Press Releases

Media Coverage

St. Louis Business Journal | 6/22/23

Online learning firm Nerdy says AI is writing 30% of its software code

Trending in Education Podcast | 6/15/23

Tutoring, AI and Teacher Empowerment with Anthony Salcito

EducationWeek | 5/30/23

What ChatGPT Could Mean for Tutoring

Financial Times | 5/29/23

Edtech group insist AI is friend not foe despite warnings

EdTech Insiders Podcast | 5/4/23

ASU+GSV: Chuck Cohn, CEO and Anthony Salcito, CIO of Nerdy

EdSurge | 2/20/23

One County Is Making Tutors ‘Co-Teachers.’ Will That Help With Teacher Burnout?

K-12 Drive | 1/25/23

Florida district to launch teacher-driven classroom tutoring support

Hartford Courant | 1/17/2023

A Connecticut school district is trying free 24/7 tutoring. It’s aimed at addressing test scores that plummeted during the pandemic

Washington Post | 1/14/2023

Varsity Tutors on the benefits of high-impact, “teacher-assigned” tutoring

CNBC | 12/14/22

Online tutoring side hustles are in demand, and can pay up to $180 an hour—here’s how to get started

Education Week | 12/8/22

Schools Are Spending Big Bucks on Online Tutoring. Here’s What They’ve Learned

Education Week | 12/6/22

Everyone Is Looking to Tutoring Right Now. But How Do We Make It Work?

International Business Times | 11/20/22

Nerdy's Online Tutoring Helps Schools Tackle America's Education Crisis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 10/10/22

Nerdy CEO bets his own money on firm's new revenue strategy

St. Louis Business Journal | 8/24/22

St. Louis public company continues buying spree

 San Diego Union-Tribune | 8/23/22

Zoo, tutoring company to put on free 45-minute 'online field trip' Wednesday

 FOX Business | 8/17/22

Nerdy CEO contends online learning will thrive as kids get back to school

 Insider | 8/15/22

Nerdy, the parent company of popular online tutoring platform Varsity Tutors, buys startup Codeverse after seeing more demand for coding education

 Axios | 8/14/22

A new online tutoring bundle aims to help kids catch up

 ABC 9 (Kansas City, KS) | 8/13/22

KCKPS offering free, virtual small-group tutoring to students in kindergarten through 8th grade

 St. Louis Business Journal | 7/28/22

Startup Exit Award: Exit of the Year - Nerdy

 FOX 4 (Kansas City, KS) | 7/28/22

KCK public schools debut summer camp, tutoring options

7/15/22 | FORBES

Why The Future Of Online Education Looks Bright

6/30/22 | FORBES

Behind The Nerdy Tutoring Surge

6/22/22 | NBC 12

Scottsdale Unified School District is offering free tutoring to students

5/04/22 | AARP

10 Work From Home Jobs

3/02/22 | The 74 Million

Educating Through COVID

2/11/22 | CBS Arizona

How Scottsdale students can get free tutoring

1/17/22 | NBC Chicago

Teaching Children About Coding and Programming

1/10/22 | CNBC

The top 20 companies on a hiring spree for remote workers this year

11/06/21 | Authority Magazine

Brian Galvin Of Varsity Tutors On The 5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Children Thrive and Excel In School

10/12/21 | NPR

St. Louis-based Nerdy goes public while helping students rebound from pandemic

09/22/21 | Yahoo! Money

Nerdy makes public debut amid online learning boom


09/21/21 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nerdy starts trading on NYSE, sees 'transformational opportunity'


09/21/21 | TD Ameritrade Network

Nerdy (NRDY) CEO Talks Company Debut On The NYSE


09/13/21 | Forbes

School & Online Learning Evolve Rapidly: Nerdy CEO Discusses Trends

09/07/21 | FOX Business

How much does it cost to homeschool kids?

08/31/21 | IPO Edge

Nerdy CEO Cohn on Going Public, Future of Online Education

08/20/21 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nerdy set to go public in mid-September

08/02/21 | St. Louis Magazine

The founder of Varsity Tutors proves that a near failure can teach success


07/18/21 | Animation Magazine

Varsity Tutors Toons Up with TikTok’s Audity Draws in Virtual Kids’ Character Class


06/24/21 | EdTech Digest

Post-COVID, One Lingering Factor for Education

06/02/21 | USA Today

Why schools should bet on tutors, not bots, to help students recover from learning loss


05/27/21 | Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors and Halsted Strategy Group Release May 2021 Parent Survey Results


05/27/21 | Investing.com

Tutoring Matchmaker Nerdy Eyes Big Growth as Merger Looms


05/25/21 | St. Louis Business Journal

Nerdy, soon to be a public company, adds Amazon expertise to its c-suite


05/20/21 | Business Insider

Companies that prioritize psychological safety avoid worker burnout, retain top talent, and perform better. Here's how to foster it remotely.


04/25/21 | New York Times

We’re All Crypto People Now


04/02/21 | CNN

What it's like to attend 'Space Club' with astronauts and planetary explorers


03/24/21 | Yahoo! Finance

How Nerdy is transforming the online tutoring space


03/16/21 | Forbes

How Nerdy Is Revolutionizing Online Learning To Expand Minds... And Its Business


01/30/21 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Varsity Tutors goes public. $1.7 billion deal makes it first tech 'unicorn' in St. Louis


01/29/21 | Bloomberg

Online Learning Platform Nerdy Agrees to Go Public Via TPG SPAC


11/14/20 | GeekWire

Why Varsity Tutors’ president left Amazon for Sears and what he learned from the experience

11/13/20 | NPR

How To Foster Civic Engagement With Kids On Election Day

10/27/20 | Fox

Tutors See "COVID slide" in Students Experiencing Lag in Skills Due to Pandemic

10/17/20 | St. Louis Business Journal

Getting to the Head of the Class

09/23/20 | USA Today

Common on struggling to find your voice, rapping 'to be heard' and why your vote matters

09/08/20 | CNN

Remote learning is costing parents a fortune

09/03/20 | The Seattle Times

Big firms offer stressed parents new perks such as subsidized tutoring

08/25/20 | CNBC

How companies are preparing employees for long-term work-from-home

08/24/20 | Entrepreneur

Distance Learning is a 'Nightmare' for Many Special Needs Kids. These Businesses Are Creating Tools to Help.


08/20/20 | The Washington Post

Big firms offer stressed parents new perks such as subsidized tutoring


08/19/20 | MarketScale

How School@Home Elevates Homeschooling in a Remote World


08/11/20 | NBC Boston

Keeping Students on Track With Private Tutors

08/06/20 | The Chicago Tribune

Part-time job options for early retirees

07/29/20 | National Review

Part-time job options for early retirees

07/24/20 | CBS New York

Facing Fears About COVID In Schools, Some Parents Consider Bringing Teachers To Students With ‘Pod Learning’

07/16/20 | TODAY

As COVID-19 continues to surge, more parents plan to home school their kids

07/06/20 | TODAY

Free summer camp resources to help your kids through quarantine

05/25/20 | Fox Los Angeles

Varsity Tutors hosting classes taught by celebrities

05/15/20 | The Wall Street Journal

20 Ways Tech Can Keep Your Kids Engaged and Learning This Summer

05/13/20 | CBS San Diego

Celebrities put a new spin on distance learning


05/13/20 | St. Louis Business Journal

New celebrity-led courses bring explosive growth to edtech startup’s virtual school program


05/12/20 | New York Post

Desperate parents are sending their kids to virtual summer camps


05/07/20 | Yahoo! Entertainment

Mayim Bialik says homeschooling prepared her to teach sons during pandemic, but wants parents to know this is 'not natural'

05/05/20 | Forbes

Could Virtual Camp Be The Answer For Working Parents This Summer?

04/29/20 | The Wall Street Journal

Parents Turn to Online Tutors to Help Keep Kids Learning and Motivated

04/08/20 | MarketWatch

These gig-economy jobs can earn you extra cash during the coronavirus pandemic — without having to leave your home

03/16/20 | TechCrunch

Varsity Tutors launches Virtual School Day for free amid COVID-19 school closures

03/16/20 | Forbes

How A Top EdTech Company Responded To COVID-19 School Closures

12/02/20 | Forbes

Why Even Today’s Disruptors Need To Avoid The Shackles Of Tomorrow