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Five College Publishers To Offer SMARTHINKING's Online Tutoring Services in '07-'08

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 23, 2007 - SMARTHINKING, Inc. -- the provider of the world's largest online writing lab and the only provider of 24/7 drop-in, online math tutoring services -- will provide math, writing, science, business and foreign language tutoring services with selected products from four of the six largest higher education textbook publishers starting in June. These publishers are Pearson Education, Thomson Learning, Houghton Mifflin and Bedford, Freeman & Worth. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins also includes SMARTHINKING's online tutoring services for Nursing and Allied Health subjects.

Over 1,000 colleges and high schools rely on SMARTHINKING to deliver online tutoring services to their students. According to Burck Smith, SMARTHINKING's CEO, "With the addition of our publishing partners, schools can now develop a customized and affordable academic support solution by combining services directly from SMARTHINKING, from publishers, from their own tutors or any combination of the above. With this level of flexibility, SMARTHINKING can craft an online academic support plan that can meet any school's needs."

Studies from a variety of SMARTHINKING's clients show dramatic grade improvements by students who use SMARTHINKING's services. Research shows that tutoring works. Tutoring from trained tutors works better. Tutoring at the moment of need works best. Over 80% of SMARTHINKING's tutors have a masters degree or PhD in their discipline, and all have previous teaching and tutoring experience.

About SMARTHINKING
SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring and academic staffing to colleges and high schools, provides live, online, easy-access tutoring to students. SMARTHINKING works with schools, colleges, universities, textbook publishers and other institutions to help educators offer students outstanding academic support. SMARTHINKING's custom solutions improve faculty support and raise student performance by connecting students to qualified assistance anytime, from any Internet connection. SMARTHINKING clients include schools, colleges, libraries, education companies, individuals, and anyone seeking to increase student achievement. http://www.smarthinking.com