Bruce Hochstadt, MBA’89 founded and co-directs an inmate tutoring program in partnership with the Cook County (Illinois) Department of Corrections (CCDOC) Alternative Programs & Education Department since 2020. The Honorable Deval L. Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts, serves as senior advisor to the program.
The program’s 15 volunteer tutors have assisted over 60 detainee students in preparing for the GED exam with support offered in the broad subjects of math, social studies, language arts (reading and writing), and science. The Fall 2021 session resulted in 38% of students passing all five GED subject tests and receiving their High School Equivalency degree. Of the rest, another 38% students passed all but one test (satisfying four of the five subject tests).
Students in the Spring 2022 session sat for the next GED exam scheduled for July 2022. The program also launched a six-week summer session in July on financial literacy before resuming GED preparation tutoring in September.
Contact Bruce at:
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