Students Need Less Screen Time: What the Netherlands and Other Schools Are Changing More devices. More apps. More digital platforms. More screen-based instruction. Advancing technologies over the past couple of decades have indelibly reformatted the learning landscape, along with virtually all other aspects of our daily lives. Have student outcomes lived up to expectations for [...]

“Safety Schools” are Selective: The Brave New World of College Application Lists Dream school, Target School, Safety School is the 1-2-3 formula familiar to us for generations. Only now many “Safety Schools” are selective in their own right. This paradigm shift has turned the traditional comfort of the Safety School application into a new anxiety [...]

AP Exam Prep 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Scoring a 5 You’ve survived the mountain of homework and the specialized vocabulary, but now the final hurdle approaches: Exam Day. Advanced Placement coursework provides significant value towards your academic record and future college costs. Successfully achieving these rewards depends upon earning top scores on your AP [...]

Understand your Child’s SBAC Testing Your child’s SBAC testing (Smarter Balanced Assessments) plays a key role in measuring progress for students in grades 3 through 8. These assessments are used by school districts in over a dozen states, including Nevada, to ensure students are meeting academic standards. Nevada adopted SBAC standards to better prepare students [...]

What to do after Getting Deferred on College Application: A Practical Guide with Letter of Continued Interest template Disappointed, deflated, dejected – – all common and valid feelings upon learning the deferral status on your Early Decision application to your top choice school. But what to do after getting deferred? Of course, your first reaction [...]

Is Chess good for a Child?♟️ Parents may wonder if chess is good for a child. The answer is an emphatic “Yes”! When considering activities for primary grades, chess is an option right up there with soccer team and piano lessons. Studies show that chess is good for a child. It provides a significant boost [...]

Applying for College Scholarships: Timelines, Tips, To-Do Lists An 80’s one-hit wonder may have summed it up best with their song, “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”. With a wide range of resources and opportunities available when applying for college scholarships, your future can be bright indeed. If you’re wondering about when and [...]

College Regular Decision Deadlines Align with Holiday Season You’ve gorged on Turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, cheered through Thanksgiving day football games, and shopped Black Friday /Cyber Monday deals. Now with the days of Advent counting down, Yuletide season is officially upon us – – and while It’s not a traditional holiday pastime, Regular [...]

⏰ Don’t Miss Early Decision College DEADLINES in NOVEMBER! Submitting early decision college applications for the class of 2031? There’s still time to make your first preferences stronger through Early Decision or Action. Studies over the years have shown an Early Decision college application can equate to an increase of as much as 100 points [...]