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ISEE Course Student Survey Results
The ISEE exam is the standardized test that many K12 students face as they apply to private middle and high school. Since the test is generally less known than some other standardized tests like the ACT and SAT, the prospect [...]
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Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2025
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2025-2026 The most [...]
Houston’s Richest Public Schools, Best Home Values, and Most Gentrified Neighborhoods
The best Houston public schools are often in the [...]
Top Houston and Texas High Schools by SAT Score 2025
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT [...]
Houston’s Major School Holidays and Test Dates 2025-2026
Whether you are planning out your timetable for extracurricular [...]
Automatic Admission at Texas Colleges for 2025-2026
Every Texas public college, more than 30 in total, [...]
Texas High School Graduation Requirements
Texas high school students have two main pathways to graduation: [...]
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Executive Function Self-Assessment for Students
Many parents find themselves in a familiar situation: they have a smart, curious child, whose grades are not reflective of their intelligence or academic ability. Often, this disconnect can be [...]
Is My Child Ready For College — Take our Assessment
Decades of research have identified what actually predicts college success — and it's not just grades. General Academic's new framework puts numbers to what admissions offices already know: the whole [...]
What Makes A Good Tutor? Meet our AI Tutor Buddy.
Despite industry's best efforts, AI cannot replace human interaction. Imagine a student who has spent months struggling with algebra, consistently feeling lost, frustrated, and discouraged by each new [...]
How to Prevent your Houston Student from “Sucking at Math”
Ask a student their least favorite subject, and you’ll often hear, “I hate math.” Ask them why, and they’ll say, “because I suck at math.” Really, their reasoning makes sense: [...]
Academics and Elementary Learning
Executive Function Self-Assessment for Students
Many parents find themselves in a familiar situation: they have [...]
What Makes A Good Tutor? Meet our AI Tutor Buddy.
Despite industry's best efforts, AI cannot replace human interaction. [...]
How to Prevent your Houston Student from “Sucking at Math”
Ask a student their least favorite subject, and you’ll often [...]
Is Private School Worth the Cost in Houston?
The private school deposit is due in three weeks, and [...]
Summer Opportunities for Houston High School Students in 2026
While the summer period is a great time for [...]
Test Prep
ISEE Course Student Survey Results
The ISEE exam is the standardized test that many K12 [...]
ISEE Test Score Improvement, What to Expect
During the 2025-2026 fall testing cycle, around 400 Houston-area students [...]
State of Test-Optional College Admissions in Texas for 2026
The test-optional wave that swept through higher education during the [...]
Houston Schools
Is Private School Worth the Cost in Houston?
The private school deposit is due in three weeks, and [...]
Texas School Vouchers (TEFA): What Houston Families Need to Know
The Texas School Voucher Program, "Education Freedom Account (TEFA)" program [...]
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2025
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2025-2026 The most [...]
College Counseling
Is My Child Ready For College — Take our Assessment
Decades of research have identified what actually predicts college success [...]
State of Test-Optional College Admissions in Texas for 2026
The test-optional wave that swept through higher education during the [...]
How to Maximize Your GPA For Automatic Admission to Texas Universities
What is Automatic Admission at Texas Universities? Texas high [...]