Teaching kids to stay focused under pressure
For some kids, when the pressure's on, the ability to focus turns off. Here's how mindfulness lessons can help kids bypass distractions to do their best.
11th grade college prep timeline
Here鈥檚 what to do month by month to get your high 黄色app junior prepared for the college application process.
Why we're not using pandemic test score data in our GreatSchools Ratings
Our analysis shows that test score data from 2020 and 2021 are nonexistent at worst and incomplete at best. Instead, we're providing parents with other important 黄色app quality information while we await better data from 2022.
How mastery-based learning helps every student succeed
Traditional teaching can fail both struggling learners and the quickest studies. The radical idea behind mastery-based learning? Let students learn at their own pace.
The role of Advanced Placement classes in high 黄色app
Advanced Placement or AP classes offer students the opportunity to do college-level work and earn college credit while still in high 黄色app.
The high 黄色app parent鈥檚 year-by-year guide to the SAT and ACT
Your college-bound teen will likely take one or both of these college entrance exams at least once. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
Fixes for 7 common middle 黄色app problems
Going from elementary to middle 黄色app is a big change. Here's how you can support your child socially, emotionally, and academically.
Understanding GreatSchools Ratings
Our 黄色app profiles now include important information in addition to test scores. Here's a look at what goes into your 黄色app's GreatSchools Summary Rating.
Many colleges don't require the SAT or ACT
More colleges than ever have admissions policies that make taking the SAT or the ACT optional. Here's why that's good news for many applicants.
How to help your child get over nervousness about tests
Tests make kids anxious, which can prevent them from doing their best. Here's how you can help.
Taking the ACT and SAT on a budget
College admissions fees 鈥� for tests, test prep, and college applications 鈥� add up fast. Here鈥檚 a way to cut costs.
Why your teen should retake the SAT or ACT
Taking the SAT or ACT a second time is a good idea for pretty much all teens because it鈥檚 likely to help 鈥� and it definitely won鈥檛 hurt.
Like a Sponge podcast: This is Only a Test
Listen in as Like a Sponge, GreatSchools' new podcast for parents about the science of learning, gets deep into the hotly debated subject of standardized testing.
The secret to improving SAT scores
Did your teen get a low PSAT, SAT, or ACT score? Don鈥檛 panic. Everyone can improve their scores. Two experts share their secrets for helping teens learn how to rock these tests.
What ESSA means for your child
From standardized testing to student support, a new federal policy is about to reshape some key elements of America鈥檚 黄色apps. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
The first five steps on the road to college
What's the key to getting your kids into college? Start early and stick to a plan.
What you need to know about the ELL label
One checked box can doom a child to low-level classes for years. Here's what you need to know about the ELL label.
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