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Two real English teachers who make the SAT make sense.

Karns & Noble isn’t a franchise or an app. It’s Rachel Karns and Christine Noble. Both are veteran ELA educators who teach every class themselves.

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OUR MISSION

“We empower students with the skills and confidence needed to achieve their best scores and expand their college opportunities.”

Meet your teachers.

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Rachel Karns

I love teaching grammar and rules--and teaching the tricks to mastering this section!

15 years. 9-12 ELA, plus remedial support. BA English-Education

CO-FOUNDER · ELA EDUCATOR

Rachel Karns

Rachel is a veteran English educator who has spent her career helping students find clarity and confidence in reading and writing. She co-founded Karns & Noble to bring that same teaching—warm, rigorous, and genuinely engaging—to SAT preparation.

Beyond the classroom, she partners with schools on instructional design and writing-improvement strategy, work that keeps her close to what actually moves student achievement.

Reading comprehension

Rhetoric & analysis

Writing instruction

CO-FOUNDER · ELA EDUCATOR

Christine Noble

Christine is a veteran English teacher known for making the rules of grammar and mechanics finally click. Students who once dreaded the Writing section leave her classes knowing exactly why an answer is right—not just which one to pick.

She co-founded Karns & Noble to pair expert ELA instruction with real classroom warmth, and she also coaches educators and administrators on sustainable school improvement.

Grammar & mechanics

Test strategy

Educator coaching

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Christine Noble

I love teaching reading comprehension and rhetorical analysis (and spotting the trick questions!).

15 years. AP Lit, Honors and 9-12 ELA. M. Ed.

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200+ students whose parents trust us.

WHAT STUDENTS NOTICE

It’s the teaching.

“The teachers explained concepts I struggle with in class and made them very clear. I learned so much in such a short span.”

Jake H.

CHS student

“I felt very confident in Reading and Writing—I remembered and used a lot of the tools we learned in class.”

Olivia

CHS student

“I learned about each section of the ELA. When I take the test, I’ll have confidence. The way they teach grammar made it worth it.”

Ella

CHS student

LEARN FROM THEM

Put your student in their classroom.

Every Karns & Noble program is taught by Rachel and Christine themselves.

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