College Readiness Blog for Parents

If your teen’s an art kid, don’t be alarmed! Student blogger Mia Neagle shares advice for helping your artsy teen to explore the art world.

Our parent blog now has parents! Meet Michelle, a mother of four who spends her free time blogging on The Adventures of Supermom.

Want your teens to effectively communicate with their high school teachers? Join tomorrow’s student mentor live chat for a discussion about classroom etiquette and networking with high school teachers.

If you don’t remember a single high school math class, get ready for a refresher course! Brush up on your math facts so that you can answer questions like “How do you find the hypotenuse of an isosceles triangle?” without looking like a buffoon.

Whether your teen’s starting high school freshman or senior year, they should be on top of their futures. Keep your teens on top of college prep with this week’s top news headlines.

Failed internet trends from my high school freshman year are taking a second turn. Find out what the big Facebook announcement could mean for you and your teens.

If your teen’s becoming a high school freshman soon, you better start helping them prepare for even the silliest disasters. Read our “High School Freshman Blunders” series to remember the repressed traumas of your freshman year.

Happy Fourth of July, parents! Watch the video our Alleyoop interns put together for a special Fourth of July celebration.

This Father’s Day, think beyond the silk tie. Find out what kids all over the country are doing with their dads this Father’s Day.

Family collaboration on students’ work is actually something about which both teachers and students complain. The most common issue is over-editing or over-involvement by parents: Help your child edit their own work rather than editing it yourself.