4,300 Students Eligible for Free Tutoring
From Times Wire Reports
A federal law that provides funds for children to get free tutoring could help thousands of area students, school officials said.
About 4,300 Modesto City Schools students are eligible for up to $1,163 in one-on-one instruction in math, reading or language arts under the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.
Parents have until Jan. 14 to apply.
The law requires all students to become proficient in English and math by 2013-14.
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