DULUTH, GA, March 27, 2012 (Press-News.org) HighPoints Learning, Inc. a leader in online math tutoring for the past six years announced today that it is changing the game for online math help for students in grades 2-12. They just reduced the price of achievemath.com, their online guided math practice site from $40 to just $9.95 per month. HighPoints wants to make proven online math assistance available to everyone. "The United States is mired in 26th place among the world's nations in mathematics" said Dennis McLynn, vice president of marketing for Highpoints Learning. "The bulk of the under-performing students are of African American and Hispanic descent and most cannot afford to pay for any kind of math tutoring or math help. This builds a cycle of failure for these groups and for our nation as a whole. We want to help make this a thing of the past" McLynn added.
By lowering its monthly rate to $9.95 HighPoints is making math tutoring affordable for everyone. "This is not just a math practice site", said McLynn." Our platform has been approved by the state departments of education in 27 states because it delivers results". Consider the following:
- Each student gets an individualized learning plan based on the results of their diagnostic assessment which is mapped to state standards or the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.
- Built in intervention and remediation takes the student back in time, all the way to the second grade if necessary, and re-teaches what they either never learned or forgot.
- 66.7% or two thirds of the under-performing students using our platform through No Child Left Behind met or exceeded objectives on their state math tests after just 10 hours with us.
- The average starting grade our students is 45.5%. After using our program that average jumps to 62.5%. Imagine what a 17 point or 38% increase will do for your child.
- 83% of students reported higher math grades on their report cards in school.
Free Math Tutoring Available
In these tough economic times HighPoints realizes that people may not be able to afford even $9.95 per month. For these people we offer our learning platform at no cost through the full reimbursement program. People simply sign up for the program, pay $9.95 per month and complete the full 30 hours of online math learning, then contact us for a refund. We will gladly reimburse them for everything they spent.
To sign up for AchieveMath and get that math help you need for your state math tests please visit is at http://www.achievemath.com
About HighPoints Learning
HighPoints Learning (HPL) is a leader in Web-based math education and instruction. HPL offers online math help that raises participants' math scores an average of 17 points in pre and post testing and 83% of our users reported higher report card grades in math in school. Far more than a math practice site, HPL provides each student with an online assessment and individualized learning plan with the necessary intervention to help them meet their math goals. Available for grades 2-12 in all 50 states and anywhere in the world with a high speed internet connection, HPL delivers its online math learning platform mapped to state math standards or the new Common Core State Standards for math. With solutions for schools and school systems, individual students and No Child Left Behind SES students, HPL meets the math needs of everyone in the USA and beyond.
Visit HighPoints Learning at www.ehighpoints.com.
HighPoints Learning Introduces Revamped AchieveMath.com Website. Affordable Online Math Tutoring Available Just in Time to Prepare for End of Year State Math Tests
Reduces Monthly Rate to Just $9.95 for Unlimited Access; Free Math Tutoring for Those Who Cannot Afford! Students Average a 38% Increase in Pre and Post-Testing. Act Now to Impact This Year's State Math Test Scores!
2012-03-27
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[Press-News.org] HighPoints Learning Introduces Revamped AchieveMath.com Website. Affordable Online Math Tutoring Available Just in Time to Prepare for End of Year State Math TestsReduces Monthly Rate to Just $9.95 for Unlimited Access; Free Math Tutoring for Those Who Cannot Afford! Students Average a 38% Increase in Pre and Post-Testing. Act Now to Impact This Year's State Math Test Scores!