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	Achieve3000 Board of Directors

	Press Releases Hawkins Literacy Center Opens in Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN (May 19, 2009) - Reverend Henry L. Peterson of Womack Memorial CME Church answered the call of the National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC), a national non‐profit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, to boost reading levels of youth by establishing the community's first Augustus F. Hawkins Literacy Center. Learn more... Amory Middle School Students Boost Reading Scores Amory, Mississippi (May, 7, 2009) - Students at the Amory Middle School who raised reading scores by nearly two grade levels were treated to a special end-of-year celebration. At the school's Power of Technology awards ceremony, district officials and Amory Mayor Howard Boozer presented ninety-two students and their teachers with the Reading & Writing Award for their academic success. Learn more... National Literacy Centers to Support Children of Color Indianapolis, IN (May 4, 2009) - A new partnership between the National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC) and Achieve3000® will launch the new Augustus F. Hawkins Literacy Centers, where students can access enhanced instructional literacy support during after-school and summer programs. Each of the Centers will work to boost overall literacy levels for students at risk of academic failure, specifically for students of color. This is the first national initiative of its kind to deliver coordinated literacy support with a common set of goals, resources and curricula. Learn more... Students achieve with help of online program Nehemiah Osequera of David Nycz's class uses the Achieve 3000 as a supplement to reading assignments. Reading hasn't always been easy for Nehemiah Oserguera. Learn more... Achieve3000 solutions named Technology and Learning Awards of Excellence 2007 winner Judges across the board loved Achieve3000's exceptional suite of Web-based literacy products for elementary and middle school students (KidBiz3000), high schoolers (TeenBiz3000), and adult learners (Spark3000). Learn more... Hawaii Schools Recognized for Achievement at 2007 Literacy Leadership Conference HONOLULU, HI - Hawaiian schools were recognized for outstanding achievement in reading at the 2007 Literacy Leadership Conference, held in Honolulu today. The event, which was sponsored by leading educational software company Achieve3000, focused on the outstanding success of 18 Hawaiian schools. By integrating technology into literacy instruction, local students and educators achieved significantly higher than average scores in reading on the Hawaii state HSA exams. Learn more... Achieve3000® Saluted With Award of Excellence by Technology & Learning Magazine Lakewood, New Jersey - October 11, 2007 - Achieve3000, the leader in online differentiated instruction whose solutions are designed to increase reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing proficiency for students, announced today that its KidBiz3000®, TeenBiz3000®, and Spark3000 web-based solutions have been honored with a 2007 Technology & Learning Magazine Award of Excellence. Learn more... Richard E. Lawson Ed.D. Joins Achieve3000 Achieve3000^® is pleased to announce that Richard E. Lawson Ed.D. has joined our company as a consultant working with Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Director, Jean Hammond. Dr. Lawson will be working with school districts in North Carolina. Learn more... Educational software company Achieve3000 gives parents opportunity to put their finger on the pulse of their child's education Lakewood, New Jersey - September 24, 2007 - Achieve3000, the leader in Web-based, differentiated instruction, with solutions for reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing proficiency, today announced the release of a new Parent Edition with the fall launch of the company's KidBiz and TeenBiz online literacy programs. The upgraded version embodies another step in Achieve3000's commitment to research-based solutions and to strong partnership with schools to improve student Lexile scores and develop the reading skills necessary to succeed. Learn more... Insight Venture Partners invests $9 million in New Jersey-based educational technology company Lakewood, New Jersey (July 24, 2007) Achieve3000, the leader in Internet-based, differentiated instruction, with solutions for reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing proficiency, today announced the company has secured a $9 million investment from New York-based Insight Venture Partners. Insight is the leading private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software and Internet industries. Learn more... Insight Venture Partners, a leading VC firm, invests $9 million in Achieve3000 Lakewood, New Jersey (July 24, 2007) Achieve3000, the leader in internet-based, differentiated instruction, with solutions for reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing proficiency, today announced the company has secured a $9 million investment from New York-based Insight Venture Partners. Insight is the leading private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software and internet industries. Learn more... TeenBiz Creates Buzz in Class The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY (Monday, March 12, 2007) Chittenango Middle School teachers have spent the past two months encouraging their pupils to use the Internet during class. Last week, Principal Linda Llewellyn and reading teacher Linda Ceilly showed the school board a new Web-based reading program, TeenBiz, which the school began using in January. The program uses current events and news articles to improve pupils' reading comprehension, and rewrites each article for different reading levels based on a computerized and teacher assessment, Ceilly said. The program also allows pupils to e-mail each other and their teacher and provides immediate feedback to pupils and teachers, she said. Learn more... National Study Credits Achieve3000 for Students' Reading Gains Analysis Reveals Significant Link Between Achieve3000 Usage and Students' Reading Skills LAKEWOOD, N.J.(Feb. 20, 2007) - New research shows students can triple their expected reading gains in one school year through the use of Achieve3000's differentiated instructional programs for reading and writing. The national study analyzed the Lexile® reading scores of thousands of students who had used Achieve3000's KidBiz3000 and TeenBiz3000 during the 2005-06 school year. Learn more... Achieve3000™ Named Growth Company of the Year by New Jersey Technology Council LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 3, 2007) - Achieve3000 has emerged as one of the leading publishers in the education industry, enhancing the reading and writing skills of students. The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) has honored the company for this accomplishment, selecting Achieve3000, which has an established presence in 1,000 schools in 27 states, as New Jersey's Growth Company of the Year. Learn more... Achieve3000 user Bart-Colerain Elementary School selected as a 2006 Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education HARRISBURG — Governor Edward G. Rendell today commended eight Pennsylvania schools named "2006 Blue Ribbon Schools" by the U.S. Department of Education. Blue Ribbon honors are bestowed upon schools that have demonstrated academic excellence or have narrowed the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers.Over the last school year using Achieve3000 solutions, Bart-Colerain Elementary School students showed an impressive 206.6 point Lexile gain - almost 2 full grade levels in just one year's time. Learn more. Philadelphia Safe and Sound Launches Innovative Web-Based Literacy Initiative with Achieve3000™ October 30, 2006 — Achieve3000™, Philadelphia Safe and Sound (PSS), a leading research, best practice and child advocacy non-profit, has introduced an innovative program to improve literacy for students in its Beacon Programs. The web-based initiative, Achieve3000, has been proven to accelerate reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing proficiency of students in grades 2 to12. It will launch in ten Beacons Programs (school-based community centers) across the city and expand to fifteen more by the end of the year. In all, approximately 1,250 youth will benefit. Learn more. TeenBiz3000^™ Named 2006 Codie Winner June 20, 2006 — Achieve3000™ is pleased to announce that TeenBiz3000, has won a Codie Award from the Software & Information Industry Association as the "Best Instructional Solution: Web-based or Online." TeenBiz3000 is a differentiated instruction solution that provides daily nonfiction reading content that is precisely and scientifically matched to each student's reading ability. It was among winners chosen from more than 1,026 nominations—the most in the history of the Codies. Learn more. KidBiz3000^® wins AEP 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award for Best Educational Website for Reading June 17, 2005 — Achieve3000^™, a leading educational publisher of Web-based programs for differentiated instruction, is pleased to announce that its flagship program for reading and writing instruction, KidBiz3000^®, has won the AEP 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award for the best educational websites for reading/children. Learn more. Achieve3000^™ and Camden school officials honor third graders for achievement with Web-based reading program April 7, 2005 — Achieve3000^™, a leading educational publisher of Internet-based programs for differentiated instruction, yesterday joined with officials of Camden Public Schools to honor a class of third-graders for progress with KidBiz3000^®, the company's reading program for grades 2-8. Learn more. Achieve3000^™ wins BESSIE software award for TeenBiz3000^™ March 15, 2005 — Achieve3000^™, a leading educational publisher of Internet-based programs for differentiated instruction, said today it has received a "BESSIE" educational software award for TeenBiz3000^™, its reading and writing program for high school students. Learn more.


	Achieve3000^™ Demonstrates Proven Results in Chicago Public Schools

	Based on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, students using the KidBiz^® solution in Chicago Public Schools during the 2003-2004 school year increased reading scores in their average national percentile from the 30^th percentile to nearly the 34^th national percentile by the end of the year. This is a substantial and significant gain. Click here for findings from the Chicago Evaluation Study.