(Edweek) by Debra Viadero. Students spend an average of 10 days out of the school year taking district-mandated tests and nine days taking state-required tests, according to the Center on Education Policy. Over 12 years of schooling, that adds up to nearly four months of a young person’s life. And that’s just the tip of […]
Read More »Test Prep & Tutoring Professionals is seeking SAT and ACT tutors for regular assignments with an established test prep & tutoring firm in Orange County, CA. The tutoring is delivered in-center (not in-home) and small group assignments may be available as well. Weekly hours are flexible (usually two weeknights and part of a weekend day). Tutoring […]
Read More »(Inside Higher Education) by Jim Jump. What’s your favorite Steve Buscemi moment? It’s hard to top the wood chipper scene from Fargo, but I’m partial to his definition of irony from Con Air. As a hijacked plane full of escaped convicts takes off with the convicts singing and dancing to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” Buscemi’s character wryly […]
Read More »(Atlanta Jewish Times) by Mark L. Fisher. For months, juniors and seniors have been taking the SAT or the ACT. Either will suffice for almost every four-year college that requires an entrance exam. Yes, some colleges are test-optional now. Tutoring agencies have been busy helping some students prepare for these tests, which certainly play […]
Read More »LARRY GORDON/EDSOURCE TODAY Decision day is finally here. The SAT exam and anxious cramming are past. Admissions application essays and financial aid forms were submitted months ago. And the happy acceptances and painful rejections from colleges and universities are in hand. So in recent days, Fernanda Soto and thousands of other California high school seniors […]
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