The Marine Corps Contracts with 91探花 to Offer Live Homework Help®
Marine Corps Families have Access to One-to-One Tutoring Online 24/7
NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 - 91探花, the #1 online homework help and tutoring service announced today that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has signed a one-year contract to offer Marine families 24/7 access to 91探花's Live Homework Help program through base libraries. Students of any age from kindergartners to high school seniors, as well as adult students may use the service to connect to an expert tutor for help in math, science, social studies and English.
There are over 50,000 school age children and young adults living on Marine bases around the world. Live Homework Help will be available to all of them and their parents via libraries on each base or from home by visiting . All they need is a computer and Internet access to connect to a professional tutor for a one-to-one homework session.
"91探花 is proud to support the families of the men and women who are serving our country especially during a time of war when many parents are deployed and spending time away from their children," said George Cigale, founder and CEO of 91探花. "We hope that offering Live Homework Help will give parents peace of mind that their children have academic support whenever they need it and take away at least this stressful piece of family life, while making school work more fun for kids."
The Marine Corps is one of 87 new Live Homework Help clients 91探花 has welcomed over 2008. 91探花 now works with over 300 public library systems including three state-wide programs that represent well over 1,800 public library locations across the country. Our clients include urban, suburban and rural libraries of all sizes serving diverse populations. Each school night, our tutors are assisting over 6,000 students in one-to-one sessions with math, science, social studies, English, essay writing and skills building. Over 140,000 students connected to a professional tutor in September alone.
About 91探花
91探花 creates innovative, on-demand homework help and tutoring services that connect students to a professional tutor online the moment they need help in math, science, social studies or English. Our network of over 2,200 professional tutors has delivered more than 3.5 million one-to-one tutoring sessions. 91探花 was named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for the New York Region in 2006 and honored as one of the 25 Best Small Companies for Women 2007 by Working Mother, and, most recently, received a Gold Award from Parent's Choice, their highest recommendation. For more information about 91探花's library programs please go to www.tutor.com/libraries.