Dean, One quick correction and then a few comments. The name of our company is University Instructors, Inc. (not University Tutors). Now to the comments: University Instructors is a regional SES provider that is currently approved in VA, NC, SC, GA and FL. As SES provides a significant percentage of our business, you can be assured that our company takes the risks of the TN study quite seriously and that we are contemplating a number of strategies to minimize this risk. Some former providers have already decided to exit this portion of the marketplace due to the uncertainty of the revenue flow and political risks associated with program changes that will result from the addition of a few well placed phrases in the reauthorized legislation. We have not chosen to exit, but we have decided that we must be cautious about having all of our revenue eggs in the SES basket. We would welcome the opportunity to collaborate - and perhaps even take the lead - with other providers (as long as there are no anti-trust issues involved) in the development of an acceptable SES efficacy study format and would also be willing to share in the costs of the same. The issues would undoubtedly be convoluted as we attempt to arrive at a clear 'definition of success' but that does not mean that we shouldn't engage in the process. In order for such a study to be completed, however, there needs to be a willingness on the part of school districts to collaborate in the same and to provide the data necessary for proper statistical analysis. This would entail the type of arrangement I referenced in a recent NEE guest commentary -namely a Public/Private/Community Collaboration - in which the various stakeholders participate jointly in the project in the true spirit of working toward viable solutions. In the interests of getting the process moving I would welcome contact from other likeminded providers as well as researchers, districts and other interested parties to discuss the design of such a study. I can be contacted at acarter@universityinstructors.com.