With school back in full swing following the holiday season, parents and students are turning to private tutors in record numbers.Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 11, 2012 WyzAnt, Inc., a nationwide tutoring service specializing in matching students with qualified in-home tutors, reports a recent surge in requests for private tutors. WyzAnt, which boasts a network of nearly 35,000 active tutors ...
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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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Experts suggest more research and campus visits to help students with special needs pick their schools.
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A daily miscellany of information by Michael Kesterton
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It was a pivotal moment for Chicago’s racially separate and unequal Chicago Public Schools system.But for then 12-year-old Tony Burroughs, the three week sit-in by black parents and students at Burnside Elementary School — 50 years ago this month — was life-changing.“Historians tend to look at the big picture,” said Burroughs, now 63 and a noted genealogist and author.“You don’t hear a lot about ...
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We welcome items for the Lake County Calendar. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. Email: SMauter@pioneerlocal.com; fax (847) 599-6902 or mail to Pioneer Press, 1225 N. Tri State Parkway, St. 520, Gurnee, IL 60031 Classes/Meetings Orientation Program for volunteer tutors helping adults to read will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 at ...
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Nine-year-old Timyah Northington from Ruggles Elementary visited DePaul as a part of the Working in the Schools (WITS) program.
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It was a pivotal moment for Chicago’s racially separate and unequal Chicago Public Schools system.But for then 12-year-old Tony Burroughs, the three-week sit-in by African-American parents and students at Burnside Elementary School — 50 years ago this month — was life-changing.“Historians tend to look at the big picture,” says Burroughs, now 63 and a noted genealogist and author.“You don’t hear ...
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As 20-somethings struggle in a tough economy, their moms and dads are writing their resumes, tracking them on LinkedIn, and even going along for the job interview.
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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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