Tutor.com wins Spring 2008 Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award
Leader in On Demand Homework Help and Tutoring Services Receives Highest Recognition as an Online Education Tool
NEW YORK, April 30, 2008 - Tutor.com, the #1 online tutoring company, has been chosen as one of Parents' Choice Foundation's Gold Award Recipients and the sole winner in the Online Software category. The company is being recognized for its ability to engage students ages 10-18 in a fun and innovative manner that supplements their education.
Tutor.com has delivered more than 3 million one-on-one tutoring sessions in a safe and secure online classroom to students across the United States.
"For some parents, the Internet still represents an environment over which they have little control over their children's activities. That's why at Tutor.com we take the responsibility to deliver safe and effective tutoring that parents can trust. We are thrilled to be recognized by Parents' Choice Foundation," says Tutor.com CEO, George Cigale.
To ensure a safe learning environment for every student, Tutor.com employs strict quality control over tutoring sessions. Each tutor must pass an extensive application and certification process that includes a thorough third-party background check and educational screening, before they can begin tutoring. And, every Tutor.com session is reviewed for quality control and professionalism. Parents can also review transcripts of their student's sessions at any time.
Parents' Choice Foundation, established in 1978, is the oldest independent surveyor of educational products for children. Those who are on the reviewers' panel include teachers, parents, scientists, and librarians, as well as kids. Paying special attention to children's media that help children learn, Parents' Choice Foundation reviews hundreds of products throughout the year and only the top 1%-2% receive Gold recognition.
"Our committees recognized Tutor.com with a Parents' Choice Gold Award, in part, for the commitment to providing students and parents with an effective and safe online tutoring service," says Claire S. Greene, President, Parents' Choice Foundation.
About Tutor.com
Studies show that the most effective way to learn is to address confusion the moment it materializes. Tutor.com instantly connects 4th through 12th grade students to professional tutors at the moment they need help in Math, Science, Social Studies and English. With thousands of professional tutors, Tutor.com is the world's largest online tutoring company, and has delivered more than 3 million one-to-one sessions covering homework, test preparation, and school projects. Tutor.com serves thousands of families across America and hundreds of libraries, and powers two statewide homework help programs in Alabama and Kansas. Tutor.com was awarded a Parents' Choice Gold Award in 2008, named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for the New York Region in 2007 and 2006, was honored as one of the 25 Best Small Companies for Women 2007 by Working Mother and ranked in the first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. For more information or a free trial of the service, please visit www.tutor.com or call (800) 411-1970.
About Parents' Choice Foundation
The Foundation's purpose is to search out and recommend products that help kids grow—imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally—fairly priced products that are fun, safe and socially sound. Parents' Choice reviews books, toys, music, television, software, videogames, websites, and magazines for children and families of all achievements and backgrounds. Parents' Choice Foundation strives to provide parents with reliable unbiased information about tools to help their children learn, to explore new challenges, to discuss ideas and to pursue dreams. Fortified with information, parents and caregivers of all achievements and backgrounds can make informed decisions about which new products are right for their children.