Carnegie Learning Delivers Back-to-School Edge for Math Students this Fall; Large Metropolitan School Districts Turn to Proven Research-Based Solution to Improve Declining National Math Scores.

PITTSBURGH -- High school students returning to class in some of America's largest school districts this fall will have a powerful new tool to help boost mathematics performance.

With America's global ranking in mathematics falling behind much of the industrialized world, high schools across the country are adopting Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) to improve math comprehension and test scores when traditional textbook curricula have failed. This fall, Carnegie Learning's Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math curricula - which blend software sessions with text and teacher-led instruction - are being implemented as part of new curricula initiatives in school districts including Baltimore County, Maryland; Chicago; El Paso, Texas; Hamilton County, Tenn. (Chattanooga); Los Angeles; and Miami-Dade, Florida.

Recently released studies of Carnegie Learning's implementations in Moore, Oklahoma; Miami-Dade County; Kent, Washington; Pittsburgh; and Milwaukee demonstrate improvements in standardized test scores, student attitudes towards mathematics, and problem-solving and critical thinking skills. The research in Miami-Dade and Kent also indicate strong results with disadvantaged populations including Exceptional Student Education students, those with limited English proficiency, and students receiving free or reduced lunches.

"Education and business leaders in the United States have elevated improvements in high school math scores to the top of the national agenda," said Dennis Ciccone, Chief Executive Officer of Carnegie Learning. "It's becoming very clear that in order to compete in a global economy, we must demand more from our high schools and, in particular, from our mathematics curricula. Using the most rigorous research methods prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education's 'What Works' Clearinghouse, the Carnegie Learning curriculum is delivering strong results in areas where high school students have historically struggled."

Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor is a proven, research-based product that can be implemented as a full, year-long math curriculum or as an application for special education, at-risk populations, ELL/ESL/LEP, and Vocational & Technical programs. The curricula are based on more than two decades of cognitive science research at Carnegie Mellon University studying how students think, learn, and apply new knowledge in mathematics. By combining software, text, and classroom instruction, the Cognitive Tutor identifies weaknesses in a student's mastery of mathematical concepts, customizes prompts to focus on areas where the student is struggling, and provides the teacher with a report on each student's progress. Contemporary word problem scenarios as well as unique features such as an onscreen "skillometer" that tracks the students' progress are designed to keep students engaged and positive.

About Carnegie Learning (www.carnegielearning.com)

Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of comprehensive mathematics curricula for middle school and high school students. The company's Cognitive Tutor(R) is helping more than 250,000 students in over 600 school districts across the United States succeed in math by integrating interactive software sessions, text, and teacher-led classroom lessons into a unique learning platform for algebra readiness, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math programs. Cognitive Tutor is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education's "What Works Clearinghouse", and is the winner of the Software & Information Industry Association's 2005 CODiE Award for the Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution in Mathematics. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Learning was founded by cognitive science researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers.