3 Steps to a Successful Tutoring Business: Fortune Marketing Webinar Playback

On Wednesday we hosted the Marketing Webinar: 3 Simple Steps to a Successful Tutoring Business with our expert presenter Carolyn Higgins from Fortune Marketing, a regular contributor to The Tutor Report. The Webinar was well attended and Carolyn gave some great steps for all Tutoring Companies to follow when marketing their business. Regrettably, the introduction [...]

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Tutoring Business Ideas & Resources: Echo Sign

Waiting for documents to be signed and returned can not only take time but may also cost you revenue. If you are unable to start tutoring before a document is signed by a customer, you are also unable to start charging that customer. How many customers have you lost completely, right at the end of [...]

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Colorado Department of Education announces SES Requirements for upcoming school year

During a webinar today Wes Montoya from the Colorado Department of Education, outlined Supplemental Education Service requirements for the upcoming 2012-2013  school year. Documents provided during the webinar outlined 56 districts that were required to provide SES tutoring even though Colorado was granted a Waiver from NCLB earlier this year. Mr Montoya went on to [...]

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Don’t forget to sign up for tomorrow’s Webinar: “3 Simple Steps to a Successful Tutoring Business”

Last chance to sign up for the complimentary webinar tomorrow: Hosted by oaSES online with expert speaker Carolyn Higgins, President of Fortune Marketing Company “Would You Like to Learn How to Get MORE Customers, In LESS Time and With LESS Money?” Attend this Webinar on May 16th at 2:00PM Eastern. If you’re like most tutoring [...]

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Massachusetts DOE issues memo regarding Waiver of Requirements to Provide Supplemental Educational Services

On May 9th, 2012 a memo was posted on the Mass.gov website detailing the particulars of School Choice, Choice Related Transportation, Discontinuation of SES (Supplemental Education Services) and Parent/Guardian communication requirements. The following excerpts detail the introduction of the memo and the paragraph relating to SES. The full memo can be viewed through the link [...]

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California Seeks State-Defined Waiver to Provide Relief From Unworkable Mandates of ‘No Child Left Behind’

By: California Department of Education (CDE)   SACRAMENTO, May 10, 2012 — The State Board of Education (SBE) today voted to seek a state-defined waiver of selected provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which would allow the state to use its accountability system to focus improvement efforts on the lowest performing [...]

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New Hampshire Posts SES Provider Application for 2012-2013 school year.

New Hampshire has posted the SES provider application on their website for the 2012-2013 school year. Completed applications must be received by the State by June 1st of 2012.   New Hampshire Application Have your application reviewed by an industry expert: An application review involves verification all questions are answered based on the state’s rubric, [...]

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Tutoring Business Ideas & Resources: Tweriod

Start Tweeting when others listen; don’t let your Tweets get lost! So when should you Tweet to get the best results? How do you know when your followers are on line. The answer is probably not the same for everyone even within the Tutoring Industry. Tweriod personalizes your results by checking for the best periods [...]

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US DOE report on the Impacts of Title 1 Supplemental Educational Services on Student Achievement

“Impacts of Title I Supplemental Educational Services on Student Achievement” examines the potential achievement benefits of academic support services offered outside the regular school day by state-approved Supplemental Educational Service providers. As one of the parental choice provisions implemented with Title I funds under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, parents of low-income [...]

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Iowa Receives Feedback on NCLB Waiver Application.

The State of Iowa has received some feedback from the U.S. Department of Education last month following its recent Waiver request seeking relief from the No Child Left Behind. The feedback outlines “significant concerns” Iowa education officials must address in order to receive the waiver from the federal education requirements. In a letter to Iowa [...]

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