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Why Summer Is the Best Time to Build Study Skills

Summer gives students something the school year rarely does: breathing room. Without nightly homework and packed schedules, students can focus on the habits that actually make school easier. While many families take an academic break during the summer, it is truly the most valuable time to build ...

 

UC STEM Professors Are Asking UC to Bring Back the SAT. They’re Right.

Let’s start with the obvious: AJ Tutoring is not neutral on this topic. We help students prepare for the SAT and ACT, and we believe these tests, when used thoughtfully, can play a valuable role in college admissions. But our support for reinstating testing at the University of California is ...

 

Why Even Top Bay Area School Districts Are Seeing Academic Declines and What Families Can Do About It

Bay Area Schools Are Seeing Test Score Declines A new national study from the Stanford Educational Opportunity Project is raising concerns across the country, including here in the Bay Area. According to recently released data, student reading scores have declined in 83% of school districts ...

 

Personalized Bay Area Tutoring Rooted in Palo Alto

About AJ Tutoring: Personalized Bay Area Tutoring Rooted in Palo Alto AJ Tutoring is a Bay Area tutoring company founded by lifelong local educators Aaron Andrikopoulos and Joe Niederman. Aaron and Joe both grew up in Palo Alto and attended local public schools. They have firsthand experience ...

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