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K-8 Learning Pods

We know all too well how difficult distance learning is on our students, and for our K-8 students in particular! If there’s anything we learned from the spring transition to shelter in place, it’s that our students need more support than schools can provide in a large, virtual ...

 

How Our Busy Students Prepare for the PSAT

One of the challenges that juniors face is having to prepare for standardized tests despite the barrage of other commitments that students need to keep up: the year is jam-packed with challenging classes, extracurricular activities, and, of course, standardized tests. At AJ Tutoring, our ...

 

Educational Link Round-Up 10

California Tells Schools to Start Later, Giving Teenagers More Sleep “A new law pushed back start times at most public middle and high schools, citing research that says attendance and performance will improve if teenagers get more sleep.” Spelling Their Way to“ ...

 

The ACT Science Section: Busting 3 Big Myths

Myth 1: The ACT Science Section is a Test of Content Knowledge The name of the section is a bit of a misnomer: The ACT Science section does not test a student’s science knowledge. So what is it, then? The Science section is really a reading comprehension test with lots of charts,, ...

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