

GO Tutor Corps' Michael Duffy on Charter Public Schools & High-Dosage Tutoring
May 21, 2025
Michael Duffy, President of GO Tutor Corps and a veteran of education reform, shares his insights from working in Massachusetts state government and Boston's charter school movement. He delves into the impact of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act in reshaping K-12 education. Duffy highlights how high-dosage tutoring can effectively address pandemic-related learning loss and discusses his organization’s innovative tutoring model. He also reflects on the successful migration of Boston’s reform strategies to New York City, emphasizing the importance of personalized support for students.
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Steer, Don’t Row
- Reinventing Government influenced reformers to 'steer not row' and use choice and competition to improve services.
- Michael Duffy credits that approach with enabling charter growth and accountability in Massachusetts and NYC.
Match School Sparked Tutoring Movement
- Match School’s early experiments found high-dosage tutoring actually moved measurable student achievement.
- That practice seeded what became a wide tutoring movement after the pandemic.
Adversity Forged Strong Leaders
- Boston’s charter leaders grew stronger under political hostility and had to produce results to survive.
- That pressure produced a deep bench of effective school leaders and innovations.