A quick entry about one of those instances where "government" spends money wisely and does good. Too frequently we read about government waste and ill-advised programs. So what is this great government success? A couple of years back the State Library of Kansas contracted with a company called Tutor.com to create a statewide service for school-age children called "HomeworkKansas". This year, with all the funding cuts at the State level, HomeworkKansas appeared defunct. However another state entity, Kan-Ed, picked up the project and it is going to continue.
I am very excited by this development. Tutor.com is available to anyone individually to sign up and purchase expert tutoring for his or her children at a fairly handsome hourly rate. However, this state-wide project provides for Kansas residents access to the very same tutoring through public libraries for FREE. Any student, now from K-12 and college level, can log on through their local library's website and get expert help at no cost to the student.
Perhaps this reads like a sales pitch. Perhaps that is what I intended. If you have a student in your family and you find a need for assistance with schoolwork this coming year, navigate your way to Hutchinson Public Library's website and log on, either from home or at the library, to HomeworkKansas for some free help.
It's not immediately obvious how one connects to Kan-Ed/Tutor.com through Hutchpl website. Where is the link?
ReplyDeleteWe actually took the link off our site about a month ago because the State's fiscal year ended and all indications were that HomeworkKansas would not be funded. The new link will appear as soon as our website service updates the page. Sorry about the confusion.
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