College Board update: New text-to-speech (TTS) tool added for reading assistance on SAT® & AP® exams. Plus, if you finish a section early with extended time, you won’t have to wait beyond the regular time limit. Changes begin this Spring! zurl.co/7xhY

Not a portal for travel, one that lets people around the world see each other. So far, it's been installed in New York and Philadelphia. Where next? Who knows? Stay tuned to #SmithsonianSunday. Read challenging materials to help prepare for the tests! zurl.co/kN9s

New Yorkers! Changes pending Board Of Regents approval. In short, some Regents exams will still be required, but as of the 2027-28 school year, passing them will no longer be a graduation requirement. The article outlines other significant changes. zurl.co/mmfR

Did you take the #PSAT between Oct. 12th and 26th? Scores should be posted in your College Board account later today. On the previous date, they weren't available until evening, so we may see a repeat of that. #ReleaseDay #NationalMerit #Admissions zurl.co/NXu2

Are you trying to get a handle on the sometimes overwhelming path to securing accommodations for your SAT or ACT-taking Junior? Wendy Raynor's concise guide to the process, Accommodations Simplified, is an excellent primer.

Good news if you're about to begin GRE Prep: as of this writing, the GRE "Super Power Pack" of all three books is on sale at Amazon for less than the official guide alone. Official materials are exclusive to these books and ets.org. zurl.co/p4t5

I think that it's fair to say that the words "surfer" and "penguin" rarely appear in the same article. Read interesting and challenging material to help prepare for the exams! #SmithsonianSunday #TestPrep #SAT #ACT #GRE #LSAT zurl.co/ncQd

Plainview families! This note from the district implies that students must choose to either take the exam on the School Day test date offered or on a Saturday. However, taking the test on March 12th does not preclude testing on other dates. #POBJFK #SAT #SchoolDay

This article offered surprises. This week's #SmithsonianSunday tells us of the movement to bird-watchers no longer shooting but actually *watching* birds. Read interesting and challenging materials t prepare for the exams! #ReadingIsFundamental #TestPrep zurl.co/qSvj

#SmithsonianMonday! If making whiskey is what's needed to advance Science, then I say so be it! Read interesting and challenging materials to prepare for the exams and life. #ReadingIsFundamental #TestPrep #SAT #ACT #GRE #LSAT zurl.co/k99D

Greece has merged the modern with the ancient. Here, we find the intersection of my lifelong study of History and my love of public transportation. Read challenging and interesting works to prepare for exams and life. #ReadingIsFundamental #TestPrep zurl.co/FvtN

As I head to Nashville for the National Test Prep Association Winter Workshop, this week's #SmithsonianSunday recalls a time when events there helped shape US History. Read challenging materials, prepare for the exams! #ReadingIsFundamental #TestPrep zurl.co/wGJwY

Day 1 of the National Test Prep Association Winter Workshop is underway. Excited to catch up with colleagues and be immersed in the latest approaches. Tomorrow's presentation from #ACT should help shed light on the changes scheduled for 2025. #NTPA #TestPrep #LifetimeLearning

Day 2 of the National Test Prep Association Winter Workshop! Looking forward to the updates direct from a rep of #ACT, and another day of learning new approaches. I'm excited to bring all this home to my students! #TestPrep #LifetimeLearning #NashvilleSkyline

With no fanfare, #CollegeBoard has added a 2025 test date. Rather than filling the gap between December and March, it's sandwiched in three weeks before the October exam and three weeks after the August exam. Perhaps someday, I'll understand. #SAT #Why zurl.co/LFAfv

As of February 3, the Bluebook app will have a new Test 7. Tests 1-3 will be eliminated, but some questions from those exams will be recycled in Tests 8-10. We'll have 7 tests, but only 4-7 will be fresh exams for students who have already used 1-3. #SAT #TestPrep #CollegeBoard

This week, #SmithsonianSunday reminds us: the more we learn, the more we find out how much there is still left to learn. Read materials that challenge your vocabulary, intellect, and preconceived notions. #TestPrep #LifetimeLearning #ReadingISFundamental zurl.co/Dn0HV

I saw these books on the shelf in a local bookstore. The three in the middle may have once been useful but were written for a version of the test that has now been defunct for over a year. For some, self-study can be effective. Take care to select the correct tools.

We are often ignorant of the science behind our food and drink. Further, most are unaware of the depth and breadth of the impact of the findings. Read interesting and challenging materials to prepare for the exams! #TestPrep #ReadingIsFundamental zurl.co/eR50r

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