Exhibit 10.36

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THE
PRINCETON REVIEW, INC.



This employment Agreement is between Bruce Task
(Exec) and The Princeton Review, Inc. (TPR), and is subject to the terms of the Executive Compensation Policy Statement dated
March 1st, 2004, the current form of which is attached as Exhibit A (the Policy Statement). Terms may be defined in The Princeton Review
Glossary, also dated March 1st, 2004. This Agreement supersedes any previous employment agreement.


|1. |  | Job Description:  Exec shall serve as
TPRs EVP/Strategic Development.
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|2. |  | Compensation:  TPR shall pay Exec a base salary
of $281,377 per year, increasing annually by 3%. He shall also receive an annual bonus between 7.5% and 60% of base salary.
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|3. |  | Commuting Expenses:  TPR will pay Exec $1,325
per month for parking and other transportation expenses.
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|4. |  | Stock Option Grant:  TPR shall grant Exec an
option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock, as authorized by TPRs Compensation Committee, at fair market value as indicated by the closing
price of REVU on June 4th, 2004. These options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of The Princeton Review, Inc. Stock Option Grant attached
hereto.
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|5. |  | Term:  This Agreement has an initial expiration
date of February 14, 2007 but will automatically be extended for additional two-year periods upon the completion of the initial term and any two-year
extension period thereafter until (i) Exec voluntarily terminates employment or (ii) TPR gives contrary written notice to Exec at least 6 months prior
to the completion of the initial term or any two-year extension period thereafter. TPR will not be under any obligation to make additional option
grants, such as those described in paragraph 4 above, for any extension terms of this Agreement unless agreed by TPR and Exec.
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|6. |  | Severance Payments and Benefits:  If TPR
terminates Execs employment without Cause under Section 4.1 of the Policy Statement or if TPR does not renew the Agreement under Section 3.1 of
the Policy Statement, or if this Agreement is terminated under Sections 4.2 or 4.3 of the Policy Statement, then, in addition to the payments provided
under Section 5.1 of the Policy Statement, but in lieu of the payments provided under Section 5.3 of the Policy Statement, TPR will pay Exec an amount
equal to his then annual base salary, payable biweekly over 12 months. In addition, Exec will be entitled to reimbursement of COBRA payments to
maintain medical and dental insurance for a number of weeks equal to twice the number of years he was employed full-time by TPR. If Exec at any time
voluntarily terminates employment, then in addition to the payments provided under Section 5.1 of the Policy Statement, but in lieu of the payments
provided under Section 5.3 of the Policy Statement, TPR will pay Exec his then base salary for six months following such termination.
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|7. |  | Spite:  Remedies available to TPR under Section
2.4.2 of the Policy Statement shall not include repayment of stock option appreciation.
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Agreed to this:
June 7th, 2004




|/s/ MARK
CHERNISMark Chernis President, TPR |  |  |  | /s/
BRUCE TASKBruce Task
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