On October 11, 2024, the White House announced that a  national effort to put more adults in schools as tutors, mentors, coaches or support staff has exceeded its goal a year ahead of schedule. In fact, according to a spring survey of school principals by Rand Corp, more than 323,000 adults have responded by working in schools as volunteers or paid staff. The adults include AmeriCorps and other volunteers, college students, part-time and full-time staff of nonprofit organizations, as well as school staff hired for these roles or ones taking on additional duties.

The original goal set in 2022 called for at least 250,000 adults supporting school or after-school activities by summer 2025.

The effort is led by The National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS), a public-private collaboration among AmeriCorps, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. NPSS developed a network of nonprofits, school districts and colleges to provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to participants.

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