23 January 2012
As a fierce debate continues around the pros and cons of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), we’re also hearing more about supplemental educational services or SES. This is the tutoring component of NCLB. Tutor.com is often mistaken as an SES provider by K-12 administrators and teachers. Tutor.com is NOT an SES provider. Many years ago, [...]
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09 January 2012
Welcome Meg Sauvé, our newest Client Services Manager for Military and Federal Programs! Meg , a South Carolina native, graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, attended Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in August 2003. Following extensive training in Quantico, VA [...]
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06 January 2012
Once a month our team of mentors nominates a ‘Tutor of the Month’, but every so often we turn the tables on them and ask our tutors to nominate a mentor of the month. Guiding our tutors and providing them feedback, our mentors are an integral part in maintaining our high tutoring standards. This month, [...]
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04 January 2012
As the year draws to a close it always seems to get a bit quieter. That gave us plenty of time to catch up on some end-of-year reading. Trends we tracked during the last month of the year included reports about the rise of community colleges, the billion reasons why libraries are still important, and [...]
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29 December 2011
Over the past year, we have profiled many of our tutors, featured amazing success stories from students around the country and shared exciting new products and updates with you from the Tutor.com blog. Before we officially move into 2012, we took a look back to see which posts you read the most. So here they [...]
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21 December 2011
We love all the “best of” lists that are so popular this time of year. It reminds us to take a break and reflect on all that we’ve accomplished. 2011 in a word was awesome. We are lucky to work with a great group of dedicated librarians, teachers, administrators, military members, families, students, tutors and [...]
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15 December 2011
This season we asked students for help so that we could help others. For our Annual Holiday Giving Program, we ask students to vote for one of three worthy charities that help students or are run by students. This year more than 650 students participated and voted for their favorite organization. They also shared why [...]
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14 December 2011
Post contributed by Lauren Lobdell our Client Services Manager for libraries, corporations and colleges. There was no red carpet or statuettes of little gold men, but the excitement, passion and moving speeches felt just like the Academy Awards—for librarians. The “I Love My Librarian Award Ceremony” took place last Thursday at the Times Center in [...]
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13 December 2011
The not so distant future is one of our Book Club’s favorite time frames. Just far away enough to incite images of a futuristic world, but not so far that it’s completely foreign to the culture we live in now. Our latest book club read, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, was smack dab in [...]
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01 December 2011
We’re always tracking education trends, research studies and more. That means lots of reading – just check out our Delicious feed. This past month we were busy reading about online public schools, blended learning reports, citywide wireless initiatives and leveraging what makes America innovative. Have a great article we missed? Let us know in the [...]
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29 November 2011
We’re excited to introduce you to Kelly Adam, the newest member of our Instructional Team. Kelly is a veteran high school math teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience. She has also coached teachers, taught online and created standards of excellence for online teaching. Kelly joins us after spending over three years working [...]
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23 November 2011
We caught up with the Tutor.com team to find out what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. Check out their responses below and share what you are thankful for in the comments section. On behalf of the whole team, we wish you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving! A big thanks to Evelyn Sullivan, [...]
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Countdown to Final Exams
It’s a bird … it’s a plane …it’s … Bart, from Tutor.com!
Michaela O.: A Military Move Brings Academic Challenges
Tutor.com. After-school Online Tutoring? Yes. SES? No.
Meg Sauvé Joins Tutor.com
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