Podcast appearances and mentions of erica meltzer

Construction creates more than 600 million tons of trash in the U.S. every year. Now, some cities are making big changes to the way buildings are demolished. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports. Then, the Trump administration has reversed an order freezing federal grants after it faced a court challenge from nonprofit organizations. Richard Trent, executive director of the Main Street Alliance, talks about how the order sparked confusion. And, results from the Nation's Report Card show that students still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Chalkbeat's Erica Meltzer joins us.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat who covers education policy and politics, talks about President-Elect Trump's priorities in education, including his campaign promise to dismantle the federal Department of Education, plus his nomination of WWE founder Linda McMahon for education secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated of WWE founder Linda McMahon for education secretary.Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat who covers education policy and politics, talks about President-elect Trump's priorities in education, including his campaign promise to dismantle the federal Department of Education, plus his nomination of WWE founder Linda McMahon for education secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump announced more appointments on Tuesday, giving us a fuller picture of what his incoming administration is going to look like (tl;dr: It's bad). One cabinet spot that's still open, though: Secretary of Education. Whoever gets the job, they'll likely be tasked with implementing Trump's campaign promise to close the Department of Education, a long-time GOP goal that dates back to the Reagan Era. Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, explains why keeping that promise will be pretty difficult.And in headlines: Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego is headed to the Senate, the New York judge overseeing Trump's hush money trial delayed a decision on dismissing the president-elect's conviction, and the chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil says the incoming Trump administration should avoid drastic changes to American climate policy.Show Notes:Check out Erica's reporting – www. chalkbeat.org/authors/erica-meltzer/Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

The Federal Education Department rolled out a new FAFSA form that was supposed to make things easier for students, but instead it has been plagued with problems. Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, talks about how the "bungled" rollout of the form has derailed some students' college plans.   

April 10, 2024 ~ The so-called "Better FAFSA" was supposed to make it easier for college students to receive financial aid, but the rollout of the program has left thousands of high school seniors in limbo as they prepare to head to college. Chalkbeat national editor Erica Meltzer talks with Guy and Jamie about how this mess might be resolved.

Andrew Rogers was joined on 'The Extra' by Erica Meltzer,  Bureau Chief of Chalkbeat Colorado, to discuss the importance of voting for school board members and how those positions have become increasingly politicized over the past few years.  Chalkbeat is a non-profit journalism outlet focusing on education.     

Andrew Rogers was joined on 'The Extra' by Erica Meltzer,  Bureau Chief of Chalkbeat Colorado, to discuss the importance of voting for school board members and how those positions have become increasingly politicized over the past few years.  Chalkbeat is a non-profit journalism outlet focusing on education.     

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Valerie Erde, founder of Greenwich Connecticut-based VeridianPrep. Valerie is an ACT/SAT/AP language arts tutor and one of only two tutors personally trained by Erica Meltzer, expert tutor and author of the highly acclaimed Critical Reader ACT & SAT books. As a published writer and avid reader, herself, Valerie found she had a knack for helping teens find and tell compelling stories and added Common App. essay and supplement advising to Veridian's tutoring and test prep practice. Each year, VeridianPrep students gain acceptance to a wide range of colleges, including the most selective schools in the U.S. Prior to becoming a test prep professional and academic tutor, Valerie had a long career in the publishing and media industry, first as a management consultant and later as a multimedia content developer at HarperCollins, Penguin Books, and EdTech Company Brainscape, where she was a managing editor for two adaptive digital flashcard study guides for AP U.S. History and AP U.S. Government & Politics. Valerie holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and French Language from NYU and an MBA in Business Policy from CUNY's Zicklin School of Business, including a semester studying applied economics at The Universite de Paris, Dauphine.  A recent empty nester (except for the dog!) Valerie lives with her husband in Old Greenwich. A continual learner herself, when she's not tutoring or brainstorming college essay ideas, you might catch Valerie performing at a local open mic, paddleboarding on the Long Island Sound, or fueling her bubble tea and Asian food obsession. Find Valerie at valerie@veridianprep.com. ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.

When evaluating grades and test results, we take for granted that most high schoolers know how to read and look to other reasons to explain poor performance. But what if language comprehension and decoding skills really are the problem? In the second of a two-part series, Amy and Mike invited Erica Meltzer to share strategies for improving reading skills with struggling teens. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What interventions can help slow readers? What is the link between phonics and decoding? What is orthographic mapping? Is vocabulary still important in the 21st century? Are teens too old for modeled reading exercises? MEET OUR GUEST A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, Erica Meltzer graduated from Brookline High School and earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. Before becoming involved in test prep, she worked in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University, where she helped coordinate graduate admissions. From 2006 until 2015, she tutored privately in Manhattan as well as online, helping students around the world achieve their SAT/ACT goals and gain admission to a number of top colleges, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Duke. With over 350,000 copies sold, her SAT and ACT Reading and Writing guides consistently rank at the top of their respective categories on Amazon, outperforming comparable guides produced by Kaplan, Princeton Review, and Barron's. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, The College Solution, and CBS Moneywatch, and her books are currently used by students and tutors worldwide. Erica previously appeared on this podcast in episode 17 to discuss Differences Between SAT and ACT Grammar, in episode 99 to discuss Differences between SAT and ACT Reading, and in episode 311 to discuss IMPROVING READING SKILLS WITH STRUGGLING TEENS (PART 1). Find Erica at https://thecriticalreader.com/. LINKS Erica's extensive catalog of books Breaking The Code 5 tips for helping struggling teenage readers How to identify and assess a reading problem: some strategies for tutors Working with struggling readers: what ACT tutors need to know How We Learn Orthographic Mapping RELATED EPISODES IMPROVING READING SKILLS WITH STRUGGLING TEENS  (PART 1) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SAT AND ACT READING SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION AND READING COMPREHENSION ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.  

When evaluating grades and test results, we take for granted that most high schoolers know how to read and look to other reasons to explain poor performance. But what if language comprehension and decoding skills really are the problem? In the first of a two-part series, Amy and Mike invited Erica Meltzer to share strategies for improving reading skills with struggling teens.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the Simple View of Reading?  What are the major signs of a decoding problem?   Why do so many reading problems in older students get missed?  Why is reading speed such an important component of comprehension? (And why is extra time NOT necessarily the solution on standardized tests?)  What can tutors and parents do to help teenagers with reading difficulties?  MEET OUR GUEST A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, Erica Meltzer graduated from Brookline High School and earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. Before becoming involved in test prep, she worked in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University, where she helped coordinate graduate admissions. From 2006 until 2015, she tutored privately in Manhattan as well as online, helping students around the world achieve their SAT/ACT goals and gain admission to a number of top colleges, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Duke. With over 350,000 copies sold, her SAT and ACT Reading and Writing guides consistently rank at the top of their respective categories on Amazon, outperforming comparable guides produced by Kaplan, Princeton Review, and Barron's. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, The College Solution, and CBS Moneywatch, and her books are currently used by students and tutors worldwide. Erica previously appeared on this podcast in episode 17 to discuss Differences Between SAT and ACT Grammar and in episode 99 to discuss Differences between SAT and ACT Reading. Find Erica at https://thecriticalreader.com/. LINKS The Simple View of Reading Erica's extensive catalog of books Breaking The Code Why I Care So Much About Phonics How to identify and assess a reading problem: some strategies for tutors Working with struggling readers: what ACT tutors need to know RELATED EPISODES SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION AND READING COMPREHENSION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SAT AND ACT READING ACT READING REPORTING CATEGORIES ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.

The multiple-choice reading sections of the SAT and ACT have never been more similar, but closer analysis proves they are hardly the same. Amy and Mike invited best-selling author Erica Meltzer to explore the subtle differences between the SAT and ACT reading sections.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? How similar are the reading sections of the SAT and ACT? Which section is more likely to feature 19th century or earlier passages? Which reading section may be easier to earn a top score on? What makes precision so critical in answering SAT reading questions? Why is pacing on ACT reading so tricky? MEET OUR GUESTS A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, Erica Meltzer graduated from Brookline High School and earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. Before becoming involved in test prep, she worked in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University, where she helped coordinate graduate admissions. From 2006 until 2015, she tutored privately in Manhattan as well as online, helping students around the world achieve their SAT/ACT goals and gain admission to a number of top colleges, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Duke. With over 100,000 copies sold, her SAT and ACT Reading and Writing guides consistently rank at the top of their respective categories on Amazon, outperforming comparable guides produced by Kaplan, Princeton Review, and Barron’s. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, The College Solution, and CBS Moneywatch, and her books are currently used by students and tutors worldwide. Find Erica at https://thecriticalreader.com/. LINKS Erica’s extensive catalogue of books The Critical Reader SAT/ACT grammar question of the day Breaking The Code RELATED EPISODES COMMON MYTHS ABOUT THE SAT AND ACT

The multiple-choice grammar sections of the SAT and ACT have never been more similar. Nonetheless, important distinctions between the ACT English and SAT Writing and Language sections can influence how test takers approach the exams. Amy and Mike invited best-selling author Erica Meltzer to explore the subtle differences between the SAT and ACT grammar sections.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? How similar are the SAT and ACT grammar sections? Are some grammar questions more complex than others? Which grammar section consistently covers more grammar rules and content? Does pacing and time per question differ dramatically from one test to the other? What aspects of the grammar sections might influence students to take one test or the other? MEET OUR GUEST A native of Brookline, Massachusetts, Erica Meltzer graduated from Brookline High School and earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Wellesley College. Before becoming involved in test prep, she worked in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University, where she helped coordinate graduate admissions. From 2006 until 2015, she tutored privately in Manhattan as well as online, helping students around the world achieve their SAT/ACT goals and gain admission to a number of top colleges, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Duke. With over 100,000 copies sold, her SAT and ACT Reading and Writing guides consistently rank at the top of their respective categories on Amazon, outperforming comparable guides produced by Kaplan, Princeton Review, and Barron’s. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, The College Solution, and CBS Moneywatch, and her books are currently used by students and tutors worldwide. Find Erica at https://thecriticalreader.com/. LINKS Erica’s extensive catalogue of books The Critical Reader SAT/ACT grammar question of the day What does the ACT English test measure? What does the SAT Writing and Language Test measure? ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.  

@KGNUClaudia, Claudia Cragg, speaks here for @KGNU with CEO and Founder of Erica Meltzer. Meltzer has, for years, been at the forefront of preparing students for the verbal portion of the SATs and other admissions tests.   Her range of best-selling test prep books help students conquer the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and AP English & Composition. With over 100,000 copies sold, her SAT and ACT Reading and Writing guides consistently rank at the top of their respective categories on Amazon, outperforming comparable guides produced by Kaplan, Princeton Review, and Barron’s. Before founding her company, Meltzer worked as a private tutor for several years, so has in-depth knowledge of why parents would be motivated to find loopholes in the cut-throat college admissions process. 

Erica Meltzer has taken the of SAT and ACT tutoring sphere by storm. After scoring an improbable 800 on the verbal portion of the SATs, Meltzer realized that she had a unique perspective to share, which she now spreads on an international level. Her first book, The Critical Reader, which she originally self-published, has sold over 160,000 copies to date. How has her focus on the socioeconomic disparity of tutoring in the U.S. set her apart from the rest in her field? Find out on this episode of SheVentures. For more information, visit the show notes at https://sheventures.centsai.com/podcast/ep-3-erica-meltzer/

Interview with Erica Meltzer Author of "The Critical Reader" Have you ever thought of taking on the biggest business in an industry, going head-to-head with them? Our next guest has done just that, carving out a profitable publishing niche in the huge student test preparation market. Erica Meltzer is the brilliant founder and bestselling author of The Critical Reader (www.thecriticalreader.com), a popular series of test prep books for high schoolers. With over 150,000 copies sold, Erica singlehandedly outperformed established companies in her field. Her SAT and ACT guides consistently rank top in their categories. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn Colleen interview Erica Meltzer on her exciting start-up story, with valuable advice that our podcast audience can put-to-use in their own business struggles. Subscribe to Home Business TV (https://tinyurl.com/ya4vs6qe) Subjects discussed in podcast include: What Erica Meltzer was doing before she decided to take on” the test preparation marketThe niche that Erica developed in the test preparation marketStart-up phase: First steps in developing test books and launching themUsing social media to grow her business in the start-up phaseBarriers Erica faced in financing her publishing businessThe future for Erica’s business, as she moves more into a “Sustainment Phase” Episode Sponsor: Greenwood Health Systems *www.nhrpc.com/hbm Visit the Podcast Website

Interview with Erica Meltzer Author of "The Critical Reader" Have you ever thought of taking on the biggest business in an industry, going head-to-head with them? Our next guest has done just that, carving out a profitable publishing niche in the huge student test preparation market. Erica Meltzer is the brilliant founder and bestselling author of The Critical Reader (www.thecriticalreader.com), a popular series of test prep books for high schoolers. With over 150,000 copies sold, Erica singlehandedly outperformed established companies in her field. Her SAT and ACT guides consistently rank top in their categories. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn Colleen interview Erica Meltzer on her exciting start-up story, with valuable advice that our podcast audience can put-to-use in their own business struggles. Subscribe to Home Business TV (https://tinyurl.com/ya4vs6qe) Subjects discussed in podcast include: What Erica Meltzer was doing before she decided to take on” the test preparation marketThe niche that Erica developed in the test preparation marketStart-up phase: First steps in developing test books and launching themUsing social media to grow her business in the start-up phaseBarriers Erica faced in financing her publishing businessThe future for Erica’s business, as she moves more into a “Sustainment Phase” Episode Sponsor: Greenwood Health Systems *www.nhrpc.com/hbm Visit the Podcast Website