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New York City, Philadelphia and Miami-Dade County School Districts Select Apangea Learning's SmartHelp

Posted on: Monday, 24 July 2006, 09:01 CDT

BLAIRSVILLE, Pa., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Apangea Learning, an educational support company that provides cost-effective differentiated instruction, today announced that the New York City, Philadelphia and Miami-Dade County school districts will use SmartHelp. Together, the three districts represent more than 3,000 new student users of SmartHelp. At just $1-2 per tutoring hour, SmartHelp is a proven method of reaching students through artificial-intelligence-driven tutoring plus one-on-one live human tutoring over the Internet.

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New York City will launch a school year program at select schools within Regions 4 and 10, focusing on those students who need help in mathematics. The Philadelphia summer program will assist those students who have struggled with the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Mathematics test and other math academic achievement milestones. The Miami-Dade County implementation of SmartHelp is geared toward students who require remediation specific to standardized testing for math, with its learning pathway correlated to the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

"As with all major American cities, Philadelphia faces a growing need to reach out to diverse learners, including those who have limited English proficiency," said Dr. Mary Lou Fischer, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, School District of Philadelphia. "SmartHelp is a natural fit for our district because it allows us to leverage cutting-edge technology while simultaneously reaching our diverse learners."

"School districts like New York City, Philadelphia and Miami-Dade County now recognize that students not only want the technology that differentiates SmartHelp, they expect it," Louis Piconi, Apangea Learning CEO, said. "With 'talking head' avatars, second language support, Flash animation, audio presentation and live tutoring, SmartHelp students are getting engaged in the learning process and improving their math skills."

SmartHelp is the only system to combine an artificial intelligence engine and online, live tutors to help students when they need it most. SmartHelp can be used anytime; live tutors are available 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday.

About Apangea Learning

Apangea Learning is setting a new standard in the way students learn, enabling students to dramatically improve achievement, at the most cost-effective price. Apangea Learning provides differentiated instruction for every student via a unique integration of artificial intelligence and live one-on-one human tutors. Apangea Learning's solutions, including its groundbreaking SmartHelp, are based on one of the world's largest bodies of cognitive research and utilize innovative Web-based technology that engages students and teaches fundamental problem-solving skills. Visit Apangea Learning on the Web at http://www.apangealearning.com/.

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Apangea Learning

CONTACT: Jennifer Bannan of Zer0 to 5ive for Apangea Learning,+1-412-580-3675

Web site: http://www.apangealearning.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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