Princess James, the parent association president at Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn, said it was difficult and time-consuming to go through the list of approved tutors and decide which might be best for her son, a sophomore.
Many parents say they never received a list of approved tutors, though aides to Chancellor Joel I. Klein say that every community school district sent lists home with students in mid-October.
Students may be approved for tutoring in up to three courses.
Math Department Private Tutors: This is the math department approved private tutors.
Second, the green paper floats the idea of giving pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who are struggling or falling behind, an education credit to be spent either in school or with an approved educational tutor.
She said many board-approved tutoring companies don't do a good job.
City students have about 50 state-approved tutoring services to choose from, including nonprofit groups, private companies and the city's Department of Education itself.
If a school has failed to make adequate progress under the law for two or more years, the school can choose from a state-approved tutoring company, with Brainfuse among them, said Francesco Lecciso, director for the company.
They have about 50 state-approved tutoring services to choose from, including the Department of Education itself, nonprofit groups like the After-School Corprivaten and private companies like the Princeton Review and Sylvan Education Solutions.
The decision to wait, rather than let parents begin signing up with tutors approved last year, infuriates Eva Moskowitz, chairwoman of the City Council Education Committee, who accuses the department of "passing the buck" to the state.
