Carnegie Learning Credited with Helping Kentucky School District Achieve Highest 2009 Academic Gains in the State

Union County Public Schools Gains 13.5 Index Points in Math Proficiency, Moves
Up 74 Positions in District Rankings
PITTSBURGH--(Business Wire)--
Union County Public Schools, a rural district in western Kentucky, made the
highest academic gains in the state in 2009 and one of the largest gains in the
history of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, and Superintendent Joshua
Powell names the implementation of Carnegie Learning Math Programs among the
reform initiatives that resulted in significant improvement in student
performance. Union County Public Schools` current Kentucky district ranking is
87 out of 175 school districts, up from 161 last year.

In 2008, Union County Public Schools declined the Kentucky Department of
Education`s ASSIST program for education reform and, instead, created a Union
County Public Schools in-house team to implement measures to increase student
achievement in the low-performing district. Among the district`s initiatives was
the fall 2008 adoption of Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I
textbooks and software for middle school students. Following one year of
implementation, end of year testing indicated a 13% increase from the year
before in the number of students scoring proficient and distinguished, and a 10%
drop in the number of students scoring novice in math.

"Carnegie Learning was just the program we needed to enhance our mathematics
instruction," said Joshua Powell, Union County Public Schools Superintendent.
"Our great increase in math scores at the middle school is a direct result of
the program`s effectiveness which improved student engagement and conceptual
understanding of mathematics. We have added Carnegie Learning Math Curricula to
the high school this academic year and we are eager to see the results."

Union County Public Schools this year purchased Carnegie Learning Algebra I,
Geometry, and Algebra II programs for all high school students. In addition,
Union County is implementing Carnegie Learning Professional Development Services
for in-classroom support throughout the academic year.

Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry
textbooks are approved by the Kentucky State Textbook Commission for use in
middle schools and high schools in the state through 2015.

Carnegie Learning Math Programs include interactive software lessons, print
resources, collaborative classroom activity, ongoing formative assessment of
student and class progress, and Professional Development services. Based upon an
artificial intelligence model, the Cognitive Tutor Software provides self-paced,
differentiated instruction that identifies a student`s strengths and weaknesses
and individualizes instruction to improve conceptual understanding. Instructors
can re-sequence units to build a custom program that meets the intervention or
acceleration needs of a class or an individual. Carnegie Learning Textbooks are
designed to engage students and teachers in collaborative classroom activities
that strengthen understanding of math as it applies to the real world, and
encourage students to work cooperatively to solve problems, while improving
reasoning and communication skills.

About Carnegie Learning, Inc. (www.carnegielearning.com)
Carnegie Learning, Inc. is a leading publisher of innovative, research-based
math curricula for middle school, high school, and post-secondary students. Our
curricula - Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated
Math programs - provide differentiated instruction that helps 500,000 students
in nearly 2600 schools throughout the U.S. to succeed in math as a gateway to
graduation and the 21st century workforce. Carnegie Learning Blended Math
Curricula integrate interactive software, text, and collaborative classroom
activity for core, full-year math instruction. Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math
Curricula Solutions feature Cognitive Tutor Software that may be customized for
Response to Intervention programs. All solutions are supported by Carnegie
Learning Professional Development Services. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie
Learning was founded in 1999 by cognitive and computer scientists from Carnegie
Mellon University in conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers.

Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Mary Murrin, 412-690-2442 X176

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