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Step Up Tutoring offers one-on-one online tutoring, mentorship, and personalized academic coaching focused on math and reading. Students work with tutors who use adaptive, AI-powered learning software and a research-backed curriculum in either math or reading. The program pairs each student with a consistent, caring tutor who meets with them in one-on-one online tutoring sessions.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: Students are paired with a consistent tutor for one-on-one, twice weekly, online tutoring sessions.
• Price: Students and families gain access to consistent academic support and meaningful mentorship at no cost.
Step Up Tutoring is mobilizing a national network of tutors to provide free, one-on-one online tutoring and mentorship to 2nd–6th grade students from underserved communities. Since its founding in 2020, the program has supported more than 8,300 2nd–6th grade students from underserved communities. It has partnered with over 40 districts and charter networks across Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York City, DC, and Arizona, and community volunteers are recruited through service organizations and typically serve one student each.
Tutors include volunteers and Federal Work-Study college students from over 40 colleges across the country, and 73% of tutors are aspiring educators who are interested in or exploring careers in education. All tutors are vetted, selected, and background checked, and they complete Step Up’s training, which was co-developed with ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and Stanford University’s National Student Support Accelerator. The program uses a hybrid human-tech model that combines trained volunteers and Federal Work-Study college students, AI-powered tutor feedback tools, and adaptive learning technology personalized to each student’s needs.
Reported outcomes from the program include improved math performance by 22 percentile points (from the 38th to the 60th percentile), 86% of students feeling more confident in math and reading after tutoring with Step Up, 97% of students believing their tutor cares about them, 94% of tutors reporting being personally impacted by the experience, and 82% of high school and college tutors reporting that Step Up increased their interest in teaching. Step Up Tutoring is a 501(c)(3) organization. The leadership team includes Sam Olivieri, Chief Executive Officer; Angelo DiNardi, Chief Technology Officer; Annie Johansen, Director of Learning Innovation; Atiya Davis, Tutor Operations and Partnerships Manager; Camille Velasco, Family Coordinator; Charmaine Ho, Senior Director, Recruiting & Onboarding; Dani De La Cruz, Family Experience Coordinator; Daniel Halper, Co-Founder, Head of Step Up Labs; and Erin King, Senior Manager, Tutor Recruitment.
Last updated March 22, 2026.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: Students are paired with a consistent tutor for one-on-one, twice weekly, online tutoring sessions.
• Price: Students and families gain access to consistent academic support and meaningful mentorship at no cost.
Step Up Tutoring is mobilizing a national network of tutors to provide free, one-on-one online tutoring and mentorship to 2nd–6th grade students from underserved communities. Since its founding in 2020, the program has supported more than 8,300 2nd–6th grade students from underserved communities. It has partnered with over 40 districts and charter networks across Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York City, DC, and Arizona, and community volunteers are recruited through service organizations and typically serve one student each.
Tutors include volunteers and Federal Work-Study college students from over 40 colleges across the country, and 73% of tutors are aspiring educators who are interested in or exploring careers in education. All tutors are vetted, selected, and background checked, and they complete Step Up’s training, which was co-developed with ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and Stanford University’s National Student Support Accelerator. The program uses a hybrid human-tech model that combines trained volunteers and Federal Work-Study college students, AI-powered tutor feedback tools, and adaptive learning technology personalized to each student’s needs.
Reported outcomes from the program include improved math performance by 22 percentile points (from the 38th to the 60th percentile), 86% of students feeling more confident in math and reading after tutoring with Step Up, 97% of students believing their tutor cares about them, 94% of tutors reporting being personally impacted by the experience, and 82% of high school and college tutors reporting that Step Up increased their interest in teaching. Step Up Tutoring is a 501(c)(3) organization. The leadership team includes Sam Olivieri, Chief Executive Officer; Angelo DiNardi, Chief Technology Officer; Annie Johansen, Director of Learning Innovation; Atiya Davis, Tutor Operations and Partnerships Manager; Camille Velasco, Family Coordinator; Charmaine Ho, Senior Director, Recruiting & Onboarding; Dani De La Cruz, Family Experience Coordinator; Daniel Halper, Co-Founder, Head of Step Up Labs; and Erin King, Senior Manager, Tutor Recruitment.
Last updated March 22, 2026.
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