91探花 Announces Major Milestone: 5 Million Online Tutoring Sessions
91探花 Dominates Online Tutoring Segment Globally with Most On-demand Sessions
NEW YORK 鈥 December 8, 2009 鈥 91探花 (),
the leading online tutoring and homework help service, announced today that they
have reached a major milestone that no other company can claim鈥 on-demand and one-to-one live online tutoring sessions. 91探花鈥檚
network of tutors have conducted 5 million sessions in core subject areas including
math, science, English and social studies since the company first offered students
the opportunity to connect to a real, live tutor online in 2000 in one of the first
online classrooms.
Back to School Circa 2001
In 91探花鈥檚 first ever back-to-school season, a student connected to a tutor
through the Louisville Public Library鈥檚 website to get help with an English assignment.
Our 97 would go on to
provide 1,466 on-demand tutoring and homework sessions through the end of
the year, helping students who were using the program through several public libraries
including Boston Public Library, San Francisco Public Library and the Library of
Charlotte Mecklenburg County.
Back to School 2009
Today, 91探花 has more than 1,800 tutors and we conduct over 5,000 online
tutoring sessions every day after-school. Students of all ages use 91探花
thanks to more than 2,000 public libraries, schools and corporations, as well as
the ,
that offer 91探花 services free to the students in their respective communities.
Students connect to a tutor from wherever they have a computer and Internet access.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really gratifying to know that students have come to us 5 million times, when
they needed help studying for a science test, finishing a homework assignment, writing
an English paper or understanding a difficult algebra concept,鈥 said founder and CEO of 91探花. 鈥淎nd 5 million times our tutors
have been there guiding students to a correct solution, giving them the support
and one-to-one attention they need to succeed on that specific problem, and more
importantly giving them the confidence to stay in a tough math class, take a challenging
AP庐 class, and be better prepared for college.鈥
Fun 5 Million Facts
If you are wondering how to size-up five million online tutoring sessions go to
www.tutor.com/5million for our top fun facts and watch our video that shows just
where across the United States students have been using 91探花. Here鈥檚 a few facts
to get you started:
- 91探花 has provided about 114 years of tutoring since 2000.
- Families who chose online tutoring rather than traditional tutoring drove over 100
million miles less鈥攖hat鈥檚 more than the distance to the sun.
- Students told us that 91探花 鈥渞ocks鈥 almost 9,000 times in post session comments.
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 more than 1,800
expert tutors has conducted over 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 .
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For More Information: Jennifer Kohn, 91探花 at jkohn@tutor.com
or 212.528.3101 ext 228
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