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SMARTHINKING Adds New Subjects for Real-Time Online Tutoring

Students Statewide Receive Access to Academic Assistance Up to 24 Hours a Day

Washington, DC (August 29, 2006) - SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring to colleges and high schools, today announced that it is expanding its services to include drop-in tutoring in Organic Chemistry, Finance and Anatomy & Physiology.

SMARTHINKING's new subjects strengthen its support of science and business courses and add to SMARTHINKING's existing tutoring subjects in math, writing, chemistry, biology, physics, statistics, accounting, economics and Spanish.

"We're pleased to add Organic Chemistry, Finance, and Anatomy & Physiology to our list of subjects available to our client schools," said Burck Smith, CEO of SMARTHINKING. "We always strive to stay on top of the increasing demand for various subjects to make them available when student demand is high for our customers."

"We've specifically added tutoring in organic chemistry and finance because students find these subjects particularly challenging parts of science and business programs."

More than 80% of SMARTHINKING tutors possess advanced degrees in their discipline, and all tutors have substantial instruction and teaching experience. As part of SMARTHINKING's intensive hiring and training process, tutors participate in rigorous online training and evaluation. More than 180,000 students have had more than 675,000 tutoring sessions with SMARTHINKING tutors.

About SMARTHINKING (www.SMARTHINKING.com)

SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring 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. SMARTHINKING currently works with over 500 school clients and businesses. To learn more, please visit www.smarthinking.com or call 888.430.7429 ext 224.