DuBois Area School District Implements PLATO Instructional Solutions t

    Business Editors/Education Editors

    MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2005--PLATO(R) Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUTR), a leading provider of K-adult computer-based and e-learning solutions, announced a $500,000 first quarter FY2005 agreement with rural Pennsylvania's DuBois Area School District to provide PLATO(R) Instructional Solutions to their 4,728 K-12 students.
    "We are determined to provide our students with a state-of-the-art education. As a rural district, we do not want our students' educational experiences defined by where they live," said Sharon Kirk, superintendent of schools, DuBois Area School District. "PLATO Learning gives us the ability to use a technology-based program to provide our students with expanded access to cutting-edge programs. We have extraordinary teachers, and by supplying them with PLATO Instructional Solutions, we are supplying them with another high-quality tool that expands the academic reach we offer our students."
    PLATO Instructional Solutions will be used in a variety of applications across the district including virtual schools, classrooms, home-based learning, individualized instruction, and alternative education. "We are encouraged to see districts maximize the benefits of educational technology by incorporating it across programs. The flexibility built into our solutions facilitate this diverse, districtwide implementation, and we are eager to provide students in this rural district with access to the same learning opportunities their peers receive in urban and suburban areas," said PLATO Learning President & CEO Mike Morache.
    Under the agreement, DuBois Area School District will implement the full PLATO Learning K-12 instructional suite delivered via client-hosted PLATO(R) Web Learning Network, along with professional development to train their teachers to effectively integrate educational technology into the DuBois curriculum.

    About PLATO Learning

    PLATO Learning, Inc. is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering award-winning curricula in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and job skills. The company also offers innovative online assessment and accountability solutions and standards-based professional development services. With over 6,000 hours of objective-based, problem-solving courseware, plus assessment, alignment, and curriculum management tools, we create standards-based curricula that facilitate learning and school improvement.
    PLATO Learning, Inc. is a publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ-NMS, with trailing 12-month revenues of approximately $141 million. PLATO Learning educational software is marketed to K-12 schools, colleges, job training programs, correctional institutions, military education programs, corporations, and individuals and is delivered via networks, CD-ROM, the Internet, and private intranets.
    PLATO Learning is headquartered at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437, 952.832.1000 or 800.869.2000. The Company has offices throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, as well as international distributors located in Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, please visit www.plato.com.

    PLATO(R) is a registered trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc. PLATO Learning is a trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc.

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CONTACT: PLATO Learning, Inc., Minneapolis Michael Morache, 952-832-1000 or Larry Betterley, 952-832-1000 or Terri Reden, 952-832-1000

KEYWORD: MINNESOTA PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION SOFTWARE MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: PLATO Learning, Inc.

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