Educate, Inc. to Present at Harris Nesbitt Back to School 2005 Education Conference

BALTIMORE, Aug. 31  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Educate, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEEE), a pre-K through 12 education services company delivering industry leading tutoring as well as high quality supplemental education programs to families and schools, announced that Chairman and CEO R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric plans to address the investment community at the Harris Nesbitt Back to School 2005 Education Conference in New York.

Mr. Hoehn-Saric's presentation will begin at 1:00 pm EDT on Thursday, September 8, 2005, and will be webcast live to listeners who log on through the Company's website, http://www.educate-inc.com/.  A link to the live event will be available in the Investor Relations section.  A replay will be available for 24 hours after the presentation.

About Educate, Inc.

Educate, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEEE) is a leading pre-K-12 education services company delivering education services and products to students and their families.  It has a portfolio of highly acclaimed brands including Sylvan Learning Centers, North America's largest and most trusted network of tutoring centers, providing supplemental, remedial and enrichment instruction; Hooked on Phonics, delivering highly regarded early reading, math and study skills programs; and Catapult Learning, a leading provider of educational services to public and non-public schools.  More information on Educate, Inc. can be found at http://www.educate-inc.com/.

Forward-looking Statements

This release includes information that could constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.  The following factors might cause such a difference:  the development and expansion of the Sylvan Learning Center franchise system; changes in the relationships among Sylvan Learning Center and its franchisees; the Company's ability to effectively manage business growth; increased competition from other educational service providers; changes in laws and government policies and programs; changes in the acceptance of the Company's services by institutional customers and consumers; changes in customer relationships; the seasonality of operating results; global economic conditions, including interest and currency rate fluctuations, and inflation rates.  Additional information regarding these and other risk factors and uncertainties are set forth from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available for viewing on the Company's website http://www.educate-inc.com/.  (To access this information on the Company's website, click on "Investor Relations" and then "SEC Filings".)  All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company on the date of this Release.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: Educate, Inc.



CONTACT:  Tim Lordan of Educate, Inc., [phone] 



Web site:  http://www.educate-inc.com/ 

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