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HOSTS Learning: The 33-year-old Vancouver company provides tools and curricula to teachers, and mentors to students. The company, whose name is an acronym for Helping One Student To Succeed, has been praised for its work in connection with the No Child Left Behind Act. Vernier Software & Technology: The Beaverton company founded in 1981 by former physics teacher Dave Vernier and his wife, Christine, sells educational software and science equipment. It employs 60 and has revenues of $21 million, he says. Northwest Evaluation Association: The 100-employee Portland nonprofit acts as an analyst and quality assurance monitor for educational testing. Last fall, for example, the group published a study listing state-by-state expectations for student reading and math scores. The Northwest Regional Education Lab: The federally funded nonprofit firm conducts research and training programs for teachers, schools and communities. The Portland lab employs more than 200. Other organizations part of the local education technology cluster, according to its Web site at www.generalinformatics.com/pec.htm, include: Barton Labs, BlueVolt, Cenquest, CollegeNet, Englishbaby.com, Infinity Softworks, The International School, the Oregon Educational Technology Consortium, Renaissance Education Group, Saturday Academy, ScholarshipCoach.com, Spry Learning, StudyDog and Via Training.