"While private tutoring is a desirable option for most parents, access is still reserved for a small percentage who can afford the costs, which can be tens of thousands of dollars a year." (NBC News)

"Studies show that almost every student can improve their grades with private tutoring. But when only the rich can afford it — in New York the average cost of private tutoring is $64 an hour, though rates can easily approach and even exceed $100 — it’s no surprise their children are overrepresented in elite high schools and colleges, at the expense of everyone else." (New York Daily News)