The New Business of Education - Tutoring Services

Tutoring Services

This special series focuses on the impact the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has had on companies in the educational products and services industry. In this report, NBR reporter Dana Greenspon examines the growth in academic tutoring.



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External Links/Articles*

• American Tutoring Association
  The American Tutoring Association is a non-profit organization that certifies tutors and creates private tutoring standards.
• Education Week - "Federal Law Spurs Private Companies to Market Tutoring" (Registration Required)
  Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. You must register to read this article, which was first published on December 7, 2004.
• Education Week - "Market for NCLB Tutoring Falls Short of Expectations" (Registration Required)
  Education Week is an education newspaper published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit organization. You must register to read this article, which was first published on December 19, 2006.
• Huntington Learning Center
  Huntington is firm that offers "children tutoring and supplemental instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, and study skills."
• National Tutoring Association
  The National Tutoring Association is a nonprofit organization that represents tutors and tutorial administrators in the U.S.
• Sylvan Learning Centers
  Sylvan is a "leading provider of private tutoring for children in grades pre-K-12." The company's president & CEO, Peter Cohen, is interviewed in Dana Greenspon's report.
• TutorFind
  TutorFind is a company that matches students and tutors across the U.S. The company's executive director, Debbie Bergeron, is interviewed in Dana Greenspon's report.
• TutorVista
  TutorVista, headquartered in India, tutors via the web.
• U.S. Department of Education
  This links to information the Department of Education offers about "supplemental educational services." The No Child Left Behind law provides that supplemental educational services, like tutoring, be made available to students of low income families who are enrolled in schools that have been designated "in need of improvement."

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