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06/02/2026

Why is school choice important? Here's Laura Colangelo, executive director of the TPSA. Watch our entire conversation here: https://youtu.be/5OYWkKwqfHY

06/01/2026

✏️ Looking for a simple way to keep your child's brain engaged this summer? Put pen to paper!

A recent Edutopia article highlights research showing that handwriting supports memory, learning, and literacy development in ways that typing alone may not. When students write by hand, they activate more areas of the brain involved in processing, remembering, and understanding information.

Some key findings:
📚 Students who take notes by hand tend to remember information better.
🧠 Handwriting helps strengthen memory and comprehension.
🔤 Young learners develop stronger reading and spelling skills when they regularly practice forming letters by hand.
🤝 Writing combines visual, motor, and cognitive skills, creating deeper learning connections.

Summer is the perfect time to keep handwriting skills sharp. Encourage children and teens to:
✍️ Keep a journal
📖 Write a response to a book they are reading
💌 Send a letter or postcard to a friend or family member
📝 Create a daily gratitude list
🎨 Keep a nature journal or travel notebook

Just a few minutes of handwriting each day can help maintain important academic skills while school is out.

It may sound archaic in today’s tech-centric classrooms, but researchers around the world are digging into the powerful effects of handwriting, revealing how the act of putting pen (or pencil) to paper significantly shapes how we think, remember, and make sense of new ideas. Yet as schools increas...

05/28/2026

☀️📚 Don’t Let the Summer Slide Hold Your Student Back! 📚☀️
Summer break should be fun — but it’s also important to keep learning skills sharp! Without continued academic practice, many students lose progress in reading and math over the summer months.
At United Testing Service, we help students stay confident, engaged, and prepared for the upcoming school year through personalized tutoring support designed to meet each child’s unique needs.
✅ One-on-one live tutoring sessions
✅ Flexible scheduling — weekdays & weekends
✅ Personalized instruction
✅ Support for unfinished learning and achievement gaps
✅ Experienced, highly qualified educators
Whether your child needs extra support, enrichment, or help building confidence, our summer tutoring programs can make a difference!
Learn more about our tutoring services here:
United Testing Service Tutoring Services

05/28/2026

Did you know that students can lose important reading skills over the summer break without regular practice? The good news is that just a few simple habits can help keep young minds active and ready for the new school year!

According to Scholastic, here are 3 easy ways to help prevent the “summer slide”:

✅ Read 6 books over the summer
✅ Encourage reading every day — magazines, recipes, comics, signs, and books all count!
✅ Keep reading aloud together, even with older children

Making reading part of everyday life can help children stay confident, curious, and engaged all summer long. 🌟

Check out Scholastic’s helpful article for more ideas:
Scholastic Summer Slide Prevention Tips

Try these strategies to help your reader improve her reading during the summer and beyond.

05/19/2026

Education Week's Sarah Schwartz reports the U.S. has experienced a decade-long “learning recession,” with student achievement in reading and math declining since 2013, influenced by policy shifts, pandemic effects, and social factors. Contact us to learn how UTS's staffing and comprehensive tutoring program can help your students recover and accelerate!

“Our challenge didn’t start or end with the pandemic,” said one of the authors of a new report.

05/18/2026

We all lose a little motivation at the end of the school year. Students do, too. Summer is calling, and we look forward to some fun in the sun... but there's still time left to make a difference. Student choice is a good way to increase engagement before the school year ends.

Students tend to lose focus a little as summer draws near, and these simple ideas for promoting their autonomy help keep them on track.

05/11/2026

For our high school parents, teachers, and administrators, we want to share that the College Board has released the 2026-2027 Common App essay prompts for the upcoming application season. They are the same prompts as last year, and having this information now can help students plan, giving them extra time to draft and revise those ever-important essays. If your student seeks assistance planning, drafting, or revising their application essays and/or extracurriculars, we can help!

The Common App essay prompts offer a flexible range of topics to help students distinguish themselves in their own voice. During the most recent cycle, the most popular option was "Topic of Your Choice."

05/05/2026

It's the latest episode of Five Questions with Dr. Fein! This time around, we talk all things UTS. Everything you ever wanted to know about United Testing Service but were afraid to ask.

05/04/2026

Time for the latest episode of Five Questions with Dr. Fein. In our latest edition, it's all things UTS. Everything you ever wanted to know about United Testing Service but were afraid to ask!

Five Questions with Dr. Fein S1E12

02/03/2026

It's the latest edition of Five Questions with Dr. Fein! This time we discuss the critical importance of Teacher's Aides.

The Importance of Teacher's Aides