Computer Curriculum Corp. joins innovative partnership to accelerate student learning and achievement; CCC teams with local radio station to boost student graduation rate in Philadelphia School District.SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors; machinery and instruments; electrical, electronic, and aerospace products; , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1995--Computer Curriculum Corp. (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ), Simon & Schuster's multimedia publisher for education, today announced a unique partnership with POWER 99 FM (WUSL WUSL Washington University School of Law WUSL Washington University in Saint Louis WUSL Widener University School of Law WUSL Wayamba University of Sri Lanka ), a Philadelphia radio station targeting urban youth, to implement a program to assist students academically while helping the Philadelphia school district to potentially save a significant amount of money. The "POWERHOUSE A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. Computer Interactive" pilot program is beginning today at the Lea Elementary, Turner Middle School and Beeber Middle School in Philadelphia. Each of the three participating schools will have its own "POWERHOUSE," a classroom equipped with state-of-the-art computers and interactive multimedia software. To help motivate students, the program will also include incentives in the form of appearances from major sports figures, tickets, and other prizes. The hardware used in the "POWERHOUSE" program is being donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by POWER 99 FM, a local radio station committed to public awareness with its ongoing "Stop the Violence/Increase the Peace" campaign. CCC is donating its comprehensive courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. , SuccessMaker, a family of products that includes courses in major curriculum areas such as reading, language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. , mathematics, science, life skills and ESL/bilingual programs. CCC is also donating training for the program. Through SuccessMaker's built-in management system, the software adapts to each student's individual learning style, moving them through the curriculum at a pace that's right For The Lyle Lovett song, see . This article contains information about a scheduled or expected . It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content could change dramatically as the single release approaches and more information becomes available. for them. Students of all capabilities can thus benefit from the system. Many schools using CCC's SuccessMaker have seen a significant increase in their students' scores on national tests. "We believe the `POWERHOUSE Computer Interactive' program will be a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. way to provide a safety net for students who are in danger of repeating a school year," said Jerry Lee, program creator and long-standing board member of the National Association of Broadcasters. "CCC was chosen to participate because of its track record in helping students to increase their scores on national tests as well as providing teachers accountability tools for the management of student progress." An additional benefit of enhanced learning and a special focus of this program is that fewer students will have to repeat grades. Every student who repeats a year costs the school district an average of $5,800. With fewer students held back, the Philadelphia School System, which is one of the five largest in the country, can potentially save substantially. "This is the first time we've teamed up with a radio station in this kind of innovative program," said Ron Fortune, CCC's president and chief executive officer. "The POWERHOUSE program will offer the student not only the opportunity to advance in school but will also provide the skills needed to prepare them to be successful adults. With this program, we hope to promote the process of lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. ." "We are tremendously excited and energized by this unique partnership," said Chester Schofield, vice president and general manager of POWER 99 FM. "POWER 99 FM is devoted to a vision of supporting young people in becoming positive, contributing members of society. "We believe that this project has tremendous potential for not only the students who are participating in this pilot program but as a model for school systems throughout the country." Computer Curriculum Corporation, one of Simon & Schuster's fastest growing units, is a leading multimedia publisher for the K-12 education market. By combining comprehensive courseware with a powerful management system, CCC enables teachers to not only create an engaging learning environment, but establish individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. learning paths, assess progress and measure results against appropriate standards. Computer Curriculum Corporation's software is installed in more than 8,000 schools and is used by more than 1.5 million students worldwide. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , the world's largest educational publisher, is the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. Viacom is one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Computer Curriculum Corporation and SuccessMaker are registered trademarks of Computer Curriculum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Computer Curriculum Corporation Betty Skatoff, 408/541-3910 bskatoff@cccpp.com or Big Sky Communications Natalie Barreiro, 415/595-8793 |
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