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Alabama A&M Launches Effort to Combat Racial STEM Teacher Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There will also be funding to cover books and other materials, as well as travel to and from student teaching placements. AAMUTeach will also provide tutoring as well as test preparation to ensure that its students are able to move into the workforce quickly. Early response to the program has been strong.

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Encouraging Private K-12 Transfer Students to Apply for Mid-Year Financial Aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Additionally, strong academic programs, including advanced placement and honors courses, can offer a challenging and rewarding learning experience. Academic support services, such as tutoring and test prep, can help students succeed academically.

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Dream Big: Scholarship America Dream Award Scholar Vy Nguyen

Scholarship America

She’s particularly interested in pursuing a career in pediatrics and women’s health, and has just started a clinical placement at Providence Medical Center in the neonatal intensive care unit. She has also volunteered tutoring students in math and science. She works one 12-hour shift a week.

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Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board’s Profiteering at Educators’ Expense

The Counseling Geek

A little background for anyone new or unfamiliar with The College Board The College Board, a major educational “nonprofit” organization in the United States that operates around the world, is perhaps most famously known for its administration of the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

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African American Studies; College Board’s Newest A.P. Course

Tutor Zone

From Art History to Statistics, College Board, an organization focused on promoting college readiness, has created many advanced placement classes to give students the opportunity to acquire college credit while furthering their education. Course appeared first on Tutor Zone.

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Focus on the Future: Dream Award Scholar Arleen Alcaraz-Cano

Scholarship America

I enrolled in an advanced placement Computer Science (CS) class that year and I quickly realized how intricate and valuable the process of programming is. Canada borders, and is also a peer tutor. Computer Science wasn’t even on my radar until my junior year of high school,” she says. “I

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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High school grades are no longer as reliable, standardized test scores became optional for admissions, and placement tests were often abandoned or replaced with alternatives. Replace math placement tests with a “multiple measures assessment.” Traditional placement tests are clunky and high-stakes.