Huntington Learning Center
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Huntington Learning Center is a chain
of educational service centers in the United States
. Huntington is the oldest provider of supplemental educational services for primary and secondary students in the U.S. It offers reading, writing, mathematics, phonics, and study skills instruction, as well as test preparation for the SAT, PSAT, ACT, and GED.
Huntington Learning Centers, Inc., located in Oradell, New Jersey
, is the parent company that franchises learning center locations.
In 2000, Huntington defaulted on payments to some of its creditors which filed a court petition seeking involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Huntington fought the petition and repaid the creditors. The company subsequently slowed its growth and sold some of its company-owned stores.
Bowen, Ezra, "Teaching the Three Rs for Profit," Time, February 3, 1986, p. 70.
Miller, Bruce, "New Jersey Firm Seeks Dismissal, Change of Venue," Daily Record, July 16, 2001, p. A3.
Walsh, Mark, "Tutoring Services See Opportunity in New Law," Education Week, January 23, 2002, p. 19.
Chain store
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of educational service centers in the United States
United States
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. Huntington is the oldest provider of supplemental educational services for primary and secondary students in the U.S. It offers reading, writing, mathematics, phonics, and study skills instruction, as well as test preparation for the SAT, PSAT, ACT, and GED.
Huntington Learning Centers, Inc., located in Oradell, New Jersey
Oradell, New Jersey
Oradell is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,978. The borough's territory includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir...
, is the parent company that franchises learning center locations.
History
Huntington Learning Center was founded in 1977 by Dr. Raymond Huntington and his wife Eileen. The couple opened a second center in 1978 and began franchising locations in 1985. The company grew aggressively during the 1980s and 1990s, and by 1999, the chain had opened 200 units.In 2000, Huntington defaulted on payments to some of its creditors which filed a court petition seeking involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Huntington fought the petition and repaid the creditors. The company subsequently slowed its growth and sold some of its company-owned stores.
Further reading
Adler, Jerry, "The Tutor Age," Newsweek, March 30, 1998, p. 46.Bowen, Ezra, "Teaching the Three Rs for Profit," Time, February 3, 1986, p. 70.
Miller, Bruce, "New Jersey Firm Seeks Dismissal, Change of Venue," Daily Record, July 16, 2001, p. A3.
Walsh, Mark, "Tutoring Services See Opportunity in New Law," Education Week, January 23, 2002, p. 19.