Lew and Sharon Goldfarb went looking for a way to make some extra cash and help kids learn, too. They found both in President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act.
The suburban Columbus, Ohio couple bought a franchise with a Florida-based company, Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services, that provides one-on-one academic help. The Goldfarbs now have 100 tutors working for them, and much of their business is due to the 2002 education law.
The law promises poor parents a free tutor for any child at a school that gets federal poverty aid but has not made steady progress for three straight years. The government estimates $2.5 billion was available for schools to hire tutoring companies this year.
"The fact that I could run a business, be my own boss, help kids and financially do well made it seem like a great opportunity," said Lew Goldfarb, 48. He hopes his business grows to the point that he can leave his regular job — as a lawyer for Honda of America.
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