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What Is High-Dosage Tutoring, and Is It Right for Your Student?

Parents may be hearing a new phrase from schools and educators: high-dosage tutoring. The term can sound a little clinical, but the basic idea is straightforward. Instead of meeting with a tutor occasionally or only when a major test is approaching, a student receives consistent, structured ...

 

2026 1st-5th Grade Summer Reading Challenge

AJ Tutoring 2026 1st-5th Grade Summer Reading Challenge Summer is here! Now is a wonderful time to relax, recharge, and get reading. We're launching the AJ Tutoring Summer Reading Challenge for 1st - 5th grade students to encourage strong reading habits over the summer. The challenge is ...

 

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 ...

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