Author: Hayley Notter

Hayley Notter currently serves as the Director of Curriculum and Content Development. In this role, Hayley oversees the development of reading and English curriculum, assessments, and instructional support materials for high school and college entrance exams and supports marketing initiatives through content development. Hayley joined Academic Approach in 2015. Prior to Academic Approach, Hayley tutored under-performing college freshmen and taught creative writing classes to women incarcerated in county jail in Pittsburgh, PA. Hayley earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Sociology from Beloit College and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Chatham University. In her free time, Hayley pursues her own creative work, volunteers as a reader for a literary journal, and enjoys spending time with friends, family, and her cats Comma and Dash.
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Hayley Notter

The Bumpy Rollout of the New Digital SAT Format

If your student took the first-ever digital SAT on March 9th and their scores weren’t what they expected, here’s what likely happened, why it’s not the first time the SAT rollout has been rocky, and most importantly, our expert recommendations on what to do about it.

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