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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian M.  Sondey,President and Chief Executive Officer of TAL International Group, Inc.,certify that:

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|  | 1.  | I have reviewedthis quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TAL International Group,Inc.; |

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|  | 2.  | Based on my knowledge,this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |

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|  | 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,the periods presented in this report; |

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|  | 4.  | The registrant's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant andhave: |

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|  | (a)  | Designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | Evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the endof the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | (c)  | Disclosed in this report any changein the registrant's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter thathas materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;and |

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|  | 5.  | The registrant's othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant's auditors and the audit committee of theregistrant's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): |

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|  | (a)  | Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial information; and |

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|  | (b)  | Any fraud, whether or not material,that involves management or other employees who have a significant rolein the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |

Date: May 10, 2006

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|   |  | /s/ Brian M.  Sondey                                 |
|   |  | Brian M.  SondeyPresident and ChiefExecutive Officer |
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