CMU Researchers Help Launch Project To Improve Education

Scaling Up High-Impact Math Tutoring with Technology and Training

PLUS is a virtual tutoring platform that empowers middle school math learners with AI technology and research-backed methods.

PLUS Serves Students from Low-Income Backgrounds from Across the Country

13+

Schools

PLUS tutors provide instructional support to middle-school math learners during the school day

500+

Tutors

2750+

Students

Motivation and Content Help for Every Student

Math is for Everyone

We are leveling the playing field by making tutoring more accessible, so that students can unlock their full potential.

1:1

Live Tutoring Support

80%+

of Students from Low-Income Families

Student-Oriented Application

Voices from Our Students
& Partner Schools

"The students' reactions speak for themselves. They look forward to the tutoring sessions. It's not just about math. It's about relationships. It's about building confidence."

School District of Lancaster

“Tutoring has affected me and it made me realize if I didn’t get the help I needed I would still be struggling. But it made me see math differently in a good way.”

Student Receiving PLUS Tutoring

"My students were able to understand concepts more easily than before due to the one-to-one help. My students' math confidence has also increased!"

Teacher working with PLUS Tutors

"It's been exciting and encouraging to see how PLUS university tutors are able to provide an additional layer of math intervention by virtually assisting our students with just-in-time support.”

Assistant Director of Educational Services

Giving Tutors Superpowers

PLUS Toolkit: Data-Driven Tutor Dashboard

PLUS Toolkit connects with students' math practice software like MATHia and IXL and helps tutors identify which students to focus on.

AI-Powered Tutor Training

Tutor Coaching Tools

10k+

Math Problems Completed Each Week

Dashboards for Tutor Supervisors

20+

Tutor Training Lessons

Our Awards

  • 2023 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist

    Best Learning Recovery Tool

  • 2023 Best Demo Award

    2023 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education

  • 2022 IELA's Gold Star

    Performance Support Experience

  • EdTech Awards finalist

    The largest edtech awards program

Taking Learning Science Research into Practice

Rooted in Science & Research

PLUS is founded on decades of learning science research from leaders at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University. PLUS's findings are freely available to all.

Featured At

30+

Published Papers

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