Carnegie Learning Selects Linda Roberts as Senior Advisor.

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2001

Carnegie Learning, Inc., the first company to develop a proven, integrated print and software curriculum that increases test scores by uniting students, teachers and Cognitive Tutor(TM) software, has selected Linda Roberts, former Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology under the Clinton Administration, as a Senior Advisor and a member of the Carnegie Learning National Education Advisory Board. The board, which formed in August 2000, consists of nationally acclaimed researchers and educators. The primary function of this group of experts is to provide the advice and influence necessary to guide Carnegie Learning in focusing on the long term and short term issues that need to be addressed in education.

"Carnegie Learning is one of the best examples I've seen of a company that is moving us past the first step of simply wiring schools, to new ways of leveraging technology that build on years of research and development," Roberts said. "Instead of mimicking traditional classroom drills and lessons, the Cognitive Tutor curriculum utilizes computer technology to provide improved and different learning experiences for students and new tools for teachers. It's exciting to see students master concepts that would have been difficult to learn in the past while acquiring critical problem solving and higher order thinking skills necessary for success in today's world."

Roberts, currently a Senior Consultant to the educational technology industry, has worked at the highest levels of government as well as at the classroom level, lobbying for the effective implementation of technology in education. Her roots as a former elementary school teacher, university professor and Academic Dean, paved the way for her lifelong endeavor of bringing technology in education to the forefront of the U.S. Government agenda. During her eight years of service under the Clinton Administration, Roberts traveled to many schools and classrooms across the U.S. and keynoted at hundreds of national and international conferences promoting the effectiveness of technology in education. During her tenure in the Department of Education, she established the Office of Education Technology in September of 1993 and acted as director until January of 2001. She created the first National Technology Plan in 1996, started five new technology programs and expanded the budget for technology from $30 million annually to $900 million.

Roberts' vast background in educational policy lends itself well to her role as a Senior Advisor for Carnegie Learning. She will be bringing years of experience to Carnegie Learning regarding educational technology policy, research and legislative issues. As a Senior Advisor Roberts will also consult on the continuing development of all Carnegie Learning's current products as well as provide advice and guidance on forthcoming products such as Cognitive Tutor Middle School Math. She will extend counsel regarding possible future strategic partnerships and alliances and provide expertise on educational technology and learning.

"Linda Roberts is one of the most important people in education today. Her decision to assist Carnegie Learning and join our Advisory Board is great news for our researchers, staff, teachers and students who believe in Carnegie Learning," said Bob Longo, Carnegie Learning CEO. "Her expertise will add immense value to our company. In the end, Dr. Robert's love for America's students is complemented by her passion to see technology effectively integrated in our schools."

About Carnegie Learning

Carnegie learning, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based educational technology company, develops and markets Cognitive Tutor(TM) curricula, the only technology-enhanced curricula to enable "Learning by Doing(TM)" through real-world problem solving. Unlike supplemental educational software, Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor courses are the first comprehensive curricula for Algebra, Geometry, and writing that join students, teachers, technology and text into results based programs built around cognitive learning models that enable personalized learning paths. In addition, the highly sophisticated intelligent tutoring system enables students to use multiple problem-solving strategies and provides several levels of "just in time" instruction to assist in achieving successful results.

The company's first products, Cognitive Tutor Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, are supported by research that began in 1983, and are appropriate for students in middle school through four-year colleges. The Cognitive Tutor has been proven effective in urban, suburban and rural schools across the country. Tens of thousands of students and teachers in public and private schools from Alaska to Florida and New York to California have embraced the highly inclusive Cognitive Tutor programs. The Cognitive Tutor for Writers has been researched and tested for more than seven years and has resulted in significant gains in overall writing quality of students. The Quantitative Literacy Through Algebra (QLTA) curriculum is Carnegie Learning's introductory course for college mathematics and has been tested in campus courses nationwide. The United States Department of Education designated the Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program as one of five "exemplary" curricula for K-12 mathematics education. For more information, visit Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.