinator for support. If you … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring CEO Featured on Francene Marie Show

Heart’s Chief Executive Officer, Emily Elliott Gaffney, was recently interviewed on the Francene Marie Show, a radio show that airs weekly on six stations in Charlotte!

During the interview, Francene Marie asked about Heart’s program model of using volunteers as tutors, the impact tutors have in schools, and the philanthropy that supports the delivery of tutoring at 26 schools across Charlotte.

Gaffney also shared a few recent anecdotes from tutoring, including: “[a] student said to her tutor a couple of weeks ago, ‘I don’t know … continue reading

Heart Tutors Featured in Article by The 74

Heart Math Tutoring and two longtime Heart tutors were featured in an article by national education news site, The 74! The article highlights the need for students to have hands-on experience with numbers and how Heart tutors contribute to this research supported instruction.

The 74 quoted leaders in math education, including Dr. Dionne Cross Francis and Dr. Jo Boaler, on their support for emphasizing concrete math activities. Francis said, “we want to engage kids in really rich worthwhile experiences where they’re developing concepts from engagement … continue reading