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Growing Stars

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Growing Stars
Type of site
Online tutoring, e-learning[1][2]
HeadquartersPleasanton, California, United States
Key people
  • Saji Philip (Co-founder and Chairman)
  • Biju Mathew (Founder and CEO)
  • Bina George (VP Operations)
  • Binu Mathai (VP Engineering)
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SubsidiariesGrowing Stars Infotech[4]
URLwww.growingstars.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedNovember 2002; 22 years ago (2002-11)
Current statusActive

Growing Stars, Inc. is an online tutoring company based in Pleasanton, California, which operates a personalized learning platform for students.[1][2]

History

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Growing Stars was established in November 2002 by Biju Mathew, an Indian-origin software engineer, and his friend Saji Philip with seed money of $500,000.[1][2][5][6] Mathew recruited tutors from his hometown Kochi for math, science, and English, and the company began operations in January 2004 as a one-on-one homework outsourcing and test preparation tutoring service for students based in the United States.[5][7] It later expanded to include students from countries such as Canada, Australia, and Great Britain.[1][8][9] It ran a pilot for the Upward Bound program at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.[1][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rai, Saritha (7 September 2005). "A Tutor Half a World Away, but as Close as a Keyboard". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kraft, Scott (6 May 2007). "CALLING INDIA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Growing Stars". The Org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Students double up as 'Online Teachers' in Kerala". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Outsourcing tutoring, not homework". The Economic Times. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Point, Click and Learn: Indian Online Tutoring Companies Find Their Global Markets". Knowledge at Wharton. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ Rajagopalan, S. (16 May 2006). "Pupil in US, math teacher in Kochi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ Honawar, Vaishali (9 November 2005). "India Becoming Online Hub for Tutoring U.S. Students". Education Week. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ "The online tutor - half a world away". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ Patel, Julie (6 November 2005). "U.S. Students Increasingly Turn to Overseas Tutors". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ^ R. Paley, Amit (15 May 2006). "Homework help, from a world away". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ George, Nirmala; Irvine, Martha (1 January 2006). "'Distance Learning' for Schoolkids Goes Global". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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