Tutoring

Major Test Prep Company Fraudulently Claimed Millions In Federal Tutoring Funds

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Underperforming Schools, Princeton Review Fraud, Underprivileged Students, No Child Left Behind, New York City, New York, New York City Schools, Tutoring, Video, Low-Performing Students, Standardized Testing, School Tutoring, New York Schools, Nclb, Supplemental Education Services, Princeton Review, Education News

Federal prosecutors say The Princeton Review, a leading test-preparation company, fraudulently claimed "millions of dollars" of federal money for tuto...

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The Global Search for Education: Racing to the Top at Four

C. M. Rubin | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Gifted and Talented Programs, Education Reform, Bracken Test, Tutoring, Education News

"We believe that tutoring at such a young age should be done by the parents, not with a hired tutor." -- Michael McCurdy Put down your teddy bear!...

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The State Tests Are Over (Should It Be for Good?)

Cory Zacker | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Teaching to the Test, Public School, Math Exam, Tutoring, ELA Exam, State Tests, No Child Left Behind, Education News

Yes, there has to be accountability, but at what cost? Students are spending valuable classroom time doing test prep for months. It's time for this to change and everyone knows it.

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National Volunteer Week Challenge: Submit Photos From All 50 States!

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Video, Volunteering, Soup Kitchen, Spring-Into-Action, National Volunteer Week, Points of Light Institute, Slidepollajax, Volunteerism, Veterans, Impact News

National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, isn't just about random acts of kindness. The movement urges you to make giving back part of your life. Volun...

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The 1 Place We Should All Be Volunteering

Michael Lombardo | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Graduating, Reading Partners, Tutoring, Learning to Read, Early Childhood Education, Tutors, Reading, Volunteering, Impact News

At an age when they should be reading to learn, most economically-disadvantaged fourth graders are still learning to read.

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Why Johnny Can't Read: Redux

Steve Nelson | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Child Development, Reading Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Education, Frank Smith, Education News

When it comes to school, especially reading, we have designed an entire educational system around the unsupportable and harmful assumption that all children will read at the same time.

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Afterschool Program Helps Students Climb to New Heights

Peak Johnson | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Afterschool Programs, Education News

Tree House Books, a nonprofit organization in North Philadelphia, works to "grow and sustain a community of readers, writers, and thinkers" through afterschool and enrichment programs.

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Beyond Damage Control: Equipping Parents With Real Tools to Support Their Children in Mexico

Sara Vogel | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Education, Parental Involvement, Mexico, Mexican Ministry of Education, Education Techniques, Education News

Parents who at one moment didn't even want to set foot in the school to watch their children give oral presentations now do what they can to support the school: They paint the building, sweep the floors, and cook for students and visitors.

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How to Help Our Immigrant Students? Observe How Mexico Is Educating Its Returners

Sara Vogel | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Immigration, Education, Relación Tutora, Mexico, Education News

Educators on both sides of the border must better coordinate efforts to share the joys and problem-solve the challenges that come with educating immigrant students.

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New York Non-Profit Attracts Post50 Volunteers

Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Encore Careers, Tutoring, Literacy, Volunteering, Giving Back, Retirement, Adult Illiteracy, Second Acts, Teaching, New York City, Volunteerism, Giving Back to the Community, Huff/Post50 News

Many Post50s are following the path of reinvention, taking up encore careers, starting second acts and receiving standing ovations for seeking new ful...

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Where Do Independent Learners Come From? In Mexico, Teachers Experience Them to Foster Them

Sara Vogel | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Mexico Education, Tutoring, Mexico, Teaching, Slidepollajax, Education News

By the time I realized I was fostering dependency in my own classroom, it was already too late to turn the ship around. I was left with a burning question: How do we develop independent learners?

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What It's Like To Raise A Slacker.. And A Perfectionist

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Perfectionist, Therapy, Homework, Parenting, Medication, Slacker, Grades, Tweens, Kid Reading, Kids Doing Homework, Parents News

I have a soft spot for slackers, they are individualists. But as a mother, I'm stumped. I have one slacker and one perfectionist. My slacker was born ...

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Atlanta Trying To Raise $600,000 To Tutor Students Affected By Cheating Scandal

The Associated Press | Dorie Turner | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Atlanta Partners for Education, Tutoring, Atlanta Public Schools, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta Schools Budget, Atlanta Schools Cheating, Atlanta Schools Tutoring, Standardized Testing, Erroll Davis, Atlanta Schools, Education News

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis is trying to raise $600,000 to help tutor students affected by the district's wide...

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LISTEN: The Tutoring Boom's 'Tutoring Industrial Complex'

Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Private Tutoring, Student Competition, Student Tutoring, Standardized Tests, Tutoring, College Admissions, Education, US Department of Education, Video, Smart Money, American Public Media, Standardized Testing, School Tutoring, Tutors, Tutoring Industry, Marketplace Morning Report, Sats, Education News

As students settle in to the new school year and as mid-semester grades start trickling in, students who are looking for another boost in their academ...

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Tutoring Firm Sabotages Independent High School

Alex Mallory | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Act, SAT Tutoring, Private High Schools, Riverdale Country School, Teenagers, Education News

On September 28, 2011, the New York Times broke an unprecedented story about the private school world. The tutoring firm, Brattle Street Coaching, ha...

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Schools Should Not Be Islands: Building Bridges in Mexico Through Academic Encounters

Sara Vogel | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Chihuahua, Mexico, Tutoring, Education, Durango, Tutors, Collaboration, Education News

This is not just a story of the resiliency of children and adults in distressed communities. It is a moment that demonstrates how important it is for educators -- and students and families -- to communicate and collaborate with each other to promote learning.

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How to Fix a Failing School? In Mexico, Work at an Ant's Pace for Big Change

Sara Vogel | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Tutoring, Mexico, Mexico Education, Education Reform, Education News

Students were ready to take on the challenge, not just to teach their classmates how to find the perimeter of a given shape, but to make their school a better place to learn -- a strategy that is rarely employed in failing schools in the U.S.

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Replacing Chalk-and-Talk with One-on-One for Better Results in Mexico

Sara Vogel | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Mexico Education, Tutoring, Mexico, Teaching Abroad, Teaching, One on One Tutor, One-on-One Education, Education News

In the U.S., tutoring is synonymous with supplementing what a child learns in the classroom with sessions outside of school. But here in Mexico, Convivencia Educativa imagines one-on-one tutoring as the primary way to educate students.

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The Right Time To Hire A Tutor

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Tutoring, Homework, Parents-Back-to-School, Online Tutors, Study Skills, School Skills, Academics, Tutors, Back to School, Parents News

Back to school season is right around the corner, and, as parents are busy buying supplies and helping their kids register for classes, many are also ...

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The Privatization of Cuban Education

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Cuba, Education in Cuba, Tutoring, Education, World News

Attending private classes compensates for the incredibly low level of secondary and high school educators. Demand is so high that in these last weeks of classes the houses of freelance professors are packed.

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"Giving a Year to Change the World, One Student at a Time"

Hahn Chang | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: City Year, Tutoring, At-Risk Youth, Education, ESL Students, Low Income Students, City Year Los Angeles, Los Angeles Public Schools, Los Angeles News

City Year is not about a magic potion to cure all of our students' problems in a night. Instead it is about showing up everyday to the schools, believing in our students and working tirelessly to help them succeed.

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Cracking Under Preschool Pressure

Samantha Kurtzman-Counter | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: The Mother Company, Social Learning, Emotional Intelligence, Kindergarten, Preschool, Emotional Wellness, Tutoring, Ruby's Studio, School Readiness, Kumon, Abbie Schiller, Tiger Mom, Kindergarten Prep, Academic Pressure, Los Angeles News

Abundant studies show that social and emotional skills are the most important barometer for kindergarten readiness. So why do parents feel driven to push their kids into academic learning so early?

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I got an 'A' and I Didn't Even Study

Alex Mallory | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Testing, College Admissions, Tutor, Tutoring, Sat, Act, High School, Study, Parenting Advice, Education, Education News

For most students, the image to cultivate is that of someone who doesn't care, who leaves everything to the last minute, and who miraculously pulls off "A" papers and top test scores.

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Isn't Tutoring Just a Crutch?

Alex Mallory | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Sat, High School, Act, Private School, Tutor, Tutoring, Private-Tutoring, Education News

I receive phone calls from parents who have been wrestling with the consequences of private tutoring. Their concern is that tutoring is, at best, a band-aid and, at worst, a crutch.

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Volumes Of Success: Chicago Bookstore Tutors Thousands Of Kids

Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Tutoring, Open Books, Literacy, Chicago Students, Stacey Ratner, Literacy Rate, Tutoring Programs, Chicago Schools, Video, Education News

Open Books -- known as "the most beautiful bookstore in Chicago" -- houses more than 50,000 books and countless stories of student achievement. Stack...

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