Released on: May 22, 2008, 8:10 am

Press Release Author: Emma Newman

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International, a major
provider of full-time private tutors in America, calls for the review of
California's ruling that all home schooled children must be taught by a credentialed
tutor, prior to the June rehearing of the recent landmark case.

Press Release Body: A recent ruling from the 2nd Appellate State Court in Los
Angeles has deemed it compulsory for all teachers of home schooled children in
California to have state teaching credentials. It has been estimated that this
affects the home schooling of approximately 166,000 children in California,
currently home educated by parents who do not have credentialed status. The ruling
caused such statewide outrage that the court has agreed to rehear the case, with
oral arguments scheduled to be heard in June.

Adam Caller of Tutors International, a leading provider of full-time private tutors
in America and around the world said \"I was dismayed to hear about this ruling, as I
believe that the Californian State Court is missing the point here. Forcing everyone
that home schools their child to have credentialed status is not going to have any
real beneficial impact on the education of the child. If this ruling stands, all it
effectively constitutes is an administrative hoop for someone to jump through, with
no other guarantees on the part of the state that the home tutor is actually
delivering a decent home education.\" Adam continued, \"What really needs to happen is
a system of actively monitoring the home education of the child, to ensure that they
are getting high quality education regardless of the credentialed status of the
person home schooling them.\"

When asked if this ruling had any impact on his international tutor agency, Adam
replied \"None whatsoever. All of our private teachers that work in America already
have credentialed status, a policy that has been in place long before this case came
to court. We endeavor to find the right private teacher for a particular family, and
take great care to ensure that all of our full-time private tutors provide excellent
home education. This ruling has an impact on families that do not outsource the home
schooling of their children, rather than our clients who come to us to find private
teachers on their behalf.\"

About Tutors International
Tutors International is a worldwide organization providing experienced private
tutors to work with children of all ages and nationalities. Tutors are available
for full-time tutoring positions, for major support and tutoring outside school
hours, or for home-schooling.

Tutors International provide tutors in a wide variety of situations from helping
students re-take critical exams, helping pupils with the transition of moving
between international school systems, and supporting youngsters with AD/HD and
dyslexia. They provide a bespoke service to find the right tutor that suits the
child's needs and aspirations, and if a live-in tutor is required, it is
essential that the assigned tutor is the right match for the family and fits in
the environment.

Tutors International was founded by Adam Caller who has tutored students of all
ages. He has received specialist training in dyslexia and Attention Deficit
Disorder and is very sensitive to children's educational difficulties. He has now
turned this expertise to recruiting, training and placing other tutors to help
families.


Web Site: http://www.tutors-international.com

Contact Details: David Spencer
Tutors International
Clarendon House
52, Cornmarket Street
Oxford
OX1 3HJ
England
www.tutors-international.com
+44 (0) 1865 435 135
tutors-international@momentumws.co.uk