Founded in 1982 in San Antonio, Texas, ECS Learning Systems is the Integrated Standards Prep company that helps over 250,000 students annually with STAAR MASTER®, PREPWORKS®, and TESTSMART® and Novel Units. Building on its strong presence in Texas with STAAR MASTER ®, the Company operates Learning Centers in Florida under the TESTSMART® brand and also offers Novel Units® Literature guides for critical thinking development.