Making Detroit Thrive When It Can Barely Survive: One Educator Is Leading the Charge for Detroit to Become a Nationwide Leader in Education Reform

DETROIT, May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Schools in Detroit are at the very bottom of the industrialized world, where 96% of students are likely to fail!  One Detroit educator is now calling on the community to transform Detroit into a nationwide leader for education reform through a Kickstarter campaign, SOAR with Detroit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skills/help-detroit-students-soar In Detroit, students […]

SOAR Founder Susan Kruger Named Winner of Prestigious Oakland County 'Elite 40 Under 40' Competition

DETROIT, Feb. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Susan Kruger, M.Ed., best-selling author of SOAR® Study Skills and founder of SOAR Learning, Inc., has recently been announced as the winner of Oakland County's "Elite 40 Under 40" competition. Created by County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, the award honors those living or working in Oakland County who have both […]

'Mama Bear' Susan Kruger Battles for Son's ADHD Challenges

'Women on Fire Volume 2' spotlights the personal experiences of SOAR's inspirational founder, plus the proven possibilities that can come despite ADHD distress DETROIT, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — For Susan Kruger, it wasn't hard to take on the "Mama Bear" persona to stand up for her son when she recognized that he was battling ADHD. […]

International PISA Scores Paint Unsettling Picture of America's Schools: Buried in 'Content' and Tests, Today's Students Not Receiving 'Relevant Education'

DETROIT, Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — News from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) confirms what educators and education policy makers have long feared: students in the United States rank near the bottom of industrialized nations in terms of applying their mathematics, science and reading literacy skills to practical, real-world problems. That's the takeaway from the […]

SOAR Study Skills Honored at 2013 Annual International Conference on ADHD

"Innovative Program" award celebrates and confirms the credibility of SOAR's proven solution DETROIT, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — When Susan Kruger was in third grade, she was fortunate enough to have a teacher pull her aside and give her some simple tips for getting more organized with her homework. This would have been a nice gesture for any […]

Students of the Digital Age Face Complex Learning Challenges

SOAR's Susan Kruger offers solutions to eliminate 'noise and clutter' through a Microsoft Partners in Learning Webinar, October 23 DETROIT, Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — No doubt, many of today's students want to succeed in learning now, so they can succeed in the workplace tomorrow. However, as outlined in an upcoming FREE Microsoft Partners in […]

'Back to School' Means Back to Bad Study Habits for Many Students

Educators weigh in on how SOAR Study Skills can help LAKE ORION, Mich., Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — It's been only a few weeks since students returned to school, yet many are already feeling lost, unsupported and downright frustrated. A major reason students are not happy to hit the books again is they lack the study […]

Children Petition for Their Right to Study: Whole School Raises Grades by 1 Full Grade-Point!

LAKE ORION, Mich., Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Unlike the common misconception that kids these days are not interested in school, student Timothy Decatur-Luker of Madison, VA, and students from Maeser Prep Academy in Orem, UT are breaking the stereotype. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130820/PH66392-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130820/PH66392LOGO-b ) Timothy Decatur-Luker is a 6th grade student at Wetsel Middle […]

Sixth-Grade Students Petition School Board for Missing Piece in Their Education

GLEN ALLEN, Va., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — It's not every day that a middle school student spearheads a major school curriculum initiative. Yet that's exactly what happened when a sixth-grader at Wetsel Middle School in Madison, Va., compiled a petition of 250 student signatures and asked the school board to adopt a study skills program […]

ADHD Study Skills Breakthrough: Fewer Steps Lead to Greater Learning

Popular ADDitude article illustrates how the simplest approach, backed by SOAR®'s proven solutions for student achievement, support the "ADHD brain." NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Parents and teachers who want a student with ADHD to do better in school should get to know the ADHD brain, states a breakthrough article recently published by ADDitude […]