PLATO Learning Partners with Fordham University's 21st Century Learning Program

  
    
  
  
    
      PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), a leading provider of K–adult 
      computer-based and e-learning solutions, today announced an expanded 
      partnership with Fordham University (NY). Following a successful pilot 
      program at the Fordham High School for the Arts—aimed 
      at helping Bronx, N.Y., high school students with difficulties in math 
      and preparing them for the New York State Regents Exam—the 
      Fordham University Center for Professional Development has implemented a 
      more comprehensive PLATO Learning program at its 21st 
      Century Learning Center in the Bronx.
    
    
      Using a grant from the state of New York to establish a 21st 
      Century Learning Center in the Bronx, Fordham University now offers 
      middle and high school students free access to online 
      course credit recovery in math, English, language arts and other 
      subjects using New York standards-aligned content from PLATO Learning. 
      The program, which will run in nine-week cycles throughout the school 
      year and summer, also provides technology enrichment, mentoring, 
      opportunities to participate in university and cultural events, and 
      technology training for parents. In addition to leveraging the full 
      library of online middle and high school content from PLATO Learning, 
      the Fordham program will also utilize the PLATO® 
      Exam Intervention solution delivered via the PLATO 
      Learning Environment™ (PLE™) 
      to prepare students for the New York Regents Exam.
    
    
      "PLATO Learning offers a powerful educational solution on a number of 
      levels," said Steven D’Agustino, Ph.D., 
      director of Regional Educational Technology Center (RETC) for Fordham 
      University. "PLATO offers students support for when they become 
      discouraged, helps them recover credits and prepare for key exams, and 
      provides valuable skills that can be used in the workforce and in 
      college. PLATO also provides a means to bridging the digital divide that 
      often plagues schools in the Bronx."
    
    
      Iris Blige, principal at the Bronx Academy of Arts has witnessed 
      first-hand students, who were initially hesitant about participating in 
      the pilot program, get involved and excited about the program at 
      Fordham. “They’re 
      beginning to take more accountability for their own learning,” 
      Blige said. “They are realizing that it is 
      attainable. And in the process they are learning that just because you 
      weren’t that stellar student doesn’t 
      mean you can’t go to college.”
    
    
      “We are delighted to join with Fordham 
      University to improve academic opportunities for students in the Bronx,” 
      said Mike Morache, president and CEO for PLATO Learning. “We 
      commend the University’s leadership and 
      commitment to advancing skills for the 21st 
      century economy, and we are proud to play a part in their vision for 
      improving student achievement.”
    
    
      About Fordham University
    
    
      Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering 
      exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to 
      approximately 14,700 students in its four undergraduate colleges and its 
      six graduate and professional schools. It has residential campuses in 
      the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in Westchester, and the Louis Calder 
      Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y.
    
    
      About PLATO Learning
    
    
      PLATO Learning is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning 
      instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula 
      in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and 
      job skills. The Company also offers innovative online assessment and 
      accountability solutions and standards-based professional development 
      services. With over 6,000 hours of objective-based, problem-solving 
      courseware, plus assessment, alignment, and curriculum management tools, 
      we create standards-based curricula that facilitate learning and school 
      improvement.
    
    
      PLATO Learning is a publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ. 
      PLATO Learning educational software, delivered via the Internet, is 
      primarily marketed to K–12 schools and 
      colleges. The Company also sells to job training programs, correctional 
      institutions, military education programs, and corporations.
    
    
      PLATO Learning is headquartered at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, 
      Bloomington, Minnesota 55437, 952.832.1000 or 800.869.2000. The Company 
      has offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, as 
      well as international distributors in the United Kingdom and South 
      Africa. For more information, please visit http://www.plato.com.
    
    
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