Press Release - June 22, 2004

Vantage Learning Joins ISTE 100 To Advance The Effective Use Of Technology In Education

Award-winning MY Access! & Learning Access! programs already advancing student achievement in the classroom around the country

New Orleans, LA, June 22, 2004 - Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), the world's leading provider of online assessment and essay scoring technologies, today announced that they have joined the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as a supporting member. The announcement was made at the National Educational Computing Conference 2004 (NECC 2004), which is presented by ISTE.

"We're delighted to join the ISTE 100 as a supporting new member," says Harry Barfoot, Vice President of Vantage Learning. "ISTE is recognized as the leading organization advocating technology in education. They have been instrumental in guiding the education community in the effective use of tools and technologies. Vantage Learning expects to support ISTE's mission as well as continue to provide educators with effective tools for use in the classroom."

Recognized by Eduventures as being one of the most innovative educational technology companies, Vantage Learning's award-winning programs continue to be selected by state organizations, districts, and individual classrooms to support improvement in student achievement. MY Access!™, an instructional writing program and a Codie Award finalist for 2004, continues to receive tremendous feedback from educators across the country. MY Access! is based on Vantage Learning's IntelliMetric® engine, which uses a rich blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and the digitization of human expertise to accurately assess open-ended response and essay questions. IntelliMetric has been enhanced with adaptive response technology that differentiates the feedback provided to students based upon their writing and their native language; IntelliMetric is capable of scoring essays with feedback in over 20 languages.

"Assessment technologies are certainly evolving to meet the needs of educators both in K-12 and higher education," said Dr. Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE. "A growing number of ISTE 100 members are working in collaboration with ISTE to develop a variety of assessments and resources for educational stakeholders. Cutting-edge technologies like those offered by Vantage Learning offer exciting potential and promise as their acceptance and use gains momentum across the country."

About Vantage Learning

Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), an affiliate of Vantage Laboratories and the leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring, developed IntelliMetric® to meet the needs of business, education, and government agencies needing a comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring and reporting platform. IntelliMetric administers and scores responses to open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial intelligence technology. An individual can enter a response to a question posed, submit the response, and receive an immediate score with feedback within seconds.

Eduventures recently selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies. Vantage provides services in 50 states including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon and Texas, and provides services to educational leaders such as The College Board, ACT, Harcourt Educational Measurement, CTB/McGraw Hill and Thomson Learning, and industry giants such as Microsoft, Apple Computer, AOL and Sun Microsystems.

About the International Society for Technology in Education

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source in education technology for professional development, knowledge generation, and advocacy. A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Education Technology (CARET), and National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE represents more than 85,000 worldwide leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of integrating technology into schools.

ISTE® is the registered trademark of International Society for Technology in Education. Recent ISTE initiatives include the ISTE Institute: Leading with NETS, a professional development program for educators based on ISTE's NETS; and the ISTE Futures Project, which includes a new formal and academic Delphi Study that will forecast likelihoods for the future of education.

Visit www.iste.org or call 1-800-336-5191 to learn more about ISTE.