Association of 23 Private Colleges and Universities Joins with Grade Results to Support Students who Want to Attend College and Those Already Attending their ACI schools.

Chicago, IL, March 4th, 2010—The ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF ILLINOIS (ACI) (www.acifund.org) has partnered with Grade Results, LLC (www.graderesults.com) to offer the best of breed online educational services to the 23 private colleges and universities that belong to its consortium. Thousands of underserved high school students around the state will have the opportunity to benefit from distance-learning opportunities that are based on the state standards of Illinois. ACI helps solve some of the nation’s most challenging educational problems through scalable and sustainable programs that extend new learning opportunities to low-income, minority, and first generation students.

“Grade Results will provide our colleges and universities with the high quality online instruction, tutoring, writing lab and online content they need to ensure success,” said Jerry Fuller, Executive Director of the ACI. “We think Grade Results can make a difference and help thousands of students in Illinois succeed. By enhancing teaching and learning for students that need help, we can raise graduation and college entrance rates, while improving the chances of college success for first-generation entrants.”

“We are very excited to partner with a leading organization like ACI and their outstanding group of colleges and universities,” said Aisha Mallory, Vice President of Grade Results, LLC. “We want to help students close the achievement gap by offering an affordable learning opportunity.”

About the ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF ILLINOIS

The ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF ILLINOIS (ACI) is a group of 23 private colleges and universities, rooted in the liberal arts tradition, which leverages the expertise of our statewide network to provide underserved students with new educational opportunities. ACI’s goals are to enhance teaching and learning in K-12 schools serving our neediest students, raise graduation and college entrance rates among at-risk high school students, and improve the chances of college success for first-generation, low-income, and minority students.

 For more information, go to www.acifund.org or call 312-263-2391.

About GRADE RESULTS:
GRADE RESULTS, based in Carrollton, Texas, is a leader in providing online tutoring, academic support, and test preparation to students around the country. School districts, colleges, universities, and textbook publishers and companies partner with GRADE RESULTS to improve learning outcomes, one student at a time. GRADE RESULTS connects students and tutors for assistance in math, science, language arts, reading, and English language learning anytime, anywhere they have a computer and an internet connection. GRADE RESULTS currently works with students from 2^nd grade to adult education throughout the country. For more information, visit Grade Results’ Online Tutoring, or call 800-928-5570.

Press Contact

Aisha Mallory

Vice President

Grade Results, Inc.

800-928-5570

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