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By Sher Spooner

2020 Graduate Micah Baker tackles online college learning

Micah Baker is starting her freshman year at Howard University a lot differently than she thought she would. Micah expected to be at Howard’s Hilltop campus in Washington, D.C., by […]

Filed Under: College, Home, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff, Uncategorized Tagged With: high school senior, Micah Baker, Nell Lurain

By Sher Spooner

2020 Senior spotlight: Kaleb reaps tutoring’s benefits

High school senior Kaleb and his tutor, David Wilson have had to juggle Cluster Tutoring with Kaleb’s busy schedule on three sports teams and at a part-time job. But even […]

Filed Under: College, Home, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff Tagged With: David Wilson, high school senior, Kaleb, student spotlight

By Sher Spooner

Story Time offers opportunity to display reading skills

What’s more satisfying than reading books to young kids? Cluster students can brush up their own reading and performance skills and share favorite stories at the same time during Story […]

Filed Under: Home, News Tagged With: David Barnett, Desmond, reading, story time

By Sher Spooner

Senior spotlight: Antonio is ready to soar

Ever since high school senior Antonio first rode on a plane, he has wanted to be a pilot. With help from his tutor, Stan Birnbaum, he’s mastered enough math to […]

Filed Under: College, Home, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff, Uncategorized Tagged With: Antonio, high school senior, Stan Birnbaum, student spotlight

By Sher Spooner

Staff spotlight: Erin Agboola on seeing students succeed

Erin Agboola likes working with students of all ages, so it’s no surprise that she enjoys helping students do tasks they didn’t think they could do before. In her role […]

Filed Under: Home, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff, Uncategorized Tagged With: Erin Agboola, high school, Project Next Step

By Adept

Advice for New Tutors

This submission is written by Danisha, who has advice for new tutors. Dear New Tutors, I know going in to tutoring and meeting your student is nerve wracking but don’t […]

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