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The Princeton Review Announces Partnership With Department of Defense Education Activity to Provide Internet Education Resources to Military Families

Posted on: Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 09:01 CDT

NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Princeton Review is partnering with the Department of Defense Education Activity to provide internet resources tailored to the unique educational needs of students from military families who move frequently to perform their military duties. The joint project is called SOAR (Student On-line Achievement Resources) and counts the University of Northern Iowa and the Military Impacted Schools Association as partners as well.

"The Princeton Review is excited to use our instructional and formative assessment tools to help students from military families make successful academic transitions to new schools," said Michael Perik, President and CEO of The Princeton Review. "These tools have been used by some of our nation's largest and best school districts; they help students improve their skills and feel more confident about their classroom and test performance, while at the same time helping parents as they assist their children with specific skills."

Because military families are often required to relocate to different states and school districts, students often find that there are different state standards and requirements between what they learned at their previous school and what is expected of them at their new school. SOAR will assist with these transitions by providing military families with on-line resources that can help these students adjust to their new surroundings. Parents, teachers, youth centers, and before- and after-school programs can use SOAR to reinforce and review skills, practice what they've learned and learn new skills.

Targeted at students from military families in grades 3-12, SOAR builds and reinforces skills in math, reading and language arts. It also provides on-line assessment and instructional programs to help schools, students and parents identify academic strengths and weaknesses. Students go to http://www.soarathome.org/, where they can take a test based on their state's learning standards and be directed to a tutorial that will improve their skills where needed. Parents can monitor the progress of their child from anywhere in the world and are provided with resource materials that will assist their child in areas where he or she may need additional help.

For more information, call 1-800-2REVIEW or visit: http://www.princetonreview.com/.

About The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review is a pioneer in the world of education. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York City, the Company offers private tutoring and classroom and online test preparation to help students improve their scores in college and graduate school admissions tests. The Company's free website, http://www.princetonreview.com/, helps over half of university-bound students research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for their higher education. In addition, The Princeton Review works with school districts around the U.S. to measurably strengthen students' academic skills by connecting ongoing assessment with professional development and instruction and by providing districts with college and career resources for both students and guidance counselors. The Company also authors more than 200 print and software titles on test preparation, college and graduate school selection and admissions, and related topics.

For more information, please contact Harriet Brand, 212-874-8282 Ext. 1091, harrietb@review.com

The Princeton Review

CONTACT: Harriet Brand, Director of Public Relations of The PrincetonReview, +1-212-874-8282, Ext. 1091, harrietb@review.com

Web site: http://www.princetonreview.com/http://www.soarathome.org/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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