Acquisition strengthens ability to help educators
meet NCLB student achievement reporting needs

NEW YORK, McGraw-Hill Education today announced the
acquisition of TurnLeaf Solutions Inc.

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McGraw-Hill Education Launches a Customized Learning Management System for Teacher Education Developed by Xplana Learning

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April Hattori (for McGraw-Hill Education)
Vice President , Communications
(212) 904-3214
april_hattori@mcgraw-hill. The company's products include
KidBiz3000 (a reading and writing program for grades 2-8), TeenBiz3000 (a
reading and writing program for grades 9-12), Email3000 (a proprietary email
solution), and Tech3000 (a program that teaches technology skills). These businesses include CTB/McGraw-Hill, the nation's
leading provider of assessment services for the kindergarten-through-12th-
grade markets; The Grow Network/McGraw -Hill, a national leader in creating
assessment reports and customized instructional materials, and McGraw-Hill
Digital Learning, a provider of research-based, standards-aligned solutions
that improve instruction and student performance.

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xplana.com/products/products_xc.3 billion.

About Xplana Learning
Xplana Learning is an innovative educational software company based in
Boston, MA .
TurnLeaf's technology strengthens McGraw-Hill's Assessment and Reporting
businesses by enabling them to provide school districts with more detailed
student performance data that can easily be analyzed and compared for
reporting purposes.
The TurnLeaf team of 19 employees, based in Littleton , Colo.3 billion. For
additional information, please visit http://www.

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"We are extremely pleased to bring Larry to Achieve3000," said Mr. TurnLeaf software is designed to provide data-
driven instruction and achievement management capabilities suitable for
virtually any demographic, programmatic, and test data environment.

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"The LMS platform provides teachers with a unique and effective way of
learning . Xplana Learning provides software and services aimed at delivering
superior learning experiences and assessment possibilities. TurnLeaf helps administrators and teachers
track progress toward school districts' Adequate Yearly Progress goals, a key
provision in the No Child Left Behind law.

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Xplana built McGraw-Hill Education's new LMS as a customized version of
its proprietary LMS, XplanaCourse (TM), a standards-based LMS platform designed
to deliver the highest quality online learning experience . He was instrumental in building effective district-level, multi-year
curricular implementations . Through its proprietary software
engine, the company uses the Internet to deliver differentiated instructional
content in a way that allows each student to receive a grade-appropriate
version of the content that is also appropriate for his or her reading level,
as defined by earlier testing or screening.
TurnLeaf's web-based data management platform provides teachers and
administrators with easy-to-use, fast and cost-effective methods to measure
and analyze student performance.

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It is a system designed to reinforce best-practices
instructional design and foster active reflection and sharing within student
communities. Sales in 2004 were $5.
Additional information is available at http://www.

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"TurnLeaf's systems, combined with McGraw-Hill Education's assessment and
reporting capabilities, will allow us to provide greater support to educators
and administrators at the state , district and local levels, giving them
comprehensive and reliable solutions for individualized instruction and
precision reporting," said Mostafa Mehrabani, president of McGraw-Hill
Assessment and Reporting .

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BOSTON, McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global
provider of electronic and print products that enhance teaching and learning
in pre-K through Grade 12, higher education and professional markets , today
announced the launch of a customized Learning Management System (LMS) for its
Professional Development division.
"He is a visionary leader in field sales who will provide us with access to
key decision-makers in many of the largest school districts in the country., a national provider of customized
online reporting and data analysis.

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Hahn will manage key national sales accounts and serve as a mentor and
coach to Achieve3000's growing field sales force. Earlier in his career he was a public school
teacher and an elementary school principal in Texas.

McGraw-Hill Education Acquires TurnLeaf Solutions

Terms of the acquisition were not
disclosed. "Student testing
mandated by NCLB generates massive amounts of data, and educators require new
methods for managing this information and using it to enhance student
achievement," said Henry Hirschberg , president of McGraw-Hill Education, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.mheducation. is an innovative software development company
based in Littleton, Colo.

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The corporation has
more than 300 offices in 40 countries.mheducation. Xplana Learning's work is driven by the core
philosophy that while technology is a key component in instructor and student
success, it should blend with human touch and imagination rather than disrupt
them. TurnLeaf's reporting
services have been integrated into CTB's offerings through a strategic
partnership between the two businesses over the past two years.com.

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XplanaCourse (TM) is unique in its collection of collaboration and
communication tools as well as in its assortment of content management
functionality. For additional information, please visit http://www."

About Achieve3000
Achieve3000, of Lakewood, NJ, delivers differentiated instruction in
reading , writing and technology via the Web.

About TurnLeaf Solutions, Inc.

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"Our
LMS platform will help McGraw-Hill Education to provide superior training for
teachers, including not only step -by-step video reinforced by interactive
problem types and synthesis activities, but a community module designed to
foster peer-to-peer assistance and mentoring. For more information on XplanaCourse(TM ), please
visit: http://www.
Additional information is available at http://www.

Media Contacts:
Dennis O'Connor (for Xplana Learning)
President
Paradigm Communications
(508) 650-0100; cell: (781) 883-5109
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TurnLeaf Solutions Inc.

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This new LMS will strengthen McGraw-Hill's
Professional Development business by enabling it to provide school districts
with dynamic and interactive Web -based professional development courses. At the same time, the platform gives school districts the
information they need to track staff achievement and maintain high staff-
development standards.php. It is a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in
the financial services, education and business information markets through
leading brands such as Standard + Poor's and BusinessWeek.

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This LMS platform, created by Xplana
Learning, a leading provider of interactive educational software, will deliver
online courses to K-12 teachers in Mathematics , Science, Social Studies,
Reading, and Literature.
"Quality professional development programs are critical in any educational
environment, especially in light of NCLB requirements regarding teacher
quality," said Beth McBride, president, McGraw-Hill Professional Development.
The current custom platform features 28 customized flash interactivities
within 36 modules of content authored to be presented in this LMS, and also
utilizes XplanaCourse(TM) communication utilities to facilitate active peer-
to-peer support and learning opportunities. The company
specializes in learning solutions and products that facilitate more effective
online teaching and learning.

Achieve3000 Names Larry Hahn a Leading K-12 Sales Executive as National Sales Director

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At Renaissance Learning , Mr. Hahn served as a regional director of
implementation, a regional sales manager, and as the company 's national sales
director. It is a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in
the financial services, education and business information markets through
leading brands such as Standard + Poor's and BusinessWeek.

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addition, LMS will enable school districts to track educators' performance
data that can easily be analyzed and compared for reporting purposes.
"We have been working with McGraw-Hill Education on a variety of
interactive learning projects, as they have been very interested in leveraging
our experience in the areas of innovative online curriculum and interactive
educational software," said Rob Reynolds, President , Xplana Learning., Achieve3000, a leading educational
publisher of Internet-based programs for differentiated instruction, today
announced the appointment of Larry Hahn as national sales director.

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part of The Grow Network, whose reporting capabilities closely align with
TurnLeaf 's flagship product, the Achievement Management System. TurnLeaf researches, designs, and develops utility -
centric software that provides flexible data analysis options for high-level
research of classroom needs.

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About McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print
products that enhance teaching and learning in pre-K through Grade 12, higher
education and professional markets.

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The design
flexibility of XplanaCourse(TM) allowed McGraw -Hill Education to deliver a
unique learning interface created specifically for professional development .xplana.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr. The platform offers a solution to educators,
allowing them to assemble and report performance data in aggregate or
component form -- and meet federal reporting provisions set by the Adequate
Yearly Progress requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The corporation has
more than 300 offices in 40 countries.

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He will report to the firm's
vice president of sales , Kevin Baird.

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XplanaCourse(TM) allows instructors to create both traditional
and more extensive activities and assessments that can be exported for use
with other LMS platforms.

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About McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print
products that enhance teaching and learning in pre-K through Grade 12, higher
education and professional markets .com.com. Baird.

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