PRESIDENT BUSH ADDRESSES EDOPTIONS™ AT 2008 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT
President calls CEO a ‘doer’ and ‘achiever’

ARLINGTON, Va. – President George W. Bush met with small business leaders Friday, April 18 to address what actions his Administration is taking to help America’s small businesses. As a representative from a small business that has benefited from Bush’s 2008 Economic Stimulus Act, EdOptions CEO Tom Sawner was in attendance, and included in the President’s remarks.

“He provides Web-based curricula to schools all across the country,“ said the President about Sawner in his address. “He's a doer, an achiever, and he's got him a small business called Educational Options…This year, so far, he has hired four new employees, and he plans to bring on a dozen more. In his words, he said that the stimulus package has made ‘a huge difference.’”

Sawner was also one of nine small business leaders to meet with Bush Monday, April 7 for a White House roundtable to discuss the benefits of the Stimulus Act.

“It was an honor to be mentioned by the President,” said Sawner. “His stimulus package will help EdOptions in its continued growth, strengthening our mission to improve American education and the achievement of its students.”

EdOptions has helped more than 1,200 schools nationwide reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates. Since 2002, more than 550,000 students have used the company’s Web-based program, Stars Suite™, to recover credit, accelerate, prepare for state exit exams or the GED, or prepare for high school.

By increasing the company’s potential for growth, the new tax relief helps EdOptions in its efforts to provide schools and other institutions with these valuable programs.

EdOptions™ is an award-winning education technology firm located in Arlington, Virginia. The company’s premier product, Stars Suite™, currently serves about 200,000 students nationwide and features 39 middle and high school courses, and Web-based solutions for state test preparation, high school preparation, and GED study. For more information, visit edoptions.com.

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If you would like more information on EdOptions and how the Economic Stimulus Act benefits its mission, please contact Erin Rondeau at 703-243-7460 or erondeau@edoptions.com.