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Needham Tutoring – Needham Community Farm

March 5, 2014 By Y3K

Y3K Tutor In Your Home is proud to donate our tutoring and test prep services to the Needham Community Farm’s Ready Set Grow online fundraiser. Your generous bid on our service will help Needham Community Farm with programs such as developing curriculum for preschoolers and planning a cooking workshop series for Needham Community Council Food Pantry patrons. Your bid on the Y3K Tutor In Your Home auction donation from March 7-21 will also go to teaching hands-on gardening, growing without pesticides and donating fresh healthy produce to those Needham, MA residents in need.

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Best School Resource School System: Weston

February 17, 2014 By Y3K

“School Resources” according to the Dreamschool Finder online tool, measures amounts of money spent on each student. Only one out of the top ten towns were from the Y3K Tutor In Your Home community. Weston High School ranked #5 in this category.

Which two Y3K Tutor In Your Home towns ranked in the top ten for “Diversity”? Come back tomorrow for the shocking answer.

Best School Climate School Systems: Dover, Weston, Wellesley & Sudbury

February 15, 2014 By Y3K

“School Climate” measures how academically focused and committed the students are at a school according to the Dreamschool Finder online tool. They look at graduation rates, dropout rates and college ambitions of seniors. The four Y3K Tutor In Your Home high schools that ranked in their top ten in this category were Dover-Sherborn Regional High School ranked #1, Weston High School ranked #3, Wellesley High School ranked #5 and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School ranked #8.

Try to guess which six Y3K Tutor In Your Home communities made it to their top ten list for “College Readiness” and check back tomorrow to find out if you are right.

PARCC Test Score Results

January 10, 2014 By Y3K

After students complete the new PARCC test trial run in the spring of 2014, the test results will not be released to students or parents. In fact the results will not count toward state or federal school district grades. Apparently the test results will only be used by state officials when they vote in the fall of 2015 on whether to adopt the new PARCC tests permanently.

Tune in tomorrow to find out how the tests will be given out.

MCAS Remains For 10th Graders

January 9, 2014 By Y3K

Although in 2014 the new PARCC tests will be issued to certain MA schools for a trial run, all 10th graders will continue to take the MCAS tests. They will still be required to pass the MCAS tests in order to get their diploma.

Tomorrow we will look at how the new PARCC testing scores will be used.