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Tutor.com Solves New School Challenges for Military Family

The Bednar family has moved four times in their nine plus years as a military family.   Cesar, who just completed seventh grade, must adjust to different schools, curriculum and teachers every few...

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Tutor of the Month: Deborah M.

Each month our team of mentors nominates a “Tutor.com Tutor of the Month”. We are pleased to introduce this month’s Tutor of the Month, Deborah M! Current empty nester, Deborah M., has a vastly...

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Make Learning a Family Affair

HOMEWORK!  HELP! is a blog series for parents written by Tutor.com’s Vice President of Instruction, Joan Rooney. Follow the posts and stay tuned for more tips on surviving the homework wars with your...

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Military Family Finds Success with Tutor.com

Tutor.com has a network of 2,500 tutors spread across North America, and about 10% of our tutors are affiliated with the military. Since our tutors are remote, we rarely get a chance to meet them...

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Amazing Alaska: Why are the days so short?

At the end of November, our Military team headed to Alaska to spread the word about Tutor.com for Military Families. While we were there we found a lot of things that were unusual to us cheechakos (an...

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Amazing Alaska: How come Hot Chocolate freezes so quickly in the air?

At the end of November, our Military team headed to Alaska to spread the word about Tutor.com for Military Families. While we were there we found a lot of things that were unusual to us cheechakos (an...

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Amazing Alaska: What’s with the static-cling sheets?

At the end of November, our Military team headed to Alaska to spread the word about Tutor.com for Military Families. While we were there we found a lot of things that were unusual to us cheechakos (an...

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Amazing Alaska: What causes the Northern Lights?

At the end of November, our Military team headed to Alaska to spread the word about Tutor.com for Military Families. While we were there we found a lot of things that were unusual to us cheechakos (an...

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We have been celebrating all the things we <3 about the military community over the past few weeks. This week we are focusing on military spouses and the important roles they play. Tell us about an...

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Laurel B. Heads to the White House

Last week Tutor.com tutor and military spouse, Laurel B., had the opportunity to attend a White House celebration honoring the work of Joining Forces and the Military Spouse Employment Partnership...

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Around the World with U.S. Military Families and Tutor.com

This spring, Tutor.com teamed up with education partners in Europe and the U.S. to remind students that they have access to tutoring help.  From youth centers in Texas to Kinderfests in Germany,...

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Tutor of the Month: Samantha P.

Each night Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families provides on-demand tutoring to U.S. military kids all over the world.  We are fortunate to count many military spouses as our tutors including Samantha...

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Favorite Tutor Sweepstakes: Week 3 Winner

Who said tutoring couldn’t be fun? As student Laura M. explains, her favorite tutor, Samantha, helps her write “perfect papers while being really fun about it!” That’s the type of feedback that puts a...

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Saved From the Brink… and Seventh Grade Math

This blog originally appeared on Military OneSource. Any military spouse who has held down the homefront during a deployment will know what I’m talking about: It is that moment that pushes you to the...

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Favorite Tutor Sweepstakes: Week 4 Winner

You don’t often hear physics described as “easy”, but after getting help from her favorite tutor, Caitlin K. did just that. Working with tutor, Farrooh F., Caitlin is able to break down problems into...

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Favorite Tutor Sweepstakes: Week 5 Winner

When you work hard, it pays off. That’s one lesson TaTiyanna B. has taken away from Tutor.com for US Military Families. Her sessions with her favorite tutor, Eric E., have helped her improve her grades...

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Favorite Tutor Sweepstakes: Week 6 Winner

Most of our tutors will tell you that their favorite thing about tutoring is helping students reach that “ah-ha” moment — the instant when the student finally figures it all out and the concepts are...

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Favorite Tutor Sweepstakes: Week 7 Winner

A little kindness goes a long way. When a 9th grade Wisconsin Army National Guard student was struggling with Algebra, he was able to log on to Tutor.com for US Military Families, connect with Rebeca...

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Thanks to Tutor.com, Aspiring Football Star Is Improving Math Grades

Elijah M. is a sophomore at Steilacoom High School and an  aspiring football star living in Washington state, where his  father is stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord. An Army brat, Elijah  has...

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Kristy Albright Joins Tutor.com

We are excited to welcome Kristy Albright to the Tutor.com for Military Families team as a part-time Outreach Coordinator in Ansbach, Germany! The move to Europe has been recent, with Kristy’s husband...

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