PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2006--Carnegie Learning announced today that Wayne County Scho...

1. Wayne County, WV School District Replaces Applied Math
Curriculum with Carnegie Learning; Cognitive Tutor(R)
Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry Adopted to
Increase High School Math Achievement
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2006--Carnegie Learning announced today that Wayne
County School District has purchased the company's research-based Cognitive Tutor(R) mathematics
program for three Wayne County, West Virginia high schools. The $180,000 contract delivers a full
curriculum that integrates interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered classroom
instruction supported by an ongoing professional development program.
Wayne County originally implemented the Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) curricula when
one of its high schools received an Algebra I site license as part of a Benedum Foundation grant.
Wayne County is now expanding the Carnegie Learning implementation to include Bridge to
Algebra, Carnegie Learning's new algebra readiness curricula, and Geometry in addition to new
licenses for Algebra I.
"Wayne County chose Carnegie Learning because of its focus on teaching critical thinking and
problem solving skills in real world scenarios," said Mike Rutherford, Assistant Superintendent of
Wayne County School District. "The State of West Virginia is committed to the 21st Century Skills
Partnership to make certain our high school graduates have the skills they need to be successful in
the global marketplace, and the implementation of Carnegie Learning's curricula strongly supports
this initiative."
Carnegie Learning's curricula is 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. The instructional format prescribes three days a week of classroom instruction and
two days a week in a teacher-supervised software lab environment. The Cognitive Tutor software
was developed around an artificial intelligence model that identifies weaknesses in each individual
student's mastery of mathematical concepts, customizes prompts to focus on areas where the
student is struggling, and sends the student to new problems addressing those specific concepts. A
Teacher's Toolkit provides the instructor with a report on each student's progress on an ongoing
basis.
Independent studies of Carnegie Learning implementations across the country, including Miami-
Dade, Pittsburgh, PA, Moore, OK, and Kent, WA, demonstrate that Carnegie Learning's curriculum is
proven to deliver a positive shift in standardized test scores, student attitudes toward math and
problem solving, and critical thinking skills. Research also indicates strong results with Title I and
special-needs populations, including Exceptional Student Education students, those with limited
English proficiency and students receiving free or reduced lunches.

2. About Carnegie Learning (www.carnegielearning.com)
Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of core, full-year mathematics programs as well as
supplemental intervention applications for middle school and high school students. The company's
Cognitive Tutor(R) is helping more than 325,000 students in over 750 school districts across the
United States succeed in math by integrating interactive software sessions, text, and student-
centered classroom lessons into a unique learning platform for algebra readiness, Algebra I,
Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math programs. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes
Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program as one of only two math curricula
scientifically proven to have significant, positive effects on student learning. Based in Pittsburgh, PA,
Carnegie Learning was founded by cognitive science researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in
conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers.