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Sylvan Learning began in Portland, Oregon in 1979 at the Sylvan Hill Medical Center Building. It was founded by former school teacher W. Berry Fowler, who had also worked with the educational company The Reading Game. By 1983, Sylvan had dozens of franchises and moved its headquarters to Bellevue, WA.
Laureate Education was originally created by Douglas Becker in 1998, as Sylvan International Universities, an operational division of Sylvan Learning Systems that would focus on post-secondary institutions. At the time, Sylvan was primarily focused on services for students in primary and secondary education through company owned and franchise ...
In 1979, it acquired Mini-Skools, Living and Learning, and American Pre-Schools. In 1985, the company opened its 1,000th center. In 1987, Kinder-Care stated it was expanding at the rate of one new center every three days. It also acquired Sylvan Learning Centers, a provider of supplemental instruction and tutoring.
Prometric's computerized testing centers were founded by Drake International in 1990 under the name Drake Prometric. [1] In 1995, Drake Prometric L.P. was sold to Sylvan Learning in a cash and stock deal worth approximately $44.5 million. [2]
Increase the number of organizations and policymakers that identify summer learning as a public policy priority; and; Increase funding for high-quality summer learning programs for young people who currently lack choices and opportunities. Partners of the NSLA include the American Camp Association [3] and Sylvan Learning. [4]
Sylvan Learning Center is a very popular and, from what I hear, reputed tutoring institute for children in the US. This article needs massive work on a variety of points, but the article should not be deleted.--Esprit15d 17:01, 30 January 2006 (UTC) Yep. We keep individual schools, so a chain of schools can certainly be included.
Huntington Learning Center was founded in 1977 by Dr. Raymond Huntington and his wife Eileen. The couple opened a second center in 1978 and began franchising locations in 1985. The company grew aggressively during the 1980s and 1990s, and by 1999, the chain had opened 200 units.
It also has partnerships with Apple, Google, Sylvan Learning, BBC Learning, Infosys Foundation USA, Microsoft, PBS and Lego. [3] [6] [7] In September 2021, Tynker was acquired by Byju's, an Indian multinational educational technology in order to expand in foreign market. [6] [8]