Are Tutors Employees or Independent Contractors?

This is the seventh year we’re writing this piece and our philosophy hasn’t changed:  the actual product of an educational service provider is the tutor or college planner–not the company’s methods, materials, nor brand name. Because the tutor ostensibly is the product, the human resource function is critical.  Better tutors generate referrals and our business is […]

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Read to Ace the SAT, New Test Taking Tips

(Language) by Jeff McQuillan. A recent article in the New York Times (Hernandez, 2017) recommended that students from low-income backgrounds prepare for the SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test) “like a rich kid” by spending hundreds of hours studying test prep books, visiting tutors, and taking online cram courses.  This is very poor advice, whether one is […]

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Is the Wonderlic test a good predictor of NFL success?

(Baltimore Beat) by Nathan Beaucage. For decades, the Wonderlic Personnel Test has been a staple of the NFL Combine. In conjunction with running around a field and performing various physical tests for scouts, the top collegiate prospects are also asked made to take the 12-minute Wonderlic test in order for teams to assess the athletes’ […]

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