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 as program coordinator of Project Next Step, Cluster Tutoring program for high … [Read more...] about Staff spotlight: Erin Agboola on seeing students succeed
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Cluster’s Annual Report: Nearly three decades of learning
Cluster Tutoring staff and volunteers always engage students in developing their own paths to success. Cluster keeps finding new ways to have positive effects on learning, whether it's growing student enrollment or holding our Summer Reading Program … [Read more...] about Cluster’s Annual Report: Nearly three decades of learning
Staff spotlight: Joan Richards and the importance of teaching reading
Tuesday Reading Specialist Joan Richards is very glad to be back teaching reading. "I missed teaching so much," said Joan, who has a master's degree as a reading specialist and who taught for 15 years in schools run by the Chicago Archdiocese. … [Read more...] about Staff spotlight: Joan Richards and the importance of teaching reading
Reading, trauma subject of tutor seminars
Cluster will sponsor two seminars for tutors in November. These seminars will help with students' academic work and with students who may have been exposed to highly stressful experiences. Seminar for tutors of struggling readers. The purpose of … [Read more...] about Reading, trauma subject of tutor seminars
FAFSA forms are now being accepted
High school seniors and their families now can submit FAFSA forms to the federal government to apply for college financial aid for the 2020-21 school year. FAFSA, or the Free Application for Financial Student Aid, is the form students must fill … [Read more...] about FAFSA forms are now being accepted
Staff spotlight: Max Tabb, program assistant and budding artist
There's more than meets the eye to Cluster Tutoring's new program assistant, Max Tabb. Sure, he'll get everything set up for tutoring on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, but deep down, there's a lot of creativity. "My first love is art," Max said. … [Read more...] about Staff spotlight: Max Tabb, program assistant and budding artist
