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title: "The Tribune: Kingwood education center destroyed by Harvey reopens with help from local businesses"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/718b25eb-f7ee-4055-9922-bcf69e0f16d1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-tribune-kingwood-education-center-destroyed-by-harvey-reopens-with-help-from-local-businesses-2704568
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
published: 2017-10-10T19:14:11.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:07:27.968Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1348463a1b3577437104ee1f492bb2d02583.jpg
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# The Tribune: Kingwood education center destroyed by Harvey reopens with help from local businesses

**TL;DR:** Kingwood's Sylvan Learning center, destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, reopens with help from local businesses and the Rowland/Ballard School. The Rowland/Ballard School is providing classrooms for Sylvan students to continue their education programs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-10-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-tribune-kingwood-education-center-destroyed-by-harvey-reopens-with-help-from-local-businesses-2704568).*

## Story

Kingwood's Sylvan Learning was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, but beginning on Monday, dozens of kids were back in class thanks to local businesses and the Rowland/Ballard School. It is opening it's doors to Sylvan students so that they can continue their supplemental and enrichment education programs.

“We are pleased to have a relationship with Sylvan and so glad we had the classrooms available at this time. Since Hurricane Harvey, there has been so many amazing examples of people helping people. In the short time we have known the Sylvan staff, it’s been truly awesome to see their commitment to helping children grow and learn,” Rowland/Ballard Owner David Ballard told The Tribune.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- reopening (topic)
- local businesses (topic)
- education center (topic)
- hurricane harvey (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-tribune-kingwood-education-center-destroyed-by-harvey-reopens-with-help-from-local-businesses-2704568). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/718b25eb-f7ee-4055-9922-bcf69e0f16d1).