BERKELEY RUSSIAN SCHOOL Competitors

Since opening in 2010, RSM-Lexington has leveraged the Russian School of Mathematics' award-winning math curriculum and teaching methodology to help K-12 students build excellence in math and develop lifelong critical thinking skills. RSM-Lexington is a great learning community where students are not only active participants in their own learning but instrumental in helping their fellow students succeed.Rather than focusing solely on math tutoring in Lexington, RSM provides an enriching classroom experience to push students of all levels ahead. Today RSM-Lexington enrolls more than 1500 students from Lexington, Winchester, Belmont, Arlington, Burlington, Bedford, Woburn, Cambridge, Waltham, Medford, Melrose, Lincoln and Somerville.

iTutorGroup is a global online education platform that changes the way people learn and thus democratizes access to education. With more than 5,000 teaching consultants in 60 countries around the world, iTutorGroup is the largest online education platform that provides real-time interactive language training and easy access to experts on-demand through tens of millions of classes annually. The company was founded in 2004 by brothers Dr. Ming Yang and Dr. Eric Yang, and has grown to include offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Silicon Valley. In its first round of funding, in 2012, iTutorGroup raised $15 million in investment capital from QiMing Venture Partners and CyberAgent. In February 2014 iTutorGroup announced a $100 million round of funding led by Alibaba Group alongside, SBI Group, Temasek Holdings and returning investors. In 2015, iTutorGroup closed its series C equity fundraising amounting to approximately $200 million. The investment values iTutorGroup at over $1 billion, and attracted marquee new investors, including GIC, Singapore’s sovereign fund; the Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF); Goldman Sachs; and Silverlink Capital LP. Existing investor Temasek also participated in this round.

An independent nonprofit organization, the Regional Arts & Culture Council supports the creative economy in greater Portland by equitably providing funding and services to artists and art organizations; managing and growing a diverse, nationally acclaimed, public art program; and developing enduring public and private partnerships. Through advocacy and engagement, we are building support for our community of artists, arts education, and arts and culture. The banner art is by PNW artist Lillian Pitt, which is located at the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.