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  • Why the New SAT Shouldn’t Scare You

    By Chyten Educational Services

    So far, all you have heard about the new, redesigned SAT is in regard to its structure:

    • The 2400 scale goes back to a 1600 scale.
    • No more penalties for wrong answers.
    • Partial calculator use on the math section.
    • An optional essay section.

    While this is useful and interesting, what is far more important for student test-takers in the class of 2017 and later is information about the actual content of the test and how one can best learn to master it.
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    Neil Chyten (right) and students of Chyten Educational Services (file photo).
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  • ACMES to Host Spring Medical Conference and “Love for Autism” Charity Concert on May 25

    Boston, May 8, 2014, — American Chinese Medical Exchange Society (ACMES) will hold its Spring medical conference featuring common issue in primary care and international autism forum at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Shapiro 10 conference center) from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on May 25. The primary care medicine session will cover new advances for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis/hepatoma and GERD. After the conference, attendees will join “Walk for Autism” from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Jordan Hall in Back Bay (about 1.2 mile), and then enjoy “Spring Love for Autism” Chinese zither charity concert featuring renowned artist Hui Weng in the evening.
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  • Highly Skilled Immigrants — America Wants You!

    Washington, D.C., May 6, 2014,  — As part of the Administration’s continuing commitment to attract and retain highly skilled immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the publication of two proposed rules, including a rule to extend employment authorization to spouses of certain H-1B workers, and a proposal to enhance opportunities for certain groups of highly-skilled workers by removing obstacles to their remaining in the United States.

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    President Barack Obama meets with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) business and faith leaders to discuss immigration reform, May 2, 2014, at the White House in Washington.
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  • Third National Climate Assessment Report Calls for Acton from Americans

    By Dr. John P. Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House

    Washington, D.C., May 6, 2014, — Today, we released the third National Climate Assessment report, by far the most comprehensive look ever at climate change impacts in the United States.

    Based on four years of work by hundreds of experts from government, academia, corporations, and public-interest organizations, the Assessment confirms abundant data and examples that climate change isn’t some distant threat — it’s affecting us now.

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  • Pianist Sean Chen to Debut at Jordan Hall on May 24

    Boston, May 6, 2014, — Sean Chen captivated audiences and critics at the 2013 Cliburn Competition with concerts “that had the crowd not just standing, but cheering loudly” (KDHX, St. Louis), earning the crystal award and winning three years of concert tours in the United States—the first American to win a prize since 1997.
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  • Jeffry Shea Recognized as Mass. Teacher of the Year on National Teacher Appreciation Day

    Boston, May 6, 2014, — Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. Belmont High School social studies teacher Dr. Jeffry Shea was recognized as Massachusetts Teacher of the Year by students and school administrators.
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    Dr. Shea delivers a speeches at a ceremony in Belmont High School.
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  • Mountains of People at Season Comic Exhibition in Shenzhen

    By Vicky Li, high school student in Shenzhen

    Shenzhen, China, May 2, 2014, — Season Comic Exhibition (Summer) 2014 opened in Shenzhen on May 2. I had looked forward to it for a long time. I have been to HK C3 and Shenzhen ACG(Animation, Comic and Game) Exhibition before, but never been to SCE (Season Comic Exhibition). Today is the opening day of SCE – Summer. I spent some time on the long queue outside the exhibition. There were mountains of people there.
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  • Music for Food Concert to Be Held on Mother’s Day at BU

    Boston, May 5, 2014, -— On Sunday, May 11, Music for Food will kick off its first international initiative with a benefit concert for the Child Welfare League Foundation. This is the first concert in the organization’s history to benefit international hunger relief efforts.
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  • Chinese Students Mark Youth Day

    (Host of this CCTV report is Raquel Olsson, a Boston University graduate.)

    To celebrate China’s annual Youth Day which falls on May 4, a dazzling gala featuring students from around the country was aired on CCTV on Saturday night. Some 1,500 students took part, filling the atmosphere with their energetic songs and dances, all based on the theme “Flowers of May, Our Chinese Dream”.

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  • Online Education Drives Innovation and Competition in China

    (from ecns.cn)Xie Kan, a former TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) tutor at New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc, had never delivered a lesson to more than 200 students.

    But in late April he set a personal record by teaching 1,500. And the venue was not your typical classroom but the 31 year-old’s apartment.
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    Mobile apps for test preparation available for download at 100.com.
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