Supplemental Education

Education A Look at the Supplemental-Services Market
This chart shows what types of providers have been approved by states to offer tutoring under the No Child Left Behind Act.
February 25, 2004
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Education Supplemental Services
The "No Child Left Behind" Act of 2001 contains new requirements for supplemental educational services. Below are selected highlights of how the provision is supposed to work, drawn from draft guidelines issued in August by the Department of Education.
September 25, 2002
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Student Achievement States Suffer Halting Start On Tutoring
Federal officials have said they wanted "supplemental educational services" for students in low-performing schools to be available at the beginning of this school year. But that ambitious target proved difficult for many states. Includes a summary of the requirement.
September 25, 2002
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Families & the Community Sylvan's Acquisition of Firm Bolsters Place in Market
Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. last week acquired the National Education Corp., bolstering Sylvan's leading position in the fast-growing market for supplemental education services such as distance learning and tutoring.
Mark Walsh, March 19, 1997
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