2009 March - A-List Education

Connecticut Shocked At Scores On ACT College Admission Test

Posted in Educational Articles on March 27th, 2009

Merritt, Grace E. “Connecticut Shocked at Scores on ACT College Admission Test” The Hartford Courant. March 27, 2009.

http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-act-scores-appalling.artmar27,0,4292469.story

A-List to Lead an SAT Workshop for Teach for America Corps Members

Posted in A-List Blog on March 27th, 2009

On April 22^nd Scott Farber will be running a workshop for Teach for America corps members to help them better understand how to help their kids prepare for the SATs. He will be giving a general introduction to the test and outlining some of A-List’s techniques and strategies.

We are delighted to be teaming up with this non-profit organization in their mission to help underprivileged kids by eliminating education inequity in the US. You can find out more about A-List’s other non-profit efforts here http://www.alisteducation.com/serving_our_community.html.

First Vocab Videos YouTube Contest Winner!

Posted in A-List Blog on March 19th, 2009

The Vocab Videos Team would like to extend our congratulations to Peter Hongisto—the first $100 monthly prize winner of our Vocab Videos YouTube Contest! His video submission for irascible both impressed and entertained us! Be sure to check it! We would also like to congratulate a few of our close runner-ups—to Chris Thornberry whose video for ostensible received the most points for creativity, to Brian Luman whose video for virulent was voted most humorous, and to Jason McCullough whose video for maverick had? superior production quality! Watch our February winners and all of our impressive entries from around the country at http://www.youtube.com/group/vocabvideos.

Feel inspired? You can still submit your own video and qualify to win prizes including Video of the Month, People’s Choice, and the Grand Prize of $1,000! The contest ends at 11:59PM on April, 30^th, 2009. Choose one of the 100 words listed on our Vocab Videos site, grab a camera, and let your imagination run wild. Check out http://www.vocabvideos.com/youtube.html for contest guidelines.