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Houston’s Major School Holidays and Test Dates 2025-2026
Whether you are planning out your timetable for extracurricular activities or your preparations for the ISEE, SAT, ACT, or AP exams, please keep the following dates in mind. 2025 August 12 – First Day of School September 1 [...]
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Houston’s National Merit Semifinalists for 2021-2022
Not even a pandemic can stop these brilliant students from reaching for the stars. The 2022 National Merit Scholarship Competition was a pandemic year for Houston-area high school seniors. [...]
Register Now for Summer 2021 ISEE, SAT, and ACT Courses
Our summer courses for College Applications, ISEE, P/SAT, and ACT provide an invaluable head start to fall testing and applications. Our very small classes are capped at 6 students [...]
Call for Daycare Providers
Dear ECE Provider, General Academic wants the opportunity to promote your Early Care and Education (ECE) center. More than 50,000 Houston-area families rely on our free research and analysis [...]
Ambushed and Robbed on Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Hike-Bike Trail
Like many Houstonians tired of being indoors and pleasantly surprised by the cool weather last weekend, I took to our city’s increasingly well-developed hike and bike trails to seek fresh [...]