Education-technology companies, tutoring providers, and other vendors entice districts with pledges to boost math or literacy achievement. In another district, students who received literacy tutoring were substantially more likely to meet their growth goals in reading. The contracting arrangement also improved implementation of tutoring and ed-tech interventions, and bolstered collaboration between districts and vendors, according to the WestEd report. “Having clear data on vendors’ performance and their services’ impact on student outcomes serves a dual purpose,” the report said. WestEd examined eight districts across four states (California, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas) that tied payments to education technology providers or tutoring services in part to outcomes.