Leader in NCLB Tutoring Finds New Corporate Home

Education Station—a leading provider of tutoring services under the No Child Left Behind Act—has been purchased by Knowledge Learning Corp., a Portland, Ore.-based company that runs several chains of child-care centers and provides after-school programs in 38 states.

The $18 million acquisition from Baltimore-based Educate Inc. broadens Knowledge Learning’s involvement in the tutoring market. The company was already delivering before- and after-school enrichment programs in 700 schools nationwide through its school partnerships division, and providing supplemental educational services under the federal law in five states through its Champions Tutoring Program.

Marcy Suntken, the president of the school partnerships division, said last week that Knowledge Learning had “found an outstanding strategic partner” in Education Station. “I think it’s a great union in terms of what we’ll...