"The progress that he made in just a couple months last semester working with his tutor was kind of far beyond what he was grasping and doing at school," said Jessica Blalack, whose 7-year-old, Phoenix, opted in to after-school tutoring.
It doesn't even include the new wardrobe or makeup for rush week, nor does it factor in the varying prices for rush consulting - a program that promises to coach girls to receive a successful bid on Bid Day (pictured: Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Mu and Alpha Deta Phi)
In Georgia´s Fulton County, 3% of the district´s 90,000 students participated in tutoring programs this fall.
Most of the tutoring was offered by paraprofessionals during the school day, with one hired to give intense support in each elementary school.
Keisha Lance Bottoms says a stray bullet nearly hit her nephew after it penetrated his bedroom wall and landed beside his bed in Atlanta - just years after another nephew was tragically shot and killed.
The student, who has dual Dutch/Canadian citizen, has a Bachelor's degree in Politics and East European Studies from University College London (UCL) and a Masters in Science from the University of Oxford.
The former mayor also said the pandemic 'left a lot of people battered and bruised, not just physically, but also emotionally,' which led to an increase in personal disputes that could easily be exacerbated by guns.
According to an online biography of the future royal, Sophie 'has a keen interest in violence prevention and women's human rights, themes on which she has conducted research in the Middle East and Caucasus, as well as a passion for efforts which help build global consensus and bridge voices of the Global North and South.
But on average, for those living the lavish Greek lifestyle at Alabama, it could cost them up to $4,000 to $10,000 in expenses - depending on if a girl lives in one of the mansions that dot Sorority Row.
Hopeful sorority sisters are forking over thousands of dollars to 'rush' consultants to cleanse their social media and to give them tips on how to dress all in the hope they'll be one of the few 'running home' to their top pick.
A senior official troops were defending positions on four fronts despite being outnumbered after residents scrambled to take cover in basements, metro stations and bomb shelters across the capital following a televised warning of air strikes.
College girls fork over thousands of dollars to rush consultants to cleanse their social media, advise them on how to dress, and coach them to be the perfect girl - all in hopes they'll be one of the few 'running home' to their top pick
Trisha Addicks, 55, of Atlanta, Georgia - a rush consultant who owns It's All Greek to Me and who features in the HBO documentary - told DailyMail.com that she understands the pressures of rushing a sorority and trying to find a family on campus because she's been through the experience herself.
Engineering reports found that thermal movement - the daily expansion and contraction of materials that all buildings undergo - as well as misalignment and tight precast joints from the original construction are the primary contributors to chipping concrete.
'Until we deal with the systemic issues of gun violence in this country - how easily young people with mental illness can access guns in this country, I'm afraid that this will not be the last summer that we are having this conversation,' Bottoms told .
"Over the summer, we will begin the planning process for further ways to modernize the facility and substantially enhance the fan and student-athlete experience. I think folks are really going to be excited about all that we have in store."
The 10,523-seat arena opened in 1964 as an all-concrete structure built around two giant parabolas.
It has undergone numerous renovations over the years, including a $13 million project that was completed in 2009.
Bottoms, who served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, previously blamed the 50 percent increase in homicides in 2021 on lax gun laws, teenagers having too much free time on their hands and the state lifting its COVID-19.
"It works, it´s effective, it gets students to improve in their learning and catch up," said Amie Rapaport, a University of Southern California researcher who has analyzed students´ access to intensive tutoring.
The Indianapolis school district last year launched two tutoring programs that connect students with certified teachers over video. One is available to all students after school, while the other is offered during the day at certain low-performing schools.
A Russian attack on the capital would likely be coordinated with a push by troops on southern and eastern fronts - Crimea and Donbass - aimed at pinning down Ukrainian armed forces so they cannot retreat and reinforce the city, officials told author Michael Weiss.
Yet even as schools wield billions of dollars in federal COVID relief, a small fraction of students have received school tutoring, according to a survey of the nation´s largest districts by the nonprofit news organization Chalkbeat and The Associated Press.
