Students at P.S. 55 in the South Bronx get help from tutors. But instead of appearing in-person, they tutor remotely, using software developed by Innovations for Learning. A student reads while talking the phone with a tutor. The tutor sees a computer display of the book and coaches students as they sound out words. P.S. [Full Story…]
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Saying "dreams come true," Prince Fielder was introduced Thursday by the Detroit Tigers ... See the video and pictures inside.
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When a student from a wealthy family doesn’t understand an academic concept, it’s common for her parents to hire tutors to help her get up to speed. But what happens to students from lower-income backgrounds whose families don’t have the cash to pay for the extra help? John Stamm, a 20-year-old student at the University of Missouri, Kansas City began to ask himself just that question while ...
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In our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis. In high school, the back wall of my French classroom was painted with a Paris scene prominently featuring the Eiffel Tower. Instead of a blank wall, I saw a place I wanted to visit. The visual sent me ...
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In our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis. Many of the students we work with at Markham Middle School are just beginning to become more aware of their actions. The students who act up in class know they are doing it. But like many kids their age ...
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For schools that have trouble finding volunteers willing to visit, newly designed software is allowing tutors to meet with beginning readers online.
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Detroit does not usually top the list of best places to live for young college graduates. But it was the No. 1 destination for Xochitl Rocha, who after graduating last year from the University of California, Santa Cruz, moved into a house in Mexicantown in southwest Detroit in August with four other young women, all on similar journeys.
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There was no school, no work. Everything was shut down.Blaring sirens warned of possible attacks and often ended pick-up basketball games early.Growing up in Serbia at the time of the Kosovo War, the future was always uncertain for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers forward Nemanja Jokic.
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With winter in full swing many are looking far ahead to the warm summer months and the activities that will occupy their days, especially children.
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