Wednesday, June 16, 2010

“Tutoring programs try to break cycle for homeless children” plus 3 more

“Tutoring programs try to break cycle for homeless children” plus 3 more

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Tutoring programs try to break cycle for homeless children

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Homeless children get help

Catherine Jun / The Detroit News

Royal Oak

After falling on hard times, the Williams family bounced from home to home and last year landed at a homeless shelter. Keeping their spirits up was one thing. Making sure the five Williams children's grades didn't slip was another challenge. "I had concerns about my kids' schooling," said Michira Williams, 37.

As the school year comes to an end, agencies are offering tutoring and mentoring programs throughout the summer as shelters see a growing number of families with children come through their doors. The average age of a homeless person in the United States is 9 and shelters are trying to ease the trauma for children who move from shelter to shelter and school to school. Ultimately, officials hope their efforts put a stop to a common trend: Children of homeless parents can grow up to become homeless adults.

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At the South Oakland Shelter in Royal Oak, the Williamses found a tutor to help the children, now ages 6 to 16, ease into new schools.

"Most people, they help you and move you along," said Williams, who now lives in Ferndale. "It has made us a stronger family."

Economic troubles swelled the number of children in homeless families in 2009, to 20,104, a 14 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness. At the South Oakland Shelter, children make up 30 percent of the individuals who seek emergency lodging.

In the past year, the agency began recruiting volunteers to mentor and tutor children there. They have taken them on trips to the zoo, bowling alley and the movie theater. The agency is seeking grant money to expand the program and furnish school supplies for children.

"This is definitely an area we'd like to grow," said Austin Kralisz, a volunteer coordinator. "We want to be able to create an environment where they can do those things and not be affected by their situation right now."

Studies have shown the mobility of homelessness can hurt children, causing depression and struggles in school. That is in part why homelessness can afflict successive generations.

"We have moms here that came to this shelter as kids," said Barbara McCauley, captain of the Salvation Army's Harbor Light location in Detroit, which houses 146 at its shelter, about 80 of them children.

Hoping to break the cycle, two staffers come in five days a week to help children with their homework, which continues through the summer.

"Typically when kids move from school to school, they can lose up to three months of education," McCauley said.

On a recent afternoon, a 7-year-old boy sat with an instructor, plodding through math problems assigned by his teacher.

"He gets frustrated working with mom on homework," said Christina Beneteau, the boy's mother, who recently arrived at the shelter from Taylor with her two children. "With the moving around, he's been a little mad at mom."

The time also gives the single mother, forced to give up her midnight shifts at a nursing home when she couldn't find affordable child care, some hours to send out resumes for a new job.

"I'm able to work on my stuff," Beneteau said.

cjun@detnews.com (313) 222-2019

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New tutoring business sends kids to the dogs

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 02:26 AM PDT


Kimberly Brown

Lauren Carpenter, Community News

Another Shenendehowa graduate is willing to bet on her home town as she starts up a new business. Kimberly Brown is making the daily extended commute from her home on Lake George for Saratoga Tutoring Services as a private tutor whose background is abundant in experience and certifications.

Brown's bachelors and masters are both from the College of St. Rose and her certifications include Special Education K-6, Elementary Education K-6 and English 7-12. She has 17 years teaching experience most recently as a fourth grade special ed teacher at Whitehall Elementary School near her home.

"As a tutor my business will be focused within my expertise," Browns says. This includes reading assessments and tutoring for reading and writing K-12 and building skills in reading and writing for those with disabilities. Brown also emphasizes study prep skills for students who have not passed the required ELA or Regents exams. She plans on coaching them on skills utilizing past tests as practice tools.

The most unique concept Brown is bringing to the table is her two-year-old golden doodle Amber Lee. Trained in the national READ (Reading Education Assistant Dogs) Program, Amber Lee is ready and willing to motivate children for learning while increasing self-esteem or eliminating shyness as she has successfully done while at Whitehall Elementary School.

Started in Utah, Brown says the READ Program has boosted that state's reading levels to the highest in the country. "With a therapy dog statistics show that blood pressure is lowered, no one can talk back — it's just a really great program. Amber Lee just lights up their day," Brown said.

Taking Amber Lee from the classroom to private tutoring sessions is new for both Brown and her pooch. Brown will continue to use Amber Lee as a reading partner kids will read to making it more fun for them as they learn. "And kids kids stay more on task," she says.

Brown has an office on Clifton Country Road. While many tutors meet with students at home or a library, Brown insists there are too many distractions at those venues. "For me to tutor, it's most beneficial to have my own space," she said. Many parents will agree with Brown that a quiet professional setting with a lovable dog will most definitely have its perks. Whether it is preparing for a new school year or mastering a difficult subject, Saratoga Tutoring Services is open for business and welcoming new students.

"With Amber Lee the sky is the limit," Brown says.

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Global Private Tutoring industry

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:09 AM PDT

NEW YORK, June 16 Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Private Tutoring industry

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0197152/Global-Private-Tutoring-industry.html

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Private Tutoring in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for this market. The report profiles 83 companies including many key and niche players such as Club Z! Tutoring Services, CompuChild Services of America, Inc., Daekyo Co. Ltd., Educomp Solutions Ltd., Huntington Learning Centers, Inc., JEI Corporation, Kaplan Inc., Kids R Kids, Kumon, LearningRx, Mathnasium LLC, Sylvan Learning, Tutoring Club, Inc., TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd., and Woongjin Thinkbig Co Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

PRIVATE TUTORING MCP-1597

A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Private Tutoring: Benefiting from Inadequacies of Education

System II-1

Education System & Private Tutoring II-1

Factors Influencing Private Tutoring II-2

Cultural Factors II-2

Education System of the Country II-2

Economic Factors II-2

Private Tutoring - Concentrated in Urban Centers II-2

Current and Future Analysis II-3

Online/E-Tutoring Market on the Rise II-3

Table 1: Major Players in the Global Online Tutoring Market

(2007): Comparative Analysis of TutorVista, Smarthinking,

Career Launcher, Tutor.com, Princeton Review by Tutoring

Process, Average Cost to students, Tutor Qualifications, and

Location of Tutors II-4

Challenges Faced by Online Tutoring II-4

Offshore Tutoring II-4

Opportunities & Challenges for Offshore Private Tutoring

Industry II-5

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-6

Tutoring - An Introduction II-6

Private Tutoring II-6

Online Tutoring II-7

Tutor Selection - Essential Requirements II-7

Choice of Tutoring Method II-7

Volunteer Tutoring Programs II-8

Cross-Age Tutoring II-8

Peer Tutoring II-8

Mentoring Programs II-8

3. PRODUCT/SERVICE INTRODUCTIONS II-9

EleMental Launches In-Home Tutoring Service in Fairfield County II-9

TeamUP! Tutors Introduces Private Tutoring Service in Seattle II-9

Deo Gloria Commences In-Home Tutors of Orlando II-9

Cebu Creative Learning Systems Introduces Tutorial Services II-10

Apangea Introduces SmartHelp for Frazier School Students II-10

Somatic Digital to Introduce TouchBook II-10

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-11

State Shuts Down Club Z! Tutoring Services in Connecticut II-11

Club Z! Establishes Office in Texas II-11

Educomp Purchases Majority Interest in ThreeBrix II-11

Educomp Wins Order from Haryana Government II-12

StudySmart Expands Business II-12

Tutorz Partners with Crown Tutoring II-12

Citigroup Private Equity, Management Group, and Sterling

Capital Partners Acquire Educate II-13

TutorVista to Collaborate with Educere.net II-13

TutorVista to Partner with Vocabulary.com II-13

5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-14

Club Z! Tutoring Services (US) II-14

CompuChild Services of America, Inc. (US) II-14

Daekyo Co. Ltd. (Korea) II-14

Educomp Solutions Ltd. (India) II-15

Huntington Learning Centers, Inc. (US) II-15

JEI Corporation (Korea) II-15

Kaplan Inc. (US) II-16

Kids R Kids (US) II-16

Kumon (US) II-17

LearningRx (US) II-17

Mathnasium LLC (US) II-17

The Princeton Review, Inc. (US) II-17

Sylvan Learning (US) II-18

Tutoring Club, Inc (US) II-18

TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. (India) II-19

Woongjin Thinkbig Co Ltd. (Korea) II-19

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-20

Table 2: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Private Tutoring by Geographic Region - US, Europe,

Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007

through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-20

Table 3: World Historic Review for Private Tutoring by

Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-21

Table 4: World 13-Year Perspective for Private Tutoring by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Revenues

for US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets for

Years 2003, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Outlook III-1

Private Tutoring Industry - An Overview III-1

Table 5: Proportion (%) of Students Seeking Tutoring

Services in the US III-1

Table 6: US Market for Private Tutoring (2007): Proportion

of Students (All Grades) Seeking Tutoring Services for

Math, English, and Science (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-2

Middle Income Households: Lucrative Consumers of Private

Tutoring Services III-2

Parents Desire to Groom Children Augurs Well for Private

Tuitions III-2

Growing Clamor for Supplemental Education Service Providers III-3

Home Schooling: A Growing Option III-3

E-Tutoring: A New Phenomena III-3

E-Tutoring - An Attractive Outsourcing Opportunity III-4

Impact of the Recession: A Review III-4

Cutbacks in American Education Funding: Implications for

Full-Time Private Tuition III-4

Private Tutoring Fees Cools Off Amid the Recessionary Heat III-5

Challenges in Store III-5

Lack of Recognition of Private Tutoring As a Professional

Expertise III-5

Demand and Supply Imbalances III-5

Regulatory Overview III-6

State Regulations for Homeschooling III-6

No Notice III-6

Low Regulation III-6

Moderate Regulation III-6

High Regulation III-7

Service Launches/Developments III-7

Strategic Corporate Developments III-9

Key Players III-11

Club Z! Tutoring Services III-11

CompuChild Services of America, Inc III-11

Computer Explorers III-11

Huntington Learning Centers, Inc. III-12

Kaplan Inc. (US) III-12

Kids R Kids III-12

Kumon III-13

LearningRx III-13

Mathnasium LLC III-13

The Princeton Review, Inc. (US) III-13

Sylvan Learning III-14

Tutoring Club, Inc III-14

B.Market Analytics III-15

Table 7: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Private Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$

Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-15

Table 8: US Historic Review for Private Tutoring Analyzed

with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001

through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

2. EUROPE III-16

A.Market Analysis III-16

Outlook III-16

United Kingdom III-16

Poland III-16

B.Market Analytics III-17

Table 9: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Private Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 10: European Historic Review for Private Tutoring

Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for

Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

3. ASIA-PACIFIC III-18

A.Market Analysis III-18

Overview III-18

Table 11: Penetration Levels (%) of Private Tutoring

Services in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Japan,

Cambodia, and China (2007) (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-18

B.Market Analytics III-19

Table 12: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Private Tutoring by Geographic Region - Korea

and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through

2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

Table 13: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Private Tutoring

by Geographic Region - Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures

in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20

Table 14: Asia-Pacific 13-Year Perspective for Private

Tutoring by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Annual Revenues for Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets

for Years 2003, 2009 and 2015 III-20

3a. KOREA III-21

A.Market Analysis III-21

Home Tutoring Industry III-21

Table 15: Private Tutoring in Korea as a % of Total

Education Expenditure (2006-2010P) (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-21

Private Education Expenditure in Korea III-22

Table 16: Private Tutoring Market in Korea (2009):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Market Size for High School,

Middle School, and Elementary School (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Impact of Economic Slowdown III-22

Table 17: Population Growth Rate of 5-9 Years Age Group

(2007-2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

Table 18: Number of Home Tutoring Students (in Million) in

Korea (2006-2009) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

E-learning Industry III-23

Competition III-24

Table 19: Leading Players in the Korean Home Tutoring

Market (2008): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales

for Daekyo, Kumon, Woongjin, and JEI (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24

Key Players III-24

Daekyo Co. Ltd. III-24

JEI Corporation III-25

Megastudy Co., Ltd. III-25

Woongjin Thinkbig Co Ltd. III-25

B.Market Analytics III-26

Table 20: Korean Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Private Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

Table 21: Korean Historic Review for Private Tutoring

Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for

Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

3b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-27

A.Market Analysis III-27

Outlook III-27

Australia III-27

New Zealand III-27

Hong Kong III-28

India III-28

Overview of Indian Education System III-28

Tutoring - Physical Centers Vs Online Services III-28

Physical Coaching Centers III-28

Online Tutoring III-29

Indian Online Tutoring Market - Tutoring Models Adopted

by Educomp, E Tutelage, Classteacher.com, NIIT

Companies and their Tutoring Models III-29

India Emerges as a Hub of E-Tutoring Industry III-29

Tutor Competencies - A Competitive Advantage III-29

IT Revolution Aids Growth of Online Tutoring III-30

Indian Portals Capture Online Tuitions Market III-30

US - A Major Market for Indian E-Tutoring Companies III-30

Rapid Growth of Indian Online Tutoring Firms III-31

Product/Service Launch III-31

Strategic Corporate Developments III-32

Key Players III-33

Educomp Solutions Ltd. (India) III-33

TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. (India) III-33

B.Market Analytics III-34

Table 22: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and

Future Analysis for Private Tutoring Analyzed with Annual

Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34

Table 23: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Private

Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-35

4. REST OF WORLD III-36

A.Market Analysis III-36

Outlook III-36

Canada III-36

An Insight into Private Tutoring Industry III-36

Table 24: Proportion (%) of Parents Hiring Tutors for

Mathematics, Reading and Writing, Science and Other

subjects (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Egypt III-37

Overview of Education Market III-37

Private Tutoring Industry III-37

Types of Private Tutoring III-38

Private Home Tutoring (Durus Khususiyya) III-38

Study Groups (Magmu'at) III-38

B.Market Analytics III-38

Table 25: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Private Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

Table 26: Rest of World Historic Review for Private

Tutoring Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million

for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-39

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 83

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 56

Canada 5

Europe 7

France 1

The United Kingdom 6

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 15

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