NCLB Doesn't Make The Grade; Universal Tutors Bridges The Education Gap With Personalized Tutoring

Universal Tutors LLC, is filling the gap created by NCLB for students at all points along the performance continuum with highly tailored, one-on-one tutoring designed to help every child reach his or her potential.

Everett, WA (PRWEB) November 18, 2007 -- When the U.S. Department of Education released "The Nation's Report Card" last month, Mark Wilcox, President of Universal Tutors LLC, wasn't surprised that only three states showed significant gains in reading and that students across the nation demonstrated only modest improvements in math. "These national test results reflect our experience that, despite the No Child Left Behind Act, students are continuing to fall through the cracks." With the NCLB Act slated for Congressional reauthorization, Wilcox doesn't foresee the situation improving. "Although schools are being forced to spend massive amounts of money in order to reach federal benchmarks, it's a numbers game where students invariably lose," he said.

Thankfully, Universal Tutors LLC, based in Everett, WA, is filling the gap created by NCLB for students at all points along the performance continuum with highly tailored, one-on-one tutoring designed to help every child reach his or her potential. "For remedial learners, individualized tutoring boosts academic achievement and in the process raises self-esteem," said Wilcox. "Our proficient students solidify their knowledge base and begin to truly excel, while advanced learners benefit from the depth and complexity that individualized tutoring provides."

Universal Tutors' unique service is helpful to everyone from preschoolers to adult students. While many services use a cookie cutter approach to tutoring, in that they tutor groups of students and utilize workbooks, Universal Tutors recognizes that every person's learning style is different. "We match our tutors to our students based both on the subject matter and on personality, and our tutoring conforms to the student's individual curriculum," said Wilcox. "Whether we're working with younger students who need to grasp basic language arts concepts or AP students who want to supplement their classroom instruction, we provide tutoring in the home or online."

By serving students across the U.S. and Canada, Universal Tutors essentially bridges the education gap. The U.S. Census Bureau found that in 2002 (the last year for which statistics are available), Americans spent almost $2 billion on exam preparation and tutoring services. Today, experts estimate that parents spend over $3 billion annually on tutoring services. "Parents recognize the importance of education, as well as the ways in which their children are underserved in the educational system," said Wilcox. "While it's a tragedy that so many children are being left behind in the public school system, I'm pleased that we can assist all of our students in broadening their knowledge and developing study habits that will help them excel both in school and in life."

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