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Find Your Subject Strength and Weakness of College Board Exams

By Socrato Admin On September 23, 2019 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Socrato: System, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
New session has been started for ACT, SAT, PSAT etc. Understanding your strengths and weaknesses can be of tremendous value for your life and career. This awareness is invaluable because it will help you focus on the right things in an optimal way. This will of course also help you make better career and life decisions [...]
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Upcoming PSAT/NMSQT 2019 Testing Schedule

By Socrato Admin On September 3, 2019 · Add Comment · In Exam: PSAT, Tutoring
The PSAT will be offered in October 2019 to 10th and 11th graders. There are three possible PSAT test dates this year. Primary: Wednesday, October 16 Alternate: Wednesday, October 30 Saturday: October 19 The PSAT is often taken as a practice for the SAT, but it also allows eligible juniors to enter into the National Merit [...]
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Summer is a Good Time to Prepare College Essay: Tips

By Socrato Admin On June 21, 2019 · Add Comment · In Assessments, College Application, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Socrato, Socrato: System, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
The essays are vital in part because not only is the college essay a place to showcase writing skills, it’s one of the only parts of a college application where a student’s voice can shine through. Getting Started on the College Essay According to professional, a good time for students to begin working on their [...]
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Updates on the U.S. Department of Education

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 1, 2017 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Demolition of the Department? In early February, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky), backed by 7 other GOP members of the House, introduced a one sentence bill. The bill would set the federal Department of Education to be abolished on December 31, 2018. In a statement about the bill, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the president, through his appointees, has [...]
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A Step by Step Approach to Prepare for College for High School Students

By Elaine Heng On August 3, 2016 · Add Comment · In College Application
If you are a high school student at this exact moment, this means high school is basically mandatory that you attend, while your grandparents may have experienced high school as an optional higher education route. Yes, back then, high school was a way to help students prepare to get a job in the real world, [...]
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Are the Common Core Standards on the Way Out?

By Scott Cronenweth On July 30, 2013 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Exam: ACT, In The News, Testing
Despite having been adopted by 44 of the 50 states, is the Common Core “failing the test”? Some experts feel that states are beginning to balk as the rigorous testing that has been under development comes to fruition.
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Approval Grows for Next Generation Science Standards

By Scott Cronenweth On July 12, 2013 · Add Comment · In In The News
The Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workforce (NGSS) released this April are already being approved for adoption at the state level. Five states—Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Rhode Island and Vermont—have already approved the new standards. They are under consideration or pending consideration in California, Florida, Maine, Michigan and Washington.
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Is Summer Vacation On the Way Out?

By Scott Cronenweth On July 2, 2013 · Add Comment · In Education: General
Summer vacation is an American tradition like turkey on Thanksgiving. But American students are falling behind in the global education/skills marketplace—and summer vacation could be part of the problem.
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The Best US High Schools

By Scott Cronenweth On June 18, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Tutoring
US News annually ranks the top performing US high schools, not only nationally but also by state. This report is a great way to see how the schools in your area are performing, as well as an opportunity to reflect on what makes a great high school in the first place.
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US High School Graduation Rate Hits 30-Year High

By Scott Cronenweth On June 11, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Education: General, In The News
According to a new study, high school graduation rates in the US are at their highest point since 1973. Almost 75% of US high school students earned their diploma in 2010 (the most recent available data).
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