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Back to School: Free online tutoring
9/22/2009 11:59 AM
By: Ivanhoe Broadcast News

For the first time in a decade, high school drop-out rates are on the rise.  
School is back in session and that means nearly 50 million students are getting back to the books. If you find your child making more C’s and D’s than A’s and B’s, then some of these online websites can offer your child some free help.

For the first time in a decade, high school dropout rates are on the rise. Forty years ago, the U.S. had the highest graduation rate. Now America is ranked 19th.

Boost your child’s skills and avoid budget-busting tutor fee with free academic help on the web.

Hippocampus.org offers help on 10 high school subjects with written, audio and video tutorials.
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News 8's Crestina Chavez shares some great free websites to get tutoring for your child.



Cliffnotes.com has information for grades seven and up including French, Spanish and 10 Sciences.

Cheat sheets are great for pretest reviews.

Owl.english.purdue.edu has 200 free lessons for grades seven and up and advice for essay writing.

Cheat sheets are great for pretest reviews.  
Intmath.com is a resource for high school math and sos-math includes step by step solutions for algebra and calculus.

Another good site is physicsclassroom.com it gives good video and audio examples.





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