October 2007 
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Dear Carnegie Learning Customer:
“Math Changes Everything: The Gatekeeper to Success” will be two and half days of intensive collaboration, lab time, working sessions, and insights from education leaders at the government, district, and classroom levels. And of course, there will be some fun as well, as we convene in the warmth and energy of San Antonio, and show our appreciation to you for helping us change the way America learns math.
Please visit the Carnegie Learning conference Web site today and secure your place at the early-bird rate. We encourage you to bring a team of teachers and administrators from your schools and districts so that you may continue to share the insights you learn throughout the year. We hope we’ve made it easy for you to sign-up with options to register by credit card, check, or purchase order. As always, please contact me directly or your account manager if you have any questions. I look forward to meeting you personally in San Antonio Best regards, Products: Fall 2007 Release Includes: 2007 - 2008 Enhanced Software and Text Features All Software
All Textbooks:
Bridge to Algebra Software:
Algebra I Software:
Geometry Software:
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On February 18-20, 2008, Carnegie Learning, Inc. will host our first annual user conference at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. This is an extremely exciting event for all of us at Carnegie Learning and we are confident that it will be a powerful and critical professional development opportunity for you. “Math Changes Everything: The Gatekeeper to Success” conference is the culmination of several years of high growth here resulting from ongoing cognitive research into product improvements and lessons-learned spending time with you in your classrooms and labs. What we’ve heard is that you want to improve and evolve your Carnegie Learning implementations by sharing best practices with your colleagues, getting additional training, and asking questions of our trainers, developers, and management staff to help us understand how we can continue to evolve our solutions to help you and your students to be more successful.
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Graduate Greenville Initiative Implements Carnegie Learning Math to Increase Graduation Rates Demographics: Test: End of Course Algebra I Test Graduate Greenville has chosen to implement Carnegie Learning’s Algebra I Cognitive Tutor curriculum as part of the community action plan, due to its success in several Greenville County classrooms. “I feel the Carnegie Learning program made a significant contribution to the overall success of these at-risk students and I am hopeful that it will help us to increase Greenville’s graduation rate in the coming years.” -- Judy Snyder, Graduate Greenville Coordinator
Read the entire story on our web site: http://www.carnegielearning.com/success.cfm Interested in having your school profiled as a Carnegie Learning Success Story? Does your Carnegie Learning implementation have best practices Students and teachers can win the 2007-2008 Carnegie Learning Math Awards! To apply for these awards visit: www.carnegielearning.com/success/
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San Diego Unified School District Partners with Carnegie Learning to Improve Adequate Yearly Progress in 11 Schools
Bridge to Algebra Curricula Adopted to Prepare 2000 Students in Program Improvement InitiativePittsburgh, PA
October 1, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., the leading publisher of research-based math curricula, reported today that San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has purchased Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor® Bridge to Algebra program as part of the District’s plan to improve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) performance in 11 middle and high schools. The $177,000 algebra readiness curriculum purchase is part of a Program Improvement plan supported by SDUSD’s Education Technology and Mathematics Departments.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=137
Carnegie Learning, Inc. Changes the Way Students Learn Math in Louisiana
Two Pilot Programs Implement Cognitive Tutor® Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I as Part of Recovery Efforts Across the State
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of math curricula for middle, high school, and higher education students, announced today that thousands of students entering school this fall in Louisiana are using Carnegie Learning math solutions as part of two separate pilot programs studying the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s research-based approach to math education.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=136
Carnegie Learning, Inc. a Finalist for the EdNET 2007 Industry Awards
Math Publisher Lauded for Important Contributions to the Education Industry
Denver, CO
August 16, 2007
The Heller Reports, a QED company and leading provider of education market news and events, announced today that Carnegie Learning, Inc. is one of three finalists for the EdNET 2007 Impact Award. The Impact Award, now in its 15th year, is part of the prestigious EdNET Industry Awards program that recognizes organizations that have made important contributions through their products and programs to the education industry in the past year.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=135
Hamilton County Tennessee Schools Prepare for 2007-2008 Academic Year with Increase in Carnegie Learning, Inc. Math Purchase
Nearly 13,000 Chattanooga, Hamilton County Students Using Suite of Cognitive Tutor® Math Curricula
Pittsburgh, PA
August 9, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula for middle, high school, and higher education students, reported today that Hamilton County Tennessee Schools purchased additional Carnegie Learning curricula for the upcoming 2007-2008 academic year. The recent purchase totaled $400,000.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=134
Carnegie Learning’s Math Prep for the CAHSEE Meets Review Criteria of the California Learning Resource Network
Pittsburgh, PA
July 9, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., the leading publisher of research-based math curricula for middle, high school, and postsecondary students, announced today that its high-stakes test preparation solution for California students, Math Prep for the CAHSEE, has been reviewed by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) as a solution that meets the organization’s review criteria.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=131
Trenton, NJ and Bridgeport, CT Participate in RAND Evaluation of Carnegie Learning Math Curriculum
Sixteen hundred Middle School & High School Students Join Five-Year Study
Pittsburgh, PA
July 5, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula, reported today that Trenton City, NJ and Bridgeport, CT School Districts are among the regions participating in a five-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s technology-based Algebra I curriculum across a wide range of students and environments. Trenton City and Bridgeport support a combined 58 schools and more than 34,000 students.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=130
Macomb County, MI Joins RAND Study to Evaluate Carnegie Learning, Inc. Math Curriculum
Sixteen Middle & High Schools, 2100 Students to Participate in Five-Year Study
Pittsburgh, PA
June 21, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula, reported today that Macomb Intermediate School District in Michigan is among the districts participating in a five-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation that will evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s technology-based Algebra I curriculum. Macomb Intermediate School District serves 21 public school districts in Macomb County, located in the eastern suburbs of Detroit.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=129
Carnegie Learning Unveils Differentiated Math Instruction Software for College Students
Leading Research-based Secondary Math Provider Develops Curricula for Adult Students Preparing for Higher Ed Math
Pittsburgh, PA
June 7, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., best known as a leading publisher of core mathematics solutions for middle and high school students, today unveiled new software curricula solutions for the college market. Carnegie Learning’s college math software is based on effective, targeted instruction with immediate feedback and reward. Designed to help college freshmen and sophomores reach competency levels for entrance into college-level math courses, the new higher education solutions will be available for purchase this fall for implementation in January 2008.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=127
Thirty-three Kentucky Schools to Participate in RAND Study of Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor®
Schools Across the Commonwealth to Implement Carnegie Learning Curricula in Randomized Study
Pittsburgh, PA
May 29, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula, reported today that schools throughout the commonwealth of Kentucky will participate in a five-year, $6 million study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation. Kentucky is one of six regions or districts selected to evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s technology-based Algebra I curriculum.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=126
Foley Middle School Math Teacher Receives Award for Championing Implementation of Carnegie Learning Software
Pittsburgh, PA
May 14, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., the leading publisher of researched-based math curricula for middle school, high school, and post-secondary students, announced today that Amie Gallion, a sixth grade math teacher at Foley Middle School in Madison County, Kentucky, is the recipient of Carnegie Learning’s Spring 2007 Distinguished Educator Award.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=122
Carnegie Learning, Inc. Signs Houston Independent School District
Forty-five Houston Schools, More Than 8400 Students to Participate in Math Curriculum Study by RAND Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
May 10, 2007
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of research-based math curricula, reported today that the Houston Independent School District is among the districts participating in a five-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation that will evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s technology-based Algebra I curriculum.
http://www.carnegielearning.com/company_press_detail.cfm?pressreleaseID=125
High Tech Ed
Reid R. Frazier
Pop City Media
September 5, 2007
Dennis Ciccone didn’t need the kids from South Central to show him he had a good product on his hands. But it sure didn’t hurt two years ago when the students, from one of Los Angeles’ roughest neighborhoods, started teaching algebra to a group of math teachers huddled around laptops.
Read more at: http://www.popcitymedia.com/features/carneglearn0905.aspx
The Thinkers: He's taking unknown out of teaching algebra
Mark Roth
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 03, 2007
Last month, former Los Angeles School Superintendent Roy Romer said that high school algebra "triggers dropouts more than any single subject. I think it is a cumulative failure of our ability to teach math adequately in the public school system."
Read more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07246/814271-298.stm
Teacher + computer = new way to learn
Sara Gividen
The State Journal, KY
August 23, 2007
Franklin County High School students are approaching algebra in a whole new way because of the Carnegie Learning Algebra I program. The program mixes 40 percent computer lab time with 60 percent class time and is new to FCHS, according to math teacher Karen Nix. Students in computer lab access the Internet-based program through a desktop icon, Nix says, and teachers can examine each student's daily work from the site.
Read more at: http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/2442902
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