Stamford, CT and Columbia, MO  – May 15, 2012 – Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Foliotek, an electronic portfolio management system developer, to deliver an online portfolio solution to higher education customers.  

The new partnership will provide users of Cengage Learning products access to a bundled Foliotek portfolio solution for use with class materials in their courses. Through the agreement, Instructors will receive automatic access to moderator and community creation capabilities with simplified enrollment.  With the bundled solutions, instructors can package Foliotek e-portfolio resources with their Cengage Learning course materials for streamlined and secure access to documents, and students can organize files in an easy to manage online repository. In addition, faculty will be able to easily create and moderate portfolio-based “Communities,” free of charge, and bundle passkeys for students to enroll in those communities at a discounted rate.

“Our partnership with Foliotek further demonstrates our commitment to improving the customer experience, and as a result, faculty and students will have easy access to leading portfolio solutions,” said Curtiss Barnes, Vice President, Corporate Development, Cengage Learning. “In working together, we can deliver a full solution of quality course materials and portfolio management systems for our customers.”

“We are pleased to team up with Cengage Learning as a MindShare Alliance Partner and look forward to working together to make portfolio solutions more accessible to higher education customers,” said Chris Miller, President, Foliotek. “Our partnership will enable us to provide a greatly improved teaching and learning experience for higher education instructors and students.”

This relationship between Cengage Learning and Foliotek brings anticipated benefits to students and instructors across a range of disciplines:

• Today’s career-minded Criminal Justice student now has the ability to create a personalized, online repository of his/her work.  This online portfolio enables students to showcase their work product – writing assignments, case analyses, completed forms, etc. – for prospective employers in the most tangible way.
• Education students can upload lesson plans, activities, links to video of their student teaching, and more to gather peer-to-peer and instructor feedback, or create a professional showcase of their work to show to prospective employers.
• For students in College Success or Career Planning courses, Foliotek provides the ability to create a personalized, online repository of work demonstrating their progress in class or marketable skills for the job search process. The Foliotek system also enables collaboration between instructors and students, as well as peer-to-peer, allowing for feedback and support to help students with their ongoing development.

 Foliotek is a member of the Cengage Learning MindShare Alliance Partner program. For more information about Foliotek, please visit www.foliotek.com. For more information about Cengage Learning, please visit www.cengage.com or www.cengage.com/mindshare. 

 About Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. The company’s products and services are designed to foster academic excellence and professional development, increase student engagement, improve learning outcomes and deliver authoritative information to people whenever and wherever they need it. Through the company’s unique position within both the library and academic markets, Cengage Learning is providing integrated learning solutions that bridge from the library to the classroom. Cengage Learning’s brands include Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South-Western and Wadsworth, among others. Cengage Learning is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

About Foliotek

We believe each person is created with a unique set of abilities and passions, but many never fully understand or develop these gifts.  If discovered, this insight leads to significant personal growth and perceptive career decisions. Foliotek Presentation allows students to demonstrate their progress to peers and mentors as they become self-aware of their own strengths.  They are prepared to live life with greater focus and meaning. We are committed to supporting students and educators in the professional development/education process. Our software products and services have been designed to assist educators in creating authentic learning environments, where students are intrinsically motivated to grow personally and professionally. Foliotek’s product line includes: Foliotek Assessment, Foliotek Presentation, and Foliotek Institutional Portfolios. Foliotek is headquartered in Columbia, MO. For additional information please visit www.foliotek.com.

“We are always looking for new and convenient options to provide our customers and potential customers with access to our products,” said Frank Menchaca, executive vice president and publisher, Gale. “Through this agreement with Wolper, customers can now easily access key Gale resources and combine multiple vendor subscriptions through one source.”

Through this agreement, Wolper will be able to offer special library customers access to thousands of Gale titles and customizable subscription products, such as:

• Infotrac Custom Journals – provides access to Gale’s online full-text periodical collection. Customers can select only the periodicals most appropriate for their institution and can manipulate the search interface and functionality – important features for institutions serving populations with unique, discipline-specific reference needs.
• Gale Directory Library – an online source for authoritative directories on companies, publishers, associations and more with state-of-the-art search and export features.
• Business and Company Resource Center (soon to be known as Business Insights: Essentials) – a comprehensive, single-source database for accurate, up-to-date and in-depth business, company and industry information. Users can access business case studies, investment data, timely statistics, real time financials and more, as well as Gale proprietary titles like Market Share Reporter and Business Rankings Annual.
• RDS Business Suite – an online subscription service of highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, competitive intelligence, management practices, and market research information. Includes more than1,400 worldwide business sources and thousands of tables with strategic data.
• Health and Wellness Resource Center – provides access to thousands of full-text medical journals, periodicals, reference works, multimedia and more. For researchers at all levels, this resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.

“We are delighted to partner with Gale, a leading e-content provider, to offer databases, as well as electronic reference and monograph products, to our customers,” said Susan Wolper, President of Wolper Information Services. “Collaborating with Gale will enable Wolper to deliver some of the most respected and highest-quality content to libraries. This partnership was formed in response to the needs and interests of librarians in all market sectors.”

To learn more about this partnership and other offerings from Gale and Wolper Information Services, please contact Kristina Massari at kristina.massari@cengage.com, Didi Yunginger at Didiy@wolper.com or visit the Wolper booth (#330) on the expo floor at the Medical Library Association conference in Seattle, WA, May 19-22.

About Cengage Learning and Gale

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the world’s information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is best known for the accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, addressing all types of information needs – from homework help to health questions to business profiles – in a variety of formats. For more information, visit www.cengage.com or www.gale.cengage.com.

About Wolper Information Services

For more than 35 years, Wolper has been a one-stop information management resource and the only 100% woman-owned business in the field.  The company provides selection, service and savings to medical, academic, corporate, public and consortia customers.  Wolper’s High Tech, High Touch® approach delivers the perfect balance of next-generation technology and time-proven, personalized service.  Besides serials, Wolper also handles books, e-books, site licenses, ERM and other information solutions, both print and electronic.  In 2011, Wolper was named to the EContent 100 list of “companies that matter most in the digital content industry” and Wolper’s proprietary, custom, cloud-based content management software was a finalist for the KM Promise Award from KM World magazine.  Also, in 2012, Wolper received the Bronze Award for Front-Line Customer Service of the Year from the Stevie Awards. Learn more at www.wolper.com

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Belmont, Calif. – May 14, 2012 – National Geographic Learning (NGL), part of Cengage Learning and a provider of quality educational materials for the K‐12, higher education, adult education and ELT markets, today announced its entrance into the academic higher education and career markets with the release of a new series of educational readers. The National Geographic Learning Reader Series was created by experienced subject matter experts using the distinguished, multimedia-rich content of the National Geographic Society.

“As a result of our ongoing relationship with the National Geographic Society, we are excited to introduce this new series of educational materials to our core academic higher education and career markets,” said Sean W. Wakely, executive vice president, Cengage Learning. “As our relationship progresses, we will make even greater use of the world-renowned and respected National Geographic content through the introduction of new NGL and Cengage Learning solutions and by incorporating the content into revisions of existing popular titles. We believe that National Geographic Society assets greatly enhance teaching and learning when paired with our leading pedagogy and authoritative content, resulting in greater levels of student engagement stimulated by real-world applications of the presented topics.”

“These readers are a natural extension of the mission of the National Geographic Society – to inspire people to care about the planet,” said Mark Bauman, senior vice president, content development, Mission Programs, National Geographic Society. “Our world-class explorers and scientists remind students that exploration begins in the classroom. This new National Geographic Learning Reader Series will provide students with expanded views of the world around them while helping to ensure that topics discussed in class can easily relate to many aspects of everyday life.”

The National Geographic Learning Reader Series is the product of an exclusive relationship between Cengage Learning and the National Geographic Society, an organization that represents a tradition of amazing stories, exceptional research, firsthand accounts of exploration, rich content and authentic materials.  The series brings learning to life through the combination of compelling images, media and text from National Geographic, and content created by experienced subject matter experts. The engaging material within the National Geographic Learning Reader Series helps students to develop a clearer understanding of the world around them and connects key topics in each discipline to important, real-world examples.

Published on a variety of topics, the readers can be used in conjunction with most standard textbooks or online materials. Readers in the series include Archaeology, Architecture and Construction, Biological Anthropology, Climate Change, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Identity in America, Gender Roles: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Green, Sustainability, Travel and Tourism, and Water: Global Challenges and Policy of Freshwater Use. Several titles are currently available, and others will be released over the coming months. Each new book purchased features complimentary one-semester access to the media-rich eBook version.

Beyond the new National Geographic Learning Reader Series, NGL plans to integrate National Geographic content into several existing, best-selling Cengage Learning academic higher education and career textbooks. In the coming years, these titles will be enhanced to include articles, photos, videos, interviews and profiles. Additionally, NGL will create several new, core learning solutions for academic higher education courses to be co-branded with respected Cengage Learning sub-brands such as Wadsworth, Heinle, Brooks-Cole and Delmar. These new print and digital learning solutions will be built from the ground up with National Geographic content leveraged from the start of the product development process, providing the ability to maximize the integration of National Geographic and Cengage author content throughout the resulting learning solutions.

For more information on the new National Geographic Learning Reader Series, visit www.cengage.com/community/natgeo.

About Cengage Learning and National Geographic Learning

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide.  National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage Learning, is a provider of quality core and supplemental educational materials for the K‐12, higher education and adult education markets. Cengage Learning and National Geographic Learning also distribute a variety of content from the National Geographic Society, including images, maps, videos and articles, to the academic and library markets worldwide. The company’s products and services are designed to foster academic excellence and professional development, increase student engagement, improve learning outcomes and deliver authoritative information to people whenever and wherever they need it.  For more information, visit www.cengage.com.

Stamford, CT and WASHINGTON – May 9, 2012 – Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions and Blackboard Inc. today announced availability of an integrated solution that gives instructors and students streamlined access to Cengage Learning’s rich digital learning solutions and core curriculum content directly through the Blackboard Learn^™ learning management system.

The integration, which creates a simpler and more intuitive user experience, allows for single sign-on, embedded activity links and gradebook synchronization for Cengage Learning’s MindTap platform, as well as single-sign on and placement of embedded links at the activity level for CourseMate products – all through the Blackboard Learn platform.

“Cengage Learning is committed to the integration of growing numbers of our digital products into Blackboard Learn, extending an institution’s existing investments in Blackboard technology while providing the best of both worlds for Cengage Learning and Blackboard Learn customers,” said William Rieders, Executive Vice President, Cengage Learning. “Instructors can now realize the full power of the integrated experience all through their Blackboard Learn workflow, which frees up valuable time.”

“We’re excited to give users an even better teaching and learning experience in Blackboard Learn with digital content from Cengage Learning accessible right within the system, presented in a simple and intuitive way,” said Matthew Small, Chief Business Officer at Blackboard. “This partnership with Cengage enables us to give students and instructors an easy way to find and use high quality learning content and tools.”

The integration is made possible through Cengage Learning’s standards-based, Web-services architecture – MindLinks – and the Blackboard Building Blocks™ program which leverages the open APIs of the Blackboard Learn platform. For all CourseMate titles, the integration includes the ability to directly link through Blackboard Learn to individual assets, including student activities and the eBook.

Blackboard is part of the Cengage Learning MindShare Alliance Partner Program and Cengage Learning is a Blackboard Strategic Partner™ in the Blackboard Partnerships Program™. For more information about Blackboard Learn, please visit http://www.blackboard.com/learn. For more information about Cengage Learning, please visit www.cengage.com or email mindlinks@cengage.com.

About Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. The company’s products and services are designed to foster academic excellence and professional development, increase student engagement, improve learning outcomes and deliver authoritative information to people whenever and wherever they need it. Through the company’s unique position within both the library and academic markets, Cengage Learning is providing integrated learning solutions that bridge from the library to the classroom.  Cengage Learning’s brands include Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South-Western and Wadsworth, among others. Cengage Learning is headquartered in Stamford, CT.  For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

About Blackboard Inc.

Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard’s solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Blackboard represent the Company’s views as of the date of this press release. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various important factors. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.  

The courses being developed are a part of the $2.15 million ‘Acceleration, Resources, Knowledge’ (ARK) Grant, which was awarded to the region based on a proposal that was submitted to the Obama Administration’s Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The challenge, which was launched last May to support the advancement of 20 high-growth regional industry clusters, awarded grants to the regions who outlined superior proposed projects and best identified the economic strengths of their areas. As one of the winning regions, the ARK Grant will provide innovation, training and professional development to companies and professionals residing in Northwestern Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Missouri.

“We are excited to partner with NWACC on this exciting initiative,” said David Garza, Vice President, Career and Computing, Cengage Learning. “Cengage Learning is known industry-wide for providing a wide range of high-quality training solutions, and we understand the importance of lifelong learning to keep up with today’s ever-changing technologies. These courses will help area professionals to remain an asset to their employers and expand their knowledge-base to stay employable during these tough economic times.”

“Our collaboration and partnership with Cengage Learning makes it possible for us to provide innovative and technologically advanced training and certification services to not only our community in Northwest Arkansas but also our neighbors in Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Missouri,” said Teresa Whitmire, Executive Director, Business Development, NorthWest Arkansas Community College. “Through a combination of the ARK grant and partnerships, such as that with Cengage Learning, we are excited to be building a brighter and more prosperous future for individuals and businesses in our region.”

The grant allows for the creation of courses that will benefit both the local community and its workforce. In-person and online classes will be hosted by NWACC to train professionals on new technologies, software and other topics of interest to today’s workers. Among those to be offered, the first courses to be rolled out from this new partnership include:

• Mobile Applications Programming—Author:  Corinne Hoisington—Fifty percent of the world’s mobile market is ANDROID, and as mobile devices become ubiquitous, many technology departments are adding mobile computing courses to their curriculum. Google’s Android OS is a freely available and popular Smartphone platform with applications programmed in Java using Eclipse and the Android SDK. This hands-on workshop allows participants to learn how to make their first Android app and beyond.

• Microsoft Office –Author:  Shelley Cashman –The Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students and adult learners for over 30 years.  The Microsoft Office 2010 series introduces features that are specifically designed to engage participants, improve retention and prepare them for future success. With step-by-step, screen-by-screen approaches, students are able to expand their understanding of Office 2010 software.  Using proven reinforcement exercises, learners use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create real-life documents, allowing them to become more capable software users.

For more information about this new partnership, please visit www.cengage.com or www.nwacc.edu.

About Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. The company’s products and services are designed to foster academic excellence and professional development, increase student engagement, improve learning outcomes and deliver authoritative information to people whenever and wherever they need it. Through the company’s unique position within both the library and academic markets, Cengage Learning is providing integrated learning solutions that bridge from the library to the classroom.  Cengage Learning’s brands include National Geographic Learning, Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South-Western and Wadsworth, among others. Cengage Learning is headquartered in Stamford, CT.  For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

About NorthWest Arkansas Community College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a comprehensive, public two-year college that serves and strengthens the community through learning for living. NWACC’s service area is defined by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education as Benton and Washington counties in extreme northwest Arkansas. The commitment of NWACC to life-long learning can be seen in the quality of instruction it offers, and the variety of programs it has designed to move students into the job market in a minimum amount of time, enrich people’s lives, and prepare them to further their education. For more information, visit www.nwacc.edu

Free Content for On-The-Go Construction Professionals
The DEWALT Mobile Pro app is available as a free download and provides an array of powerful and convenient features for everyday use on the job.  It contains a construction calculator for solving complex jobsite math in the field, and five basic calculations with integrated reference materials to offer help, examples and illustrations. The app also provides additional high-value functionality including a running history of recent calculations, a customizable list of favorite calculations for quick and easy access to those used most often, and the ability to instantly email calculation results.

Trade-Specific Customization
To ensure that DEWALT Mobile Pro will be beneficial to all construction professionals, the app was designed with a customization option that includes trade-specific calculations and formulas. Once the free app has been downloaded, the user will have the ability to add-on hundreds of additional calculations and corresponding reference materials unique to a specific trade. Add-ons will be available at an additional cost in the areas of Business and Finance; Conversions and Math; Site Work; Finish Work; Concrete and Masonry; Carpentry; Electrical; Plumbing and more.

“We have partnered with DEWALT on a wide array of reference and training products, but the creation of this mobile app has evolved our relationship to a new level of creativity and innovation,” said Greg Clayton, vice president, Delmar. “This app will offer immediate results for hundreds of difficult construction calculations along with valuable reference content and many other convenient features. We aim to provide the highest quality product available, at a cost that will make it easily attainable for our customers – which is why DEWALT Mobile Pro will provide an abundance of free content, valued at over $30, and many additional low-priced, trade specific add-ons.”

For more information about the new DEWALT Mobile Pro app and the Professional Reference Series, please visit dewalt.cengage.com.   

About Cengage Learning and Delmar
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. Delmar, part of Cengage Learning, is the leading provider of lifelong learning products and services for the health care, technology and trades, and career education markets. Delmar’s market-leading imprints include Autodesk Press, Chilton, Milady, NetLearning and OnWord Press. For more information please visit www.cengage.com or www.delmar.cengage.com.

About DEWALT (www.dewalt.com)
DEWALT is a leading manufacturer of industrial power tools with more than 300 power tool and equipment products as well as 800 power tool accessories, including corded and cordless drills, saws, hammers, grinders, routers, planers, plate joiners, sanders, lasers, generators, compressors and nailers, as well as saw blades, metal and masonry drill bits, abrasives, screw driving accessories and more. DEWALT tools can be found wherever tools are sold, nationally and internationally. With over 1,000 factory owned and authorized locations, DEWALT has one of the most extensive service and repair networks in North America.    

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Stamford, CT, April 27, 2012 – Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, was recently named a finalist in the Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution category of the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 2012 CODiE Awards for its Course360 online courses.  The CODiE Awards, the only peer-reviewed honor in the industry, celebrate achievement and vision in software, education technology and digital content.  The Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution category recognizes the best teaching solution targeted toward students in college and trade/professional school learning environments. Category finalists include solutions that offer ability to deliver custom-crafted materials and help students navigate their digital/ebooks and reference content in a format that fits the way they learn with interactive media, collaboration tools and course content.

Course360, part of Cengage Learning’s Cengage Course suite of integrated digital solutions and services aimed at improving student engagement and learning outcomes, is a set of comprehensive and customizable online courses that utilize best practices in online instructional design to create effective online or blended course experiences for students.

“Being recognized as a CODiE Award finalist is an honor and we are proud to be included among these top solutions as we work to lead the transition from print to digital for our industry,” said William Rieders, Executive Vice President, Cengage Learning. “The recognition of our Course360 online course solution from the CODiE Awards reinforces the importance of customization in today’s classrooms and we are encouraged to see that our emphasis on engagement and improved outcomes is making an impact as we focus on ensuring that products best meet the needs of students and instructors.”

Cengage Learning offers more than 100 Course360 courses in a range of disciplines.  Several Course360 courses have recently been reviewed against the Quality Matters Publisher Rubric and have earned the Publisher Course Certification, signifying high quality content and design. Course360 was also the proud recipient of the 2011 IMS Learning Impact Gold Award.  To learn more about the Course360 suite of courses please visit www.cengage.com/course360.  

About Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. The company’s products and services are designed to foster academic excellence and professional development, increase student engagement, improve learning outcomes and deliver authoritative information to people whenever and wherever they need it. Through the company’s unique position within both the library and academic markets, Cengage Learning is providing integrated learning solutions that bridge from the library to the classroom.  Cengage Learning’s brands include Brooks/Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South-Western and Wadsworth, among others. For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

Now the industry standard, Nexpart from WHI Solutions has accelerated Internet parts ordering and allows service dealers, car dealerships, fleets, national accounts, government agencies and distributors to order parts quickly and easily over the Internet from their parts suppliers. This service, now incorporated into ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating, allows customers to obtain immediate parts pricing and inventory to include in customer estimates.  Chilton customers will simply need to add their WHI/Nexpart credentials (provided by distributors) into the administration page of ChiltonPRO or ChiltonEstimating to access these new features.

“We are excited to incorporate the proven technology of WHI Solutions with two of our best-selling products,” said Greg Clayton, vice president, Cengage Learning. “We work hard to continually add content and increase the functionality of our products – in this case ChiltonPRO and ChiltonEstimating. Users will find that it is now easier than ever to diagnose, repair and create accurate estimates for their customers, with these new features from WHI Solutions.”

ChiltonPRO is a cost-effective, electronic repair information system for professional technicians. The product provides Chilton’s entire suite of content including technical service bulletins (TSBs), repair information, diagnostics, maintenance schedules, labor times and estimating. Similarly, ChiltonEstimating is a convenient online tool to aid professional automotive technicians with estimates, work orders and invoices, using Chilton’s trusted labor times. It provides easy access to current labor times with all content available online and can be easily accessed through any web-enabled computer. Both of these products will now also feature integrated, streamlined parts pricing and distributor inventory through Nexpart.

For more information on this new partnership, ChiltonPRO, ChiltonEstimating or any other product from Chilton, please visit www.chilton.cengage.com.

About Cengage Learning and Chilton
Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence, professional development, and measurable learning outcomes. Chilton, part of Cengage Learning, is an established leader in reference sources for automotive professionals and Do-It-Yourself automotive enthusiasts. For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com. For more information on Chilton products, visit www.chilton.cengage.com.

SER Career Prep Academy will provide individuals served by SER National with an opportunity to earn a fully accredited high school diploma while also completing coursework for a credentialed career certificate. The new online academy will be powered by ed2go’s Career Online High School, which is a division of Smart Horizons Career Online Education, the world’s first AdvancED/SACS accredited private online school district.

ed2go is a leading provider of online courses and career training programs for adult continuing education students, having served more than two million students in various courses nationwide.

“Working with ed2go fits into SER’s larger strategy of providing education and employment opportunities, especially for those who have struggled within traditional settings,” said Ignacio Salazar, President and CEO of SER National. “One of our main target populations is out-of-school youth—students who might be 19 or 20 and who don’t want to go back into a traditional setting where they’re not going to learn well because they feel out of place. Re-engaging these individuals into the education process is one of our main goals. SER Career Prep Academy represents an important new educational opportunity that utilizes the latest technologies to help these kinds of students achieve their career goals.”

SER National believes that the launch of SER Career Prep Academy is a “win-win” situation for both SER National and ed2go. “ed2go has significant experience developing adult training and education programs along with enrollment and admissions services that provide a really streamlined process,” said Salazar. “SER has an extensive national network of affiliate organizations that can direct people to ed2go’s Career Online High School program and other career training options through SER Career Prep Academy.”

 According to Vice President and General Manager for ed2go, Jerry Weissberg, “With the launch of SER Career Prep Academy—powered by our Career Online High School—we are able to better reach exactly the people who are most in need of this kind of training and accreditation. This collaboration with SER National is a winning combination that will make access, affordability and choice a reality for individuals who want to earn their diploma and pave the way for a more prosperous future.”

For more information, please visit: http://www.ed2golive.com/careeronlinehighschool.

About SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (SER National)

SER is a national, private, nonprofit organization making a positive impact on families across America. SER is the Spanish verb for “to be” and also reflects the means by which our mission is accomplished—Service, Employment, and Redevelopment.  Headquartered in Irving, Texas, SER presently oversees a network of 22 community-based organizations in more than 200 cities serving over 1,200,000 individuals each year. SER’s work is focused in three key areas: employment, education, and empowerment. For more information, visit www.ser-national.org.

About Smart Horizons Career Online Education

Smart Horizons Career Online Education , founded in 2009 and located in Pensacola, Florida, is a private, AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district. AdvancED/SACS District accreditation signifies that SHCOE and all of its schools are fully accredited and that SHCOE is recognized across the nation as a quality school system. Smart Horizons Career Online Education offers 18-credit, career-based high school diploma programs that are designed to prepare students for entrance into the workplace. Career certificate offerings include Childcare Education, Office Management, Protection Services, Homeland Security, Healthcare (coming soon) and Transportation Services. For more information, visit our Web site at www.shcoe.org, call our office at 855-777-4265 or email our office at enrollment@smarthorizonsonline.org.

About Cengage Learning and ed2go

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. ed2go, part of Cengage Learning, is the largest provider of turnkey online training and education solutions serving the adult education, career, and corporate training markets. With over 2,000 colleges, universities, community based organizations and other training providers, ed2go has served more than 2 million students. ed2go’s ever-growing catalog of Online Courses and Career Training Programs makes it simple for students to enrich their lives or reach professional goals in a supportive and engaging environment. ed2go also can help educational institutions jump-start their online education programs or augment existing distance learning options.

To learn more about ed2go and our product and services, visit www.ed2go.com, call our office at 1-800-701-8755 or email us at ed2go.marketing@cengage.com.

As budgetary considerations cause school districts to cut back on summer school classes, a growing number of U.S. high school students are turning to online courses that allow them a second chance to pass courses they need to graduate, thereby “recovering” those essential credits. With its comprehensive, fully-accredited online instructional programs, this is the perfect solution to “fill in the gaps” left by decreasing opportunities in traditional school settings.

“SHCOE has established itself as a leader in the field of online education at the secondary level,” said Wendy Kauffman, Chief Operating Officer for SHCOE, “and we are very pleased to work with ed2go to bring this innovative online product to current high school students as an affordable option for credit recovery. This program will allow students all the convenience and flexibility they need, without impeding on their summer plans. This is also a good opportunity for students who want to take a course to improve their GPA, accelerate their studies, or prepare for courses they will take in the coming school year.”

“We are excited to offer this unique program to high school students who, in many cases, have nowhere else to turn if they are in need of making up a course” said Jerry Weissberg, Vice President & General Manager of ed2go. “These online high school courses are the perfect solution for both busy parents and their active teens who are in jeopardy of falling behind. Additionally, this is an outstanding opportunity for our college and university partners to reach out and offer even more educational services to their community.”

Courses available in this program include:

Mathematics: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry

Science: Biology, Chemistry

Language Arts: English I, II, III, IV

The cost is $299 per semester.

For more information on the credit recovery program, or to find a school near you that is offering it please visit http://highschool.ed2go.com/recover-course-credit/

About Cengage Learning and ed2go

Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. ed2go, part of Cengage Learning, is the largest provider of turnkey online training and education solutions serving the adult education, career, and corporate training markets. With over 2,000 colleges, universities, community based organizations and other training providers, ed2go has served more than 2 million students. ed2go’s ever-growing catalog of Online Courses and Career Training Programs makes it simple for students to enrich their lives or reach professional goals in a supportive and engaging environment. ed2go also can help educational institutions jump-start their online education programs or augment existing distance learning options.

To learn more about ed2go and our product and services, visit www.ed2go.com, call our office at 1-800-701-8755 or email us at ed2go.marketing@cengage.com.

About Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE)

Smart Horizons Career Online Education, founded in 2009 and located in Pensacola, Florida,  is a private, AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district. AdvancED/SACS District accreditation signifies that SHCOE and all of its schools are fully accredited and that SHCOE is recognized across the nation as a quality school system. Smart Horizons Career Online Education offers 18-credit, career-based high school diploma programs that are designed to prepare students for entrance into the workplace. Career certificate offerings include Childcare Education, Office Management, Protection Services, Homeland Security, Healthcare (coming in Fall 2011) and Transportation Services. For more information, visit our Web site at www.shcoe.org, call our office at 855-777-4265 or email our office at enrollment@smarthorizonsonline.org