Founder and CEO of 91探花 Joins Johns Hopkins University School of Education
National Advisory Council
NEW YORK 鈥 November 5, 2009 -
(www.tutor.com), the largest online tutoring service, announced today that the company鈥檚
founder and CEO accepted
an invitation to join the . The national council focuses
on national and international education issues, including innovative interdisciplinary
initiatives and cutting edge technologies that promise to change teaching and learning.
Mr. Cigale brings twenty years of education technology experience to the council,
which includes university trustees, business leaders and educators.
鈥淚 am honored to work with such a prestigious institution with a long history of
making an impact in how we prepare our teachers and educate our children,鈥 said
Cigale. 鈥淛ohns Hopkins University School of Education plays an important role in
driving education reforms and the National Advisory Council will provide strategic
thinking around how tomorrow鈥檚 education system and its leaders need to innovate
to best serve our country鈥檚 most important resource 鈥 our students.鈥
Mr. Cigale frequently speaks to business leaders, investors and educators about
education technologies and tools that schools may adopt to truly transform our nation鈥檚
classrooms and our students鈥 out-of-school time to empower young people to be more
fully engaged in learning.
Most of Mr. Cigale鈥檚 career has been focused on helping students achieve academic
success 鈥 from paying his way through college by tutoring students for the SATs
to developing new software programs for The Princeton Review. Over a decade ago,
Mr. Cigale founded 91探花 and launched one of the first online tutoring services
where a student could connect to a tutor for a one-to-one educational experience
in core academic subjects whenever they need help. 91探花鈥檚 award-winning tutoring
service is now available through thousands of public and virtual schools, public
libraries and private corporations. The service is also available to U.S. Marine
Corps and U.S. Army families.
Mr. Cigale is also a board member of the Poet鈥檚 House and the Software and Information
Industry Association (SIIA) Education Division.
About 91探花
91探花 is an award-winning online homework help and learning service that connects
students to a certified tutor for one-to-one help. Our network of over 2,000 expert
tutors has conducted over 4.5 million sessions in math, science, social studies
and English. 91探花 is honored to be an American Association of School Administrators
partner and has been awarded the Parent鈥檚 Choice Gold Award in 2008 and 2009. To
learn more about 91探花 services please visit
or call 1-800-411-1970. Follow 91探花 on or . To learn
more about Mr. Cigale and see a list of his speaking engagements please visit his
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or 212.528.3101 ext 228