Sylvan Learning Center Launches Live Online Tutoring Program Nationwide, Offering Convenience And Guaranteed Academic Results

(Monday, June 06, 2005) - Sylvan Online(TM) Offers Live Personalized Reading and Math Instruction
From US-based, Certified Sylvan Teachers Over the Internet,
From the Convenience of Home

Regardless of Location, Students Can Now Receive Accredited, Guaranteed
Tutoring That Fits Into the Busy Schedules of Today's Parents and Children

BALTIMORE, Md., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Just in time for summer
vacation and travel, Sylvan Learning Center today introduced Sylvan
Online(TM), a convenient new way to get Sylvan's personalized reading and math
tutoring online with live, certified teachers ... from the comfort of home.
Sylvan Online allows students and parents to easily fit tutoring into
their busy work, home and travel schedules. It can be used anywhere a PC
computer with Internet access is available, using online technology that is
simple and enjoyable for today's computer-savvy students.
Sylvan Online's teaching methods are based on more than 25 years of
unmatched experience tutoring more than two million students at Sylvan
Learning Centers nationwide. Sylvan Online guarantees academic growth of at
least one grade level, and in pilot, 100% of students met or exceeded the
guarantee -- on average, Sylvan Online students achieved academic growth of
1.7 years in reading, and 2.2 years in math.
All Sylvan Online tutors are U.S.-based, and their tutoring has met 12
established standards of supplemental education and been accredited by The
Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA). CITA is
the most rapidly growing educational accreditation agency in the world with
the only set of nationally recognized standards for supplemental education
providers.
"Parents and children are more pressed and stressed for time than ever,
juggling impossibly busy work schedules, after-school and summer activities,
and travel," explains Richard E. Bavaria, Ph.D., vice president of education
for Sylvan Learning Center. "Now, parents can ease their scheduling
difficulties by having the unique option to bring their child to a Sylvan
Learning Center, or to bring Sylvan Learning Center's expert tutoring home to
their child."
Sylvan provides all the tools to create the Sylvan Online live interactive
tutoring sessions. All the parents need to provide is a PC with Windows
software and an Internet service provider. Trained and certified Sylvan
Online teachers then tutor students in real time using a hands-free headset
connected to an ordinary PC. The student and teacher talk to each other as
they write questions and answers on the same workspace displayed on both the
student's and teacher's computer screens using a digital pencil and digital
writing pad, similar to a mouse pad.
As with Sylvan's in-center tutoring, the Sylvan Skills Assessment(SM) -- a
unique combination of nationally recognized tests, diagnostic tools and
personal interviews -- is used to develop a personalized lesson plan for each
individual student. Students can then receive their instruction in the Sylvan
Learning Center, online or a combination of both.
A Sylvan Learning Center educational director monitors the student's
online progress, and meets regularly in person with the parents to provide
progress updates. Sylvan also communicates with the student's classroom
teacher, creating a collaborative network with both parents and teachers. As
with in-center tutoring, Sylvan offers a guarantee that a student's reading or
math skills will improve by one full grade level equivalent in only 36 hours
of instruction, or the next 12 hours of instruction are free.
"Sylvan Learning Center has been the standard-setting tutoring solution
for families for more than 25 years. With the launch of Sylvan Online, we
continue to lead the industry by offering a unique and innovative new service
based on our proven tutoring methodology," said Mary Foster, president of
Sylvan Learning Center.
"Research shows that 75 percent of parents believe the Internet is a place
for children to explore. With Sylvan Online, we can better serve our existing
customers and attract new customers with a coordinated offering of in-center
and online tutoring," Foster concluded.
Sylvan Online is available by visiting a local Sylvan Learning Center, by
calling 1-800-31-SUCCESS or by visiting http://www.educate.com/sylvanonline.

Learning feels good(TM) at Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of
in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill
levels. With over 25 years of experience and more than 1,100 centers located
throughout North America, Sylvan Learning Center has positively changed the
lives of over two million students and families. Sylvan's trained and
certified teachers provide personalized instruction in reading, writing,
mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams.
At Sylvan, students develop the skills to do better in school and the
confidence to do better in everything else. For more information regarding
the Sylvan Advantage(TM), call 1-800-31-SUCCESS or visit
http://www.educate.com/info. Sylvan Learning Center is owned by Educate, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EEEE).

About Educate, Inc.
Educate, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEEE) is a leading pre-K-12 education services
company delivering supplemental education services to students and their
families. It has a portfolio of highly acclaimed brands including Sylvan
Learning Centers, North America's largest and most trusted network of tutoring
centers, providing supplemental, remedial and enrichment instruction; Hooked
on Phonics, delivering highly regarded early reading, math and study skills
programs; and Catapult Learning, a leading provider of educational services to
public and non-public schools. More information on Educate, Inc. can be found
at http://www.educate-inc.com.

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expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on
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might cause such a difference: the development and expansion of the Sylvan
Learning Center franchise system; changes in the relationships among Sylvan
Learning Center and its franchisees; the Company's ability to effectively
manage business growth; increased competition from other educational service
providers; changes in laws and government policies and programs; changes in
the acceptance of the Company's services by institutional customers and
consumers; changes in customer relationships; the seasonality of operating
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