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Carnegie Learning Hosts National Math Institute for Educators
Carnegie Learning will host the Carnegie Learning National Math Institute, an intensive three-day professional development institute focused on raising middle school and high school student achievement in math. Attendance is limited but open to all Carnegie Learning teachers, leaders and administrators, as well as educators interested in learning more about a research-based, student-centered approach to middle school and secondary mathematics instruction. Registration can be completed in advance at http://nmi.carnegielearning.com or on-site if space is available. Visit www.carnegielearning.com to learn more.
June 29, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Named School Improvement Partner for WVa
The state of West Virginia has selected Carnegie Learning as a comprehensive school improvement partner to help the state turn around underperforming schools. Twenty-seven schools in West Virginia are eligible to apply for a share of the state's $22 million in School Improvement funds. Districts receiving School Improvement funds agree to make significant changes to the school structure and school day. Carnegie Learning is an approved School Improvement Grant partner in the state of Hawaii and is working as a School Improvement partner in districts in Washington and Indiana. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
June 17, 2010 | Permalink
Florida Adopts Carnegie Learning as Core Math Materials
The Florida Department of Education has adopted Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Textbooks and ancillary software as core mathematics instructional materials for use in Florida school districts through June 2016. The state-specific textbooks provide content customized to support the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Carnegie Learning Math Curricula are aligned to all state and most district standards and to the five content strands of the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 25, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with TX School District
Carnegie Learning has partnered with Pawnee Independent School District in Texas to improve junior high math. The school district received a three-year Texas Education Agency (TEA) grant which includes professional development for teachers (given by Carnegie Learning) and 20 laptop computers equiped with Carnegie Learning software. Pawnee was the smallest of 9 school districts in Texas selected for the grant.
May 20, 2010 | Permalink
Raytown, MO Renews Carnegie Learning Investment
Raytown School District (near Kansas City, MO) has renewed its investment in Carnegie Learning Math Curricula following an initial three years of implementation that delivered measureable improvement in math scores. Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra Textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software are used as core math programs in the district's three middle schools, and Cognitive Tutor Algebra I and Geometry software will be used as supplemental solutions in Raytown's high schools and with advanced middle school students. Learn more about the full suite of Carnegie Learning math solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 18, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Introduces Geometry Second Edition
Carnegie Learning will introduce its Geometry Second Edition Textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software this week at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting. Carnegie Learning Geometry Second Edition is designed to strengthen students' conceptual understanding of geometric concepts in preparation for higher-lever math courses. Carnegie Learning Geometry solutions can be flexibly implemented to support a variety of key academic programs within and outside of the regular school day, including core and supplemental instruction plans. Visit www.carnegielearning.com to learn more about the full suite of Carnegie Learning Math Instruction programs.
April 19, 2010 | Permalink
WV Teachers to Attend Carnegie Learning Math Academy
Teachers from Kanawha County School District, near Charleston, will participate in five days of intensive math content training delivered by Carnegie Learning. The program is part of Kanawha County Schools' 2010 professional development objective to help prepare students for high school mathematics. In addition to the five days of instruction, Carnegie Learning will deliver 40 days of In-Classroom Support following the course, providing one-on-one instruction to help teachers transfer instructional practices from the academy to the classroom. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
March 2, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins $2.4 M Contract
Carnegie Learning has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide supplemental math instruction to more than 3,000 middle school students in the state. The 2-year program launches in fall 2010 and includes an extensive professional development component to provide 170 hours of training per teacher per year in math content and instructional methods. The goal of the program is to prepare students in grades 5-8 to pass and move successfully to high school. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
February 9, 2010 | Permalink
Oklahoma Adopts Carnegie Learning Curricula
The Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has approved Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II Textbooks as core mathematics curricula and its Cognitive Tutor Software programs as supplementary curricula for implementation through June 2016. Carnegie Learning Math Curricula are aligned to all state and most district standards and to the five content strands of the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
December 17, 2009 | Permalink
Indiana Adopts Carnegie Learning Custom Solution
Carnegie Learning reports that the Indiana DOE has approved custom Indiana state editions of it's Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math series textbooks, as well as the Cognitive Tutor Software as adopted high school mathematics curricula through June 30, 2016. In the state textbook adoption process, the Indiana State Board of Education advocates for the use of technologically enabled learning materials. Visit the company's website to learn more about its research-based math solutions.
December 10, 2009 | Permalink
Oregon DOE Adopts Carnegie Learning Curricula
The Oregon Department of Education has adopted Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software as Mathematics, Grades 9-12 basal curricula for use through 2016. Under an extensive review process, the Carnegie Learning math programs were found to provide a high level of differentiation, promote student discourse, deliver self-paced instruction, align with a credit by proficiency model, provide continual formative assessment and feedback, and supply assessment data for teachers, students, and parents. Read more about Carnegie Learning's research-based math curricula on the company's website.
November 19, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Helps KY School District Achieve Highest Gains in State
Joshua Powell, Superintendent for Union County Public Schools in KY credits the implementation of Carnegie Learning Math Programs among the reform initiatives that resulted in significant improvement in student performance. Union County Public Schools' Kentucky district ranking rose from 161/175 to 87/175 over one year. Following a year of implementation of the Carnegie Learning curricula, end of year testing indicated a 13% increase from the year before in the number of students scoring proficient and distinguished, and a 10% drop in the number of student scoring novice in math. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com
November 5, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Receives Statewide NC Board of Education Approval
The State Board of Education in North Carolina is recommending Carnegie Learning's complete suite of middle and high school mathematics textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software to schools across the state. After an extensive review, the materials were recommended for use as core curricula for 8th grade Math, Introductory Mathematics, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry in North Carolina. Only those materials that met the new North Carolina Essential Standards were approved. Learn more about the internationally-recognized Carnegie Learning Math Curricula at www.carnegielearning.com.
October 20, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Georgia School for Curricula Development
Carnegie Learning is developing a new middle school Georgia math sequence in partnership with the Richmond County School System in Augusta. The three-year math program will include student textbooks, teacher materials and professional development programs, and will be implemented in the Richmond County School System in the 2010-2011 school year. The new curricula will emphasize a deeper conceptual knowledge of math based on problem solving, reasoning, the use of multiple representations and making real-world connections to the concepts. Learn more about researched-based math programs in Georgia and across the country at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 15, 2009 | Permalink
Dothan City Schools Purchase Carnegie Learning Math Curricula
Dothan City Schools in Alabama purchased Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I Math Curricula Solutions for implementation this fall for nearly 1200 students in the District's four middle schools. The purchase was made with special allocation funds from the city of Dothan. The curricula will be used as a Response to Intervention solution in two middle schools and as a math acceleration program in two middle school magnet programs. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 1, 2009 | Permalink
TX School District Uses Stimulus Funds for Carnegie Learning Math Program
Crystal City Independent School District, southwest Texas, used American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to purchase Carnegie Learning Professional Development programs for teachers and Math Curricula for the five elementary, middle and high schools in the district. The district purchased six Carnegie Learning Math Content Academies for teachers in kindergarten through 8th grade, including the workshops Developing Mathematical Understanding and Developing Algebraic Thinking; for students in grade 6-12, Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry software, print resources and collaborative classroom activities will be implemented. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 25, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Recommended by Utah State Office of Education
The Utah State Instructional Materials Commission has recommended Carnegie Learning's complete suite of middle and high school mathematics software and textbooks. Four curricula, Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, were extensively reviewed and all four were designated Recommended Primary Instructional Material for purchase by Utah schools or districts with funds designated for state instructional materials. Utah students in Granite and Jordan School Districts currently use Carnegie Learning Math Curricula. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 18, 2009 | Permalink
Hamilton County & Carnegie Learning Develop 8th Grade Math Curriculuum
Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, TN has purchased a custom math textbook and software program developed in partnership with Carnegie Learning for use this fall. All 8th graders in Hamilton County schools will use either Carnegie Learning Tennessee Bridge to Algebra Grade 8 Mathematics or Carnegie Learning Algebra I. Hamilton County Schools also renewed the purchase of Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II Curricula for a fifth year in all 18 district high schools. The No Child Left Behind percentages of Hamilton County Schools' students scoring proficient or advanced in mathematics have increased for the third consecutive year, improving from 76% in 2007 to 89% in 2009. Read more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 13, 2009 | Permalink
Deer Valley Unified School District to Implement Carnegie Learning Program
Carnegie Learning's Algebra I Curriculum will be implemented this fall in the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, AZ. The school district purchased the Algebra I program for all five district high schools for use through the 2014 school year. Students in grades 9 through 12 willl use the program as the core ninth grade math curriculum at one site, and as the supplemental response to intervention solution in four schools. The Blended Algebra I Math Curricula includes interactive software lessons, consumable textbooks, collaborative classroom activity, and Professional Development services. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 6, 2009 | Permalink
Missouri District Implements Algebra Intervention Program
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra program will be implemented in St. Louis's Hazelwood School District starting this fall and running at least through 2014. The program is designed to prepare students who lack the skills and/or preparation to enter Algebra I. Hazelwood School District purchased the complete Bridge to Algebra textbook and Cognitive Tutor software program for 900 ninth-grade students in its three high schools. To learn more about the Bridge to Algebra or Cognitive Tutor program, please visit www.carnegielearning.com.
August 4, 2009 | Permalink
Greene County, NC Adopts Full Suite of Carnegie Learning Curricula
Greene County Schools in North Carolina has adopted the full suite of Carnegie Learning Math Curricula Solutions for its middle and two high schools beginning in August. The 1800-student implementation includes the company's Blended Math Curricula Solutions which integrate interactive software, textbooks, and collaborative classroom activity supported by ongoing formative assessments and professional development services. Students in Greene County will use Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II programs. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 30, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Scientists Win "Best Paper" at EDM '09
Carnegie Learning cognitive scientists and research assistants took top honors at EDM '09, the Second International Conference on Education Data Mining in Cordoba, Spain. Based upon analysis of data gathered from the company's Cognitive Tutor mathematics software the paper, "Reducing the Knowledge Tracing Space," demonstrated one way to more efficiently model student learning of cognitive skills. Designed to prepare students with 21st century learning skills, Carnegie Learning math solutions provide rigorous print and software instructional resources, ongoing formative assessment, and Professional Development programs for teachers and administrators. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 16, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning to Present on Capitol Hill
Carnegie Learning is one of a select group of education industry providers invited to demonstrate the role of technology on the future of learning and education at an event at the US House of Representatives Rayburn Office Building on Tuesday, June 16th. Hosted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the event highlighted the innovative educational approaches from experts in education technology, including educational software, multimedia content and instructional simulations, home school connections, interactive white boards, and data and assessment tools. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
June 16, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning: "Best in Tech"
Carnegie Learning has received the "Best in Tech" Award for the 2008-2009 school year from Scholastic Administrator Magazine. This competitive national award recognizes Carnegie Learning Math Programs as a leading Supplemental Math Solution. Scholatic Administrator is a resource for a quarter-million results-driven school leaders. This is the second national award for Carnegie Learning as the company was recently recognized as the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution by the SIIA at the CODiE Awards on May 5th. Learn more about Carnegie Learning's award-winning math solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
June 4, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Program to Help Texas Students
Columbus (TX) High School students struggling in math will have the opportunity for extra help next school year, as the Columbus Independent School District Board has approved the purchase of the Carnegie Learning Program for high school math. The program is designed to target students who fail the math portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test by serving as a supplement to the high school math curriculum with computer and workbook applications. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 26, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins CODiE Award
Carnegie Learning's Adaptive Math Solutions software has won the 2009 CODiE award for Best Mathematics Instruction Solution. The 24th Annual CODiE Awards, presented May 5th by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are the only peer-reviewed awards within the software and content industries. “We are extremely honored to be recognized for our achievements by the SIIA, particularly this year, as great attention and expectation are focused on the delivery of improved, effective instruction in this country,” said Dennis Ciccone, Chief Executive Officer of Carnegie Learning. “We are pleased to be among the companies delivering curricula that advance education reform and create replicable, long-lasting results in mathematics understanding and performance.” Learn more about the company's award-winning solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 12, 2009 | Permalink
Atlanta Public Schools Choose Carnegie Learning
Atlanta Public Schools has purchased Carnegie Learning Georgia Mathematics 1 and Georgia Mathematics 2 textbooks and Adaptive Math Software for all high school students enrolled in the District's Math Support program. Implementation of the instructional materials will begin immediately and extend through this summer and throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. In addition to Atlanta Public Schools, over 130 George middle and high schools have adopted Carnegie Learning to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements introduced by teh Georgia Department of Education in fall 2008. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 7, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners to Improve Math Instruction in Latin America
Carnegie Learning has formed a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University and universities in Mexico, Central, and South America to develop Cognitive Tutor math software for secondary school students that is adapted to the regional contexts and languages of their countries. The goal of the partnership is to understand how innovative, research-based math instruction can integrate with educational systems in these countries to help improve student math performance. This project expands upon an earlier collaboration among Carnegie Mellon University and universities in five Latin American countries that promotes infrastructure growth and supports the effective uses of educational technology in secondary schools. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 5, 2009 | Permalink
Idaho DOE Recommends Carnegie Learning Math Curricula
The Curricular Materials adoption process by the Idaho State Department of Education has designated Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra as a "Recommended" math curriculum for grades 6-8 and the company's Algebra I and Geometry as "Recommended" curricula for grades 9-12. In addition to adoption in Idaho, Carnegie Learning Math Solutions are at the forefront of education transformation programs nationwide, and are part of state-wide initiatives in Washington, Louisiana, and Georgia. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
April 23, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Helps Math Students Make Up Credits
The Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency in Wayne County, MI is offering its students Carnegie Learning software to make up the credits for failed math classes, reducing the number of students who will need to attend summer schools. The state is requiring students - starting with the class of 2011 - to take more math classes to graduate. The Carnegie Learning program will help families save money on summer school and keep summers free for the students. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
April 7, 2009 | Permalink
Recovery School District Doubles Carnegie Learning Implementation
The Recovery School District in New Orleans purchased $300,000 of Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math Solutions for middle and high school students as part of an ongoing focus on intervention and extended learning. The school district originally purchased Cognitive Tutor Software in 2007 as a math intervention strategy and the district recognized positive results. Carnegie Learning programs meet the New Orleans state requirement that curricula be grounded in scientifically based research. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
March 19, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Adds Regional VPs
Carnegie Learning recently added Bill Sullivan and Melinda Cook to its executive sales leadership team. Bill will serve as Regional Vice President for the West and Melinda will head up the company's new Southern region. Learn more about the new hires and how Carnegie Learning is poised to continue its sales growth at www.carnegielearning.com.
January 19, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Curricula Preferred Learning Resource in KY Through 2015
The Kentucky State Textbook Commission has approved Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry textbooks for use in middle and high schools from 2009-2015. Clinton County School District in Kentucky has been using the company's Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry Math Solutions since 2006, and recently added the final component of the program, Algebra II. Paula Little, Clinton County School District Instructional Supervisor said that the implementation of Carnegie Learning curricula in the classrooms has brought "tremendous gains on [the] state math assessment scores." Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
November 13, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Noel-Levitz on Math Readiness
Carnegie Learning has partnered with enrollment management consultants Noel-Levitz in an effort to help increase college-level student rentention through improved math readiness. The partnership will pair retention management and consulting services from Noel-Levitz with Carnegie Learning's research-based Developmental Math Solution. For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
October 30, 2008 | Permalink
Carneige Learning Contributes to Improved FCAT Math Scores in Florida
According to a research report released by Carnegie Learning, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results in four Miami-Dade County charter high schools using Carnegie Learning Blended Math Solutions were 14-18% higher than the Miami-Dade County averages over three consecutive years. Specifically, the number of students Making Math Gains in these charter high schools exceeded the Miami-Dade County averages from 2005 through 2008. The Making Math Gains classification is a component of the FCAT, and the primary measure of student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards. Carnegie Learning Blended Math Solutions combine textbooks, software, and collaborative classrooms to present real-world problems that emphasize connections between verbal, numeric, graphic and algebraic representations. Visit www.carnegielearning.com for more information.
October 16, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning's RTI Adopted by Schools in Texas, Georgia
Carnegie Learning's Adaptive Math Solutions have been adopted by Bartow County Schools in Georgia and Del Valle Indpendent School District in Texas as a Response to Intervention (RTI) program for students likely to struggle with the transition from middle school to high school mathematics. Carnegie Learning's sales of RTI programs are growing across the country as states mandate higher-level math requirements. In Bartow County Scools, the District used state grant funding to purchase Carnegie Learning's Integrated Math 1 software for middle schools this fall; while Del Valle is implementing the company's Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I Adaptive Math Solutions at the high school level.
September 16, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Software Aligns with Pearson- & Thomson-Published College Textbooks
One week after President Bush signed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 into law, Carnegie Learning has published alignments to Introductory Algebra (Person, Addison Wesley), Martin-Gay Beginning Algebra (Pearson, Prentice Hall), and Prealgebra (Thomson, Brooks/Cole), available for download at www.carnegielearning.com/highered.cfm. CEO of Carnegie Learning, Dennis Ciccone, believes that "The ability for students to purchase our research-based developmental software in conjunction with the leading math textbooks, give students stronger and more affordable instructional materials to help move them forward in their education." Visit www.carnegielearning.com for more information about the full range of Carnegie Learning's research-based math solutions for middle school, high school and post-secondary students.
August 26, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Sales Top $5 Million in Georgia
Carnegie Learning reports that sales of its new Georgia Mathematics 1 & 2 curricula have reached $5 million since publication of the program earlier this year. More than 130 Georgia middle and high schools have adopted the customized software which was designed specifically to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements being implemented by the Georgia Department of Education this fall. The purchasing districts receive Carnegie Learning textbooks and Professional Development services, and some have also purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) software for Math Support. Learn more about Carnegie Learning and how the company is helping to meet higher performance standards in Georgia and throughout the country at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 14, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Sees New Act as Beneficial to Higher Education
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, aimed at managing the cost of post-secondary education, passed in the Senate last week by unanimous consent and now moves to the President for approval. The bill has the potential to drive down the cost of academic materials by requiring publishers to price and sell components separately so that costs per item are transparent to instructors and students. Carnegie Learning CEO, Dennis Ciccone, says, "This bill is an important step toward elevating the quality of all academic materials because it encourages textbook publishers to demonstrate the value of each component, rather than including cost-inflating extras that may or may not have real value to the instructors or the students." Carnegie Learning's higher education software programs correlates to math textbooks from leading publishers and povides self-paced, individualized learning paths that track students' strengths and weaknesses and focus on areas where each student needs the most help.
August 7, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Use Expands in Chicago
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I curricula for eight additional high schools, bringing to 25 the total number of high schools using the company's math instructions as part of Chicago's High School Transformation project. Initially, Carnegie Learning's solutions were selected for eight schools, and over the last two years, CPS has consistently expanded the implementation of Carnegie Learning's blended textbook and software solutions. Chicago Public Schools is the nation's third largest school system and includes more than 600 schools serving 435,000 students. Learn more about Cognitive Tutor at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 30, 2008 | Permalink
Hamilton County Renews Carnegie Learning Purchase
Hamilton County Tennessee Schools, serving the Chattanooga area, has renewed the purchase of Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II programs for the upcoming 2008-2009 academic year. Carnegie Learning's Algebra I program was originally purchased in 2001 as a pilot curriculum for three schools, and the district has since expanded implementation to serve as the core mathematics curricula at all 16 high schools and 22 middle schools in the district. "Teachers are noticing a great improvement not only in their students' problem solving abilities, but in their reading, writing, and technology skills" says Christy Evans, Director of Secondary Math & Science for Hamilton County Tennessee Schools. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 17, 2008 | Permalink
Sales Jump at Carnegie Learning
Carnegie Learning has logged a 40% increase in sales for its middle and high school software programs from the 2006-2007 to 2007-2008 school years. The increase comes as a result of schools using the company's products in supplemental intervention applications, providing students with a self-paced, individualized alternative to the traditional textbook approach to math. The company says the 2008-2009 curricula will contain several new features, including flexible sequencing, allowing administrators to customize the curriculum; interactive examples; automated pre- and post-tests; and enhanced reports, providing the ability to track the program at various levels.
July 8, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math Solutions Provides Supplemental Support
Carnegie Learning, reported an increase in the use of its middle and high school math software programs for use in supplemental, intervention applications. Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math Solutions provide interactive instruction to supplement secondary math courses and include Algebra Readiness, Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II. New features for the 2008-2009 academic year for the Cognitive Tutor suite of products are designed to improve the curricula for use in a supplemental environment and include: Flexible Sequencing, Interactive Examples, Automated Assessment and Enhanced Administrative Reports. Read more at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 3, 2008 | Permalink
3 Georgia County Schools Adopt Carnegie Learning Custom Math Programs
Carnegie Learning's Georgia Math 1 & 2 programs have been purchased by three Georgia School Districts -- Bibb, Hall and Columbia County Schools. Carnegie Learning's customized Georgia Math curricula are designed, specifically, to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements being implemented by the Georgia Department of Education beginning in the fall of 2008. Bibb and Hall Counties also purchaesd Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) software for Math Support, an intelligent software program that provides differentiated instruction by adapting the learning path to each student's understanding of mathematical concepts. Read more about Georgia Math and Carnegie Learning on www.carnegielearning.com.
June 17, 2008 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Working in NYC
A recent story on WABC in New York brought to the forefront the success Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor is helping to achieve at the High School for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan. Students who have failed ninth-grade math are using the program when they repeat the class. Assistant Principal for Math, Jeanette Tomasullo-Morelli, noted that in 2006 (before the program), only 20% of students repeating the class passed. By "June 2007, the percentage rate went up to 52%." For a video of the story, visit the WABC-TV website.
April 24, 2008 | Permalink
Whitley County, KY Purchases Carnegie Learning Program
Whitley County School System in southeast Kentucky is adopting Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Geometry programs to help improve math scores and graduation rates in the county. The $95,000 purchase was made with Federal Title I funds. Some Whitley County students are already using the Algebra I program as part of the nationwide study conducted by the RAND Corporation and funded by the US Department of Education, assessing the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's Algebra I programs.
April 10, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Releases Georgia Mathematics 1
Carnegie Learning has released a new math curriculum designed specifically to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements being implemented by the Georgia Department of Education in the fall of 2008. In the development of the Georgia Mathematics 1 program, Carnegie Learning leveraged more than 20 years of ongoing research into how students learn, to build a curriculum and ongoing Professional Development programs to help students to succeed in higher-level courses, prepare for college and qualify for more competitive positions in the workforce. Log on to www.carnegielearning.com/Georgia to receive a sample textbook of Georgia Mathematics 1.
February 7, 2008 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor 2008 Available from Carnegie Learning
Carnegie Learning has updated its Cognitive Tutor software for the complete suite of solutions including Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math. Available now, for use in summer school and the 2008-2009 school year, the new software delivers five major enhancements including flexible sequencing, interactive examples, automated assessment, enhanced administrative reports and new lessons. Current, multi-year Carnegie Learning customers will receive the new software in June for implementation this summer.
February 5, 2008 | Permalink
High School PSSA Scores Increase After Carnegie Learning Implementation
B. Reed Henderson High School, in the West Chester (PA) Area School District has reported significant gains in the school's 11th grade Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) math results, following the implementation of Carnegie Learning's math curricula. Overall, math proficiency rates have increased by 14% in the district over last year's test results. In June of this year, West Chester renewed its puchase of the full suite of Carnegie Learning math programs for all high schools and the Bridge to Algebra program for its three middle schools. The $120,000 purchase for the 2007-2008 academic year included software licenses, textbooks, and ongoing Professional Development services.
December 18, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Upgrades Software Access
Carnegie Learning has upgraded its hosted software solution and relocated it to IBM's managed hosting services. CEO of Carnegie Learning, Dennis Ciccone, explains, "Our customers are students, teachers and administrators who depend upon consistent availability and easy access to upgrades and new offerings. We look forward to working with IBM to deliver what we believe to be the best software delivery solution available." The enhanced hosting solution provides 24x7 availability to all of its software products with improved performance over its predecessor.
November 27, 2007 | Permalink
Melissa Kalinowski Joins Carnegie Learning as VP Marketing
Carnegie Learning has hired Melissa Kalinowski as Vice President of Marketing. Melissa was formerly with PLATO Learning, where she developed and executed marketing plans for the company's K-12 comprehensive courseware and formative asssessment products. Melissa was a top performer at PLATO where she was recognized with eight awards in her ten years with the company.
November 13, 2007 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Makes List of Preferred 9-12 Math Resources
The Georgia State Board of Education has placed Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Integrated II and Integrated III math curricula on the list of recommended math learning resources by the 2007 Learning Resources Advisory Committee. Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Integrated I math curricula were approved in 2006 as K-8 Mathematics Learning Resources for the state of Georgia. Carnegie Learning's middle and high school math programs are at the forefront of high school transformation initiatives in large urban districts nationwide inlcuding Los Angeles Unified, Miami-Dade, and the Chicago Public Schools where the curricula has been purchased with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
November 8, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Launches Higher-Level Math Software
Carnegie Learning launched its pre-Algebra and Algebra software solution for the higher education market. Designed to help college freshmen and sophomores reach competency levels for entrance into college-level math courses, the higher education software solutions are available immediately for use in January 2008. Key features of the software include adaptive learning technology, assessment tools and flexible sequencing to allow instructors to move students to specific units and through multiple course levels. A sample of the software's features and functions may be viewed at www.carnegielearning.com/highered.cfm and will be demonstrated at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Conference in November.
October 23, 2007 | Permalink
San Diego Adopts Bridge to Algebra
As part of the San Diego Unified School District's (SDUSD) plan to improve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 11 middle and high schools, it has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra program. The $177,000 purchase is part of a Program Improvement plan supported by SDUSD's Education Technology and Mathematics Departments. AYP is an accountability system mandated by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act, which requires every state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress. The San Diego schools include Kroc, Farb, Marston, Pacific Beach, Taft, Correia, Mann Expedition, Wilson and Clark Middle Schools, as well as Roosevelt and Bell Junior High Schools.
October 2, 2007 | Permalink
Louisana Expands Carnegie Learning Use
Thousands of students 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. Originally implemented in 10 schools for the 2006-2007 school year as part of Louisiana's Catch-Up Pilot Program, the Bridge to Algebra curriculum will be placed in six additional schools for the 2007-2008 academic year. An external evaluator for the program reported that "Preliminary data shows that the Bridge to Algebra program, when implemented with fidelity, can accelerate math achievement of students who are behind in math and who have a desire to catch-up." Read more about the program and Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 18, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning a Finalist for EdNET 2007 Award
Carnegie Learning has been named one of three finalists for the EdNET 2007 Impact Award for the 2nd consecutive year. The Impact Award is part of the EdNET Industry Awards program that recognizes organizations that have made important contributions through products and programs in the education industry in the past year. The EdNET Awards are sponsored by The Heller Reports and Quality Education Data (QED), a Scholastic company and leading provider of integrated marketing services for the pre-K through higher education markets. The award winners will be announced on September 11, 2007 during the EdNET Conference in Chicago.
August 21, 2007 | Permalink
Hamilton County Expands Carnegie Learning Program
Hamilton County Tennessee School District has purchased additional Carnegie Learning curricula for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year. Originally purchased in 2001 with the Algebra I program serving as a pilot curriculum for three schools, the Carnegie Learning programs have expanded to include all 8th and 9th grade Algebra I classes in the district, the Bridge to Algebra in several schools, and the Geometry and Algebra II curricula in all Hamilton County Schools. The recent purchase totaled $400,000.
August 14, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Adds Top-Level Talent
Jacob Sherman has joined Carnegie Learning as its Vice President of Operations. Most recently, Sherman was with Advanced Marketing Services and, prior to that, served as Vice President Distribution and Vice President Fulfillment Administration at Random House. Earlier in his career, he spent 12 years with Ingram Book Company and Ingram Entertainment in roles as Vice President and General manager of various operational entities. Carnegie Learning has grown by 36 employees since 2005 and plans to add 8 more people in the near future.
August 2, 2007 | Permalink
Entrepreneurial Funding Looking Up in Pittsburgh
In a recent article in the e-zine, Pop City, Pittsburgh venture capitalists spoke out about the future of entrepreneuship and venture funding in Pittsburgh. The article states that new companies received $230 million in investment dollars -- the largest growth in VC investment of any area in the country. Don Jones believes that today's angels are helping to develop successful companies, who, in turn, help develop other successes. "What we need is to reach a critical mass for the domino effect to be self-perpetuating. There needs to be families of successful companies that spin off each other." For the full article, check out popcitymedia.com.
July 17, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning's Math Prep Meets CLRN Review Criteria
Carnegie Learning's Math Prep for the CAHSEE, the high-stakes test preparation solution for California students, has been reviewed by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) as a solution that meets the organization's review criteria. All programs successfully reviewed by CLRN are required to align with California state standards and meet Legal and Social compliance requirements. Information about the Math Prep for CAHSEE can be found on the CLRN website.
July 10, 2007 | Permalink
Macomb County, MI Joins Carnegie Learning - RAND Study
Macomb Intermediate School District in Michigan is among the districts participating in a five-year study, funded by the US Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's technology-based Algebra I curriculum. Sixteen middle and high schools with 2100 Algebra students will participate in the study to evaluate whether the Cognitive Tutor curriculum is effective for a wide range of students and environments.
June 21, 2007 | Permalink
Johns Hopkins Researchers Give Carnegie Learning High Marks
The Best Evidence Encyclopedia, a free web resource created by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE), has rated Carnegie Learning math curricula among the three most effective programs in the category of Middle and High School Mathematics. Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor is the only mathematics curriculum to have received high ratings for research demonstrating effectiveness from both the CDDRE and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC).
June 12, 2007 | Permalink
33 Kentucky Schools to Participate in RAND Study
Kentucky is one of six regions/districts, including Houston (TX) Independent School District, selected to evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's technology-based Algebra I curriculum as part of the $6 million US Department of Education-funded study being conducted by RAND Corporation. Thirty-three Kentucky middle and high schools with 3100 Algebra 1 students will particpate with half (17 schools) using the Carnegie Learning Algebra 1 curricula at the beginning of the 2007/08 school year, and the other half (16 schools) using their existing Algebra 1 course for two years and beginning the Carnegie Learning program in 2009.
May 31, 2007 | Permalink
Houston Independent School District to Participate in RAND Study
The Houston Independent School District is one of six school 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. In Houston, 45 middle and high schools with 8400 Algebra students will participate in the five-year study to evaluate whether the Cognitive Tutor(R) curriculum is effective for a wide range of students and environments. Read more about the RAND study on the Carnegie Learning website.
May 11, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Earns Top Marks in Kentucky
Carnegie Learning's middle school curricula was the only program, among nine evaluated by the Kentucky Committee for Mathematics Achievement, to receive the top ranking in every category in the assessment of intermediate and middle grades math intervention programs. Reviews for all nine programs are available on the Kentucky Center for Mathematics website at www.kymath.org. Read the full news release.
May 8, 2007 | Permalink
Governor Vilsack Joins Carnegie Learning Board
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is the newest member of the Carnegie Learning Board of Directors. Mark Kamlet, Chairman of the Board, said "Governor Vilsack was a vocal proponent of education reform long before the issue grew to a national concern. He understands the issues and what's at stake for our children, our families, and our economy." During Vilsack's two terms as Governor, more Iowans finished highschool and Iowa students ranked second in the country in average SAT scores and third in ACT scores. Read more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 3, 2007 | Permalink
The Math Problem in America
A Special Report in eSchool News highlights the ongoing scrutiny of how math is taught in U.S. schools. A 17-member National Mathematics Advisory Panel appointed in 2006 by President Bush, has been charged with advising U.S. policy makers and educators on the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching mathematics. Currently, U.S. students were ranked 15th in eighth-grade math skills, and much disagreement exists on the best way to teach students math skills. Carnegie Learning, and technology-based math instruction, is one of the methods being researched. Red more about the future of math education on the eSchool News website.
April 19, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Algebra I: Best K-12 Instruction Solution
Carnegie Learning's Algebra I solution has received the 22nd Annual Codie Award for Best K-12 Instruction Solution given by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The SIIA utilizes both jounalist and peer-company reviews to identify the leaders and innovators in 75 categories across the software, digital content and education technology industries. This year's winners were chosen from more than 1,197 nominations. Read the full release on Carnegie Learning's website.
April 19, 2007 | Permalink
Rand Receives $6M to Evaluate Cognitive Tutor
The US Department of Education has awarded the RAND Corporation a $6 million grant to conduct a five-year study of the effectiveness of a technology-based mathematics curriculum created by Carnegie Learning. RAND researchers will examine the impact of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I curriculum. The grant to RAND is the largest available under the Department of Education grant program for scientific assessment of academic courses. The study is part of a growing national trend to rigorously test educational programs using experimental methods, and is designed to further the evidence-base for mathematics instructional materials and practices. Carnegie Learning was selected for the study because its Algebra I program is one of a few math courses that meet the Department of Education's grant requirement for strong prior evidence of effectiveness.
April 10, 2007 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Receives Support Despite Federal Study
Despite a federal study that found no difference in academic achievement between students who use technology-based math products and those who don't, administrators at Everett School District in Washington are sticking with Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor. Everett has used the high-school Cognitive Tutor program for two years, and so far, is very happy with the program. According to an article in the Everett, Washington Herald, one teacher has noticed larger gains on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning math exam among her Cognitive Tutor students than those in her traditional classroom. The federal report posted to the Education Department's web site on April 5th, was the first part of a 2 year study, commissioned in the No Child Left Behind Act.
April 10, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Hires VP Development
Stephen Grieco, former product manager at Intel, has joined Carnegie Learning in the role of Vice President of Development. The position was previously held by Kevin Gammill, who has moved into a newly established role of Vice President of Strategic Initiatives in Carnegie Learning's Seattle office. Mr. Grieco will lead development strategy and execution of new math product lines for the Higher Education market as well as development of next generation versions and new solutions of the company's core math software programs for middle schools and high schools. Carnegie Learning's new product release and hiring schedules continue to expand as the company grows to meet the education market's increasing demand for true research-based math solutions.
March 22, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Launches Math Prep
Carnegie Learning's newest research-based math curricula, Math Prep, was designed specifically to improve student performance on state exit exams. Math Prep was developed to address the American workforce's demand for a greater number of high school graduates with solid mathematics skills. Carnegie Learning's Math Prep includes a diagnostic sofware pre-test, 130 hours of math intervention software, a printed Teacher's Guide, hands-on Professional Development, a software post-test, and printed practice tests modeled on the state exam. A national exam and several state-specific exams are available today, other state-specific versions are planned over the next several years. For more information, visit Carnegie Learning's website.
March 6, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Enters Higher Education Math Market
To meet the remedial needs of college math students, Carnegie Learning will expand its award-winning math curricula to serve students in community, junior and four-year colleges nationwide. Michael Johnson, former President of Thomson Corporation's Science and Mathematics Division will join the company to lead development and sales to the post-secondary market. Find out all of the details on Carnegie Learning's website.
February 13, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins in Alaska
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra software will be used as the core instructional curricula for the statewide training of middle school and secondary math teachers in the State of Alaska. The UAS/Carnegie Rural Alaska Math Teacher Development Program, a partnerhsip among Carnegie Learning, the University of Alaska Southeast's (UAS) School of Education, and seven school districts across the state, was designed to provide training to teachers who are not certified as Highly Qualified in math, with the goal of increasing the math achievement of their students. The Program is funded from No Child Left Behind legislation and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
January 23, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Receives CLRN Approval
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curricula has been successfully reviewed and approved by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) for legal and social content compliance as well as standards alignment. CLRN is one of three state educational technology services in California and provides educators with a "one-stop" resource for critical information needed for the selection of supplemental electronic learning resources aligned to the California State Board of Education academic content standards.
January 18, 2007 | Permalink
Miami-Dade to Expand Cognitive Tutor Program
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has expanded its implementation of Carnegie Learning's research-based Cognitive Tutor programs as part of the District's continuing effort to improve student performance. Since January, the District has added $500,000 of Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Integrated Math Curriculum Kits, bringing to 51 the number of schools throughout the county using Carnegie Learning's products. District Mathematics Supervisor Marcus Anglin reports, "We are seeing both quantitative and qualitative results of the program that indicate our students are more enthusiastic, more engaged, and performing at higher levels using the Carnegie Learning curricula." For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
December 12, 2006 | Permalink
Kentucky School Districts Adopt Bridge to Algebra
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curriculum for seventh graders in seven districts. The $300,000 purchase includes subsequent plans to implement the company's Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II programs for these students over five years, providing a full math program that will follow them through to high school graduation. The purchase was made, in part, with funds from the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Gear Up) program. The Gear Up program provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services to underserved middle and high schools.
December 5, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Southern University
Carnegie Learning has been named as a partner in a three-year, $1 million National Science Foundation grant to Southern University in Louisiana, to help teachers and students integrate advanced technology into the teaching and learning of middle school environmental science. Carnegie Learning's role is to conduct workshops at Southern University to help teachers understand how to apply advanced technology in the classroom. In addition to the workshops, Carnegie Learning will also develop tools based on the company's Cognitive Tutor software technology that will help teachers author their own highly-effective and engaging computer-based activities. For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
November 28, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Adds to Executive Team
Carnegie Learning named David Farr as Chief Financial Officer and Mike Reynolds as National Sales Manager. Mr. Farr previously held the same position at TRG Customer Solutions, and Mr. Reynolds worked for Plato Learning.
November 21, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Part of Pilot in Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Education has chosen Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I programs as part of a $1.2 million pilot program directed at improving middle school math performance. The pilot program will test two programs in six districts around the Commonwealth; Clark, Madison and Shelby County School Districts will implement Carnegie Learning's curricula.
November 7, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Expands Top Management Team
Continuing its high-growth course, Carnegie Learning has hired two seasoned veterans in top level positions. Mike Reynolds will take on the new position of National Sales Manager. Previously with PLATO Learning as VP of Sales and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, Reynolds will relocate from Jacksonville, FL to Pittsburgh. The newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, David Farr, most recently served as CFO for TRG Customer Solutions, and previously worked at Ernst & Young, LLP. Visit www.carnegielearning.com for more information.
October 12, 2006 | Permalink
Tennessee County Doubles Cognitive Tutor Use
Hamilton County School District in Tennessee has purchased additional licenses of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II curricula -- doubling the program to nearly 10,000 students. As the Secondary Math Coordinator for Hamilton County, Christy Evans reports that the district has "seen significant changes in attitudes and performance among most of our students including the most challenged students in the district." The district anticpates improved math scores and, ultimately, higher graduation rates over the long term.
September 25, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Moves Into Maryland
Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, has purchased Carnegie Learning's research-based Cognitive Tutor Algebra I software for 4,100 students across the district's 12 high schools and 2 alternative schools. The adoption of Carnegie Learning is part of the district's commitment to closing the achievement gap between African American students and other students in the school system. The $370,000 implementation will begin this fall.
September 12, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Proves Technology Helps Teaching
In an article in Pittsburgh TEQ, Dennis Ciccone, CEO of Carnegie Learning, talks about how the company's Cognitive Tutor brand blends intelligent software tutoring, textbooks and teacher instructional materials to increase the chance of success in math for U.S. middle and high school students. Carnegie Learning's mathematics curricula is used in all 50 states by about 375,000 students. Recent upgrades to its Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra II core products will ensure that the company is positioned for a martket that is embracing its proven approach to learning. Read the complete article on the Tech Council's website.
August 29, 2006 | Permalink
Bridge to Algebra Receives EDDIE Award
Carnege Learning's Bridge to Algebra has been recognized as the winner of the EDDIE Awards Middle School Math Award category. The 11th Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIEs) select winners from titles submitted by software and website publishers around the world. Selectioin criteria includes academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach, and quality of managment system. Concratulations Carnegie Learning!
August 17, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning EdNET 2006 Impact Award Finalist
The Heller Reports, a QED (Quality Education Data) company and leading provider of education market news and events, has named Carnegie Learning a finalist for the EdNET 2006 Impact Award. This award recognizes the organization that has made the most significant impact on education through quality educational support and instructional resources. Award winners will be announced on September 19, 2006 during the EdNET Conference in Boston. Visit QED's website for more information about the awards program.
August 10, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Tops in eSchool News Readers' Choice Awards
According to readers of eSchool News, Carnegie Learning's curricula are among the best software products for delivering math insturction. More than 1,000 readers voted in the 2006 eSchool News Readers' Choice Awards announced in the August issue of the publication. Carnegie Learning placed among the top five curricula in four categories. According to eSchool News, to ensure the global competitiveness of U.S. students, educators are turning to software and other computer-based options to engage students. The full eSchool News 2006 Readers' Choice results are available at eSchool News.
August 8, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Now Available to Homeschool Market
Carnegie Learning has developed an offering priced and packaged specifically to meet the unique needs of Homeschool students and teachers. The seven curricula are available at http://store.carnegielearning.com and may be purchased as a full text and software program, or as a software-only supplement to other math textbooks. All software purchases include a Teacher's Toolkit, a report that provides parents with a daily view of the student's progress. Independent studies of implementations demonstrate that Carnegie Learning's unique "learning by doing" approach is proven to improve standardized test scores, student attitudes toward math and problem solving and critical thinking skills.
July 27, 2006 | Permalink
Denver Public Schools Expand Carnegie Learning Contract
Add the Denver Public School System to the growing list of large urban districts expanding their use of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I programs. Denver Public Schools have been using the Carnegie Learning curricula since 1999, and have decided to expand the program to 4500 students in 14 schools this fall. The full-curriculum instructional format prescribes three days a week of classroom instruction and two days in a teacher-supervised software lab environment. A Teacher's Toolkit provides the instructor with a report on each student's progress on an ongoing basis.
July 25, 2006 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor to Help Students in Raytown, MO
Raytown School District in Jackson County, MO has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry curricula for several thousand 9th and 10th grade students. The contract delivers a full curriculum integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks and student-centered classroom instruction. The purchase was made, in part, with funding from the Kauffman Foundation Grant for Math & Science.
June 29, 2006 | Permalink
LAUSD Doubles Carnegie Learning Implementation
Los Angeles Unified School District has purchased Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curricula for several thousand additional eighth grade students following a milti-million dollar initial implementation of the company's algebra readiness curriculum in the 2005/06 school year. The value of the new contract is $1 million over three years and includes the Professional Development services for teachers. With the expanded contract, Carnegie Learning will be working to improve math performance for more than 36,000 Los Angeles middle and high school students this fall.
June 7, 2006 | Permalink
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Partners with Carnegie Learning
Kentucky's Green River Regional Educational Cooperative has purchased Carnegie Learning's Professional Development services for the 2006/2007 school year. The two courses, Developing Mathematical Understanding for grades K-3, and Developing Algebraic Thinking for grades 4-8, elevate the quality and effecitveness of math instruction by helping instructors to teach the way research indicates that students actually learn. Carnegie Learning's Professional Development will be extended to 160 K-8th grade math teachers in 31 Kentucky districts. The purchase is made with funding from the Commonwalth's Department of Education.
May 25, 2006 | Permalink
Chicago Public Schools Purchases Cognitive Tutor
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I curricula for seven Chicago High Schools as part of its high school transformation plan. The purchase will be made with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has dedicated $21 million to implementing major improvements in CPS curriculum and instruction. For more details, read the full release on Carnegie Learning's website.
May 18, 2006 | Permalink
West Virginia Schools to Implement Cognitive Tutor®
Thanks to funding from the Benedum Foundation, 18 West Virginia Schools will implement Carnegie Learning's Algebra I curriculum. The five-year purchase includes the full Cognitive Tutor curriculum integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered classroom instruction and is supported by an ongoing professional development program. This serves as the third phase of a multi-phase initiative by the West Virginia Department of Education and the Benedum Foundation to address the need to improve high school math scores across the state. Read more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 10, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Moves Into Portland
Carnegie Learning announced that Portland Public Schools has purchased the company's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program for 12 city high schools. The contract delivers a full curriculum that integrates interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered classroom instruction supported by an ongoing professional development program. The Algebra I program was implemented in two high schools last year with strong results, leading to a phased expansion to 800 students and 12 schools. Read more here.
May 5, 2006 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor® Upgraded for 2006
Carnegie Learning has enhanced Cognitive Tutor and has released the 2006 versions of Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II curricula. The new Bridge to Algebra curriculum, released in February, is also developed on the new2006 platform. The 2006 release enhances the usability of the software by incoporating an updated user interface, online user assistance, updated Teacher's Toolkit including additional reports, a new Look Ahead/Look Back section, a glossary, new units of instruction and re-sequencing of software units. This is the first major upgrade in three years, and evolves from classroom and lab data, and from new findings in cognitive psychology. Current customers will receive upgraded software and discounts on new texts as part of their annual SchoolCare renewal.
April 19, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Mellon Qatar Campus to Implement Cognitive Tutor®
Carnegie Learning's curricula will be taught as a supplemental, after school course to high-achieving high school students who are enrolled in a humanities track and plan to attend Carnegie Mellon University in Education City in Doha, Qatar. The goal of the Carnegie Learning implementation is to bring humanities track high school math skills to the same level as those in the country's science track, so that students are well prepared for the engineering, business, and medical school programs in Education City.
March 2, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Offers Summer School Solution
Carnegie Learning will offer a turnkey summer school package of its proven middle and high school math curricula designed to meet the demands of at-risk students attending four to six-week remediation classes this summer. The summer school solution inlcudes the Cognitive Tutor courses bundled into a simple-to-deploy package that includes pre-training evaluations, text, software, classroom instruction and two full days of professional development. Visit Carnegie Learning's website for more information.
March 1, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Helps Change the Way Teachers Teach
In an article in eSchool News, Carnegie Learning was highlighted as an example of technology changing the way teachers teach in order to help high school students prepare for success in the global economy. Read the full article on Carnegie Learning's website.
February 16, 2006 | Permalink
Tiger Woods Learning Center Implements Carnegie Learning ® Curricula
Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor solutions have been selected as part of the middle school and high school math programs offered at the Tiger Woods Learning Center, an innovative youth-education facility that opened recently in Anaheim, CA. The Tiger Woods Learning Center's staff of educators has developed a series of programs and resources that will augment students' current school curricula. Among these resources is Carnegie Learning's new Bridge to Algebra course, an algebra readiness curriculum designed specifically for students whose past math performance indicates little chance of success in algebra. The company's Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II courses will also be available at the Center.
February 14, 2006 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor® Goes to Maui
The Hawai'i Public Schools, in conjunction with the Maui Educational Consortium: Mathematics-Science Improvement Partnership Grant has purchased Carnegie Learning's math curricula for six schools on the islands of Maui and Molokai. The three-year grant will be rolled out in two phases, the first includes implementing Cognitive Tutor Algebra I curricula in four high schools, one middle school and the Maui Community College. Phase two incorporates the Cognitive Tutor Geometry and Algebra II curricula at those schools in 2006-2007. Read more on Carnegie Learning's website.
November 29, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning's Steven Ritter Appointed to SIIA Education Board
Dr. Steven Ritter, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Carnegie Learning, has been appointed to a seat on the Software & Information Industry Association's Education Division Board of Directors. The Board consists of representatives from member companies who prioritize Education Division issues and initiatives, administer the Division budget and determine the projects, activities and events each year. Dr. Ritter is considered a leading authority on how students learn, and is co-author of Carnegie Learning's Algebra I curricula, one of only two math curricula recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as scientifically proven to have significant, positive effects on student learning. Learn more at carnegielearning.com.
November 22, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Mellon Tops in Educational Research
Although Carnegie Mellon University has no education school, researchers in its interdisciplinary culture are producing innovations that are revolutionizing K-12 and college classrooms. One such example is Cargnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor, a comprehensive secondary mathematics curriculum and computer-based tutoring program in use in 2,000 schools nationwide. An article in Carnegie Mellon Today highlights the technologies and advancements in education and how they, and Carnegie Learning, will help to advance conventional teaching methods and better educate all children. Download article in .pdf form.
November 10, 2005 | Permalink
Delaware Schools to Utilize Cognitive Tutor®
Middle and high schools across Delaware have purchased Carnegie Learning products for use as a vocational technical preparation curriculum as well as a secondary basal mathematics curriculum. Cognitive Tutor® is a leading provider of core mathematics curricula for middle and high schools, and recently the company is seeing growth in the purchase of their products for supplemental applications, many in the area of vocational technical education. By combining software, text, and classroom instruction, the Cognitive Tutor identifies weaknesses in a student's mastery of mathematical concepts, customizes prompts to focus on areas where the student is struggling, and provides the teacher with a report on each student's progress.
November 1, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with LAUSD
Carnegie Learning has been awarded a three-year, multi-million dollar contract by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide algebra readiness and Algebra I curricula to more than 25,000 middle and high school students. The contract represents a significant expansion of Carnegie Learning's current contract with the school district, and serves as a response to the growing awareness of the importance of math achievement in middle and high school. For more details, visit Carnegie Learning's website.
October 4, 2005 | Permalink
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Expands Relationship with Carnegie Learning
After realizing compelling results from the earlier implementation of Carnegie Learning's Algebra I course, Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (AEA) purchased the company's Geometry and Integrated Math curricula. Cognitive Tutor Algebra I was implemented as part of a 3-year project to improve student performance in mathematics, increase the number of students electing upper level math courses and provide math teachers with on-going professional development in integrating technology in the classroom. The successful result demonstrates the effective use of technology at the secondary math level. The purchase of the expanded curricula was made with funds from the federal government's E2T2 program in an effort to offer Algebra I, Geometry and Statistics courses to all children, not just college-bound students.
September 6, 2005 | Permalink
2nd Annual Carnegie Learning Challenge Begins
Carnegie Learning is offering 500 free trials of the company's Cognitive Tutor middle and high school math software as part of the second annual Carnegie Learning Challenge. The Challenge begins October 3 and runs through November 4. Participants will receive the software (good for one curriculum for up to 30 students per school), plus full customer support and access to Carnegie Learning staff throughout the trial. Registration begins today, visit www.carnegielearning.com/challenge to register online. For more information, call Ashley Tippen at 888-851-7094 x107, or email challenge@carnegielearning.com.
August 16, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins Codie Award
Carnegie Learning continues to set itself apart from the competition. The company has been awarded the 2005 SIIA Codie Award for Best Secondary Educational Instructional Solution for Math. The entrants included some of the largest companies in educational publishing. Way to go!
May 30, 2005 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor® Meets California Standards
Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I was approved by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) as a technology-based curriculum that is in alignment with California state academic content standards. Cognitive Tutor Algebra I underwent a five-step approval process in which a review panel verified that it met legal compliance, state standards and CLRN criteria. Cognitive Tutor Algebra I will now be listed on CLRN's website for reference by California educators who look to purchase supplemental technology-based educational tools for their classrooms.
April 19, 2005 | Permalink
Market Veteran Joseph Goins Joins Carnegie Learning
Carnegie Learning named Joseph L. Goins Vice President of Sales. Former Vice President of Strategic Sales at Plato Learning Inc., Goins brings over twelve years of experience in instructional software to Carnegie Learning. Joseph is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and serves as a Board Member of the Christian Education Network.
April 12, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Names New CEO
Carnegie Learning announced that it has named Board Member Dennis Ciccone as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Dennis will work closely with the members of Carnegie Learning's Senior Management Team to realize the company's vision of enhancing student learning through the use of cognitive model and technology-based math solutions for the classroom. Previously, Dennis was VP of Mergers and Acquisitions of Lycos, Inc. and President, COO and Director of WiseWire.
January 11, 2005 | Permalink
Strong Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness for Cognitive Tutor®
The What Works Clearinghouse, a project of the US Department of Education, has just completed a review of middle school mathematics curricula — and has recognized Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor® as having strong scientific evidence of effectiveness. It set a high standard for what counts as evidence of effectiveness. Of over 800 submissions in the area of middle school mathematics, only two studies that showed significant positive effects were deemed to be of high enough quality to earn this distinction. Read the full report on Carnegie Learning's site.
December 16, 2004 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor® Students Make Noted Gains
Results released from an independent study conducted during the 2002-03 school year showed that math students who used Carnegie Learning's software and text-based Cognitive Tutor® Algebra curricula in the Kent School District, made significantly higher knowledge gains than their peers who used the traditional text only curriculum. The study, led by researcher Dr. Gary Plano of Seton Hall University, involved 779 ninth grade students in seven junior high schools and one k-12 school in Kent, Washington. The results indicate that the Cognitive Tutor program produces knowledge gains for all students, most especially for students who struggle to learn English.
December 14, 2004 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Dramatically Increases FCAT Scores
An independent study has concluded that with the use of Cognitive Tutor, Algebra I students achieve higher FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) scores than students in other Algebra programs. The study was funded by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and shows statistically significant gains in scores for all Cognitive Tutor students, especially Exceptional Education Students (ESE) and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students.
The complete report can be found here.
July 5, 2004 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins Grant
Carnegie Learning, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), received a $1.4 million grant from the Institute for Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. The companies are joining together to study a Web-based computer tutor ?Assistment? system that will help students prepare for standardized mathematics tests. Carnegie Learning captured the only I.E.S. grant awarded to mathematics education this year. Read the full release here.
February 19, 2004 | Permalink
Ingrid Ellerbe Joins Carnegie Learning as VP of Marketing
Carnegie Learning, innovator in developing K-12 mathematics curricula, announced Feburary 4th that Ingrid Ellerbe has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Marketing.
February 5, 2004 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Expands Sales Team
Carnegie Learning welcomes John Paul Jones to the sales team as the new vice president of eastern regional sales. He will oversee Carnegie Learning sales in the eastern United States.
December 2, 2003 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins DoD Contract
U.S. Department of Defense Schools Awards Contract to Carnegie Learning for Cognitive Tutuor Curricula. Read the release here.
September 29, 2003 | Permalink
Chicago Public Schools Offer Cognitive Tutor
Chicago Summer School Students Develop Math Skills, Build Excitement for Learning with Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor. Read the entire release here.
September 22, 2003 | Permalink
AI: Something to Build On
Carnegie Learning uses Artificial Intelligence to help students with math, geometry and algebra with their Cognitive Tutor product. Read the article in District Administration Magazine.
July 31, 2003 | Permalink
