At Riseman Education, we work with students one-to-one in your home and customize every lesson. Working with students in a familiar environment reduces stress and saves valuable after-school travel time.
We tutor students from kindergarten through twelfth grade in a wide range of subjects: Mathematics, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Earth Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Social Studies, French, Spanish, and Latin.
Our experienced consultants are active educators at private and public schools. We help students succeed at all levels, ranging from remedial classes to International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and Honors courses. In addition, we have learning specialists with extensive experience working with special needs students.
We work with students and parents on every step of the college admissions process and prepare students for standardized tests, including the SAT and ACT. We also help families on admissions into private secondary schools and work with students to perform well on the ISEE, SSAT, and TACHS. Our admissions programs have successfully placed students into elite high school, colleges, and universities across the world.
Daniel Riseman founded the company in 2000. He is a New York State certified teacher (Grades 7-12) in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Social Studies. He has an M.Ed., an Ed.M. in Mathematics, and an Advanced Certificate in Special Education. He received a doctorate in Neuroeducation from Johns Hopkins University. Daniel customizes lessons to prepare students for the SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT, TACHS, and GRE.
As a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, Daniel assists students with every step of the college admissions process. He has helped students get admitted into MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Duke, Brown, Cornell, Washington University in St. Louis, Amherst, Wesleyan, Haverford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, University of Virginia, Berkeley, Rice, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Tufts, Emory, Carnegie Mellon, Wake Forest, Michigan, UCLA, UNC, among others. He also helps college students with the transfer process and graduate school admissions.
Daniel has served as a featured education writer and contributor for Psychology Today, The Fiscal Times, Yahoo Finance, The Week, Education News, MSN Money, Institute of Sport, STEM Education Digest, Special Needs Digest, Entertainment News, and LifeZette. He has also served as an on-air educational expert for EWTN.
Riseman Educational Consulting has been awarded "Best of Westchester" for College Prep for 13 years. InTown Westchester Magazine featured the company as one of Westchester’s Best Tutoring Services.
Tutoring: (K -12) in math, writing, reading comprehension, social studies, Earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, Latin, Spanish, and French
Standardized Test Preparation: SAT, ACT, ISEE, SSAT, TACHS, GRE, and GMAT.
College Admissions Counseling: Take clients through every step of the application process, including college selection, personal essays, supplemental essays, and interviews.
We work closely not just with students, but with their parents, teachers, counselors, and school districts to meet each client’s educational goals.