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Americans don't spend billions each year on private school tuition, private tutoring and other services for nothing. But you don't have to spend thousands of dollars a year to help your kids succeed in school, says Pam Allyn, executive director of LitWorld, a New York nonprofit that promotes children's literacy. "The family doesn't have to have advanced education of their own, nor do they have to have a lot of financial resources to actually make some dynamic things happen with the child right there in the home," Allyn says. Education Week American Education News Site of Record. A holy experience - Homeschooling.