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For Immediate Release
World Math Day Results Announced for Top 10 U.S. Schools and Classrooms
Students from around the world join to answer 182,455,169 math questions correctly
Dallas, TX., March 17, 2008 − The results for World Math Day 2008 for the Top 10 U.S. schools and classrooms are in! More than three quarters of a million students logged on to www.worldmathday.com to participate in the online event that began on March 5 west of the International Dateline and continued through the last minute of March 5 east of the International Dateline. Students of all ages and ability levels from more than 100 countries competed against each other in real-time battles of speed and skill answering 182,455,169 math questions correctly.
The country with the most students logged in was the United Kingdom (231,715 students); the U.S. (171,573 students) correctly answered 42,087,104 math questions, more than any other country competing in the online competition.
| Top 10 U.S. Schools include: |
| School |
# of Correct Answers |
| 1. Tatum Ridge Elementary School, Sarasota, FL |
560,267 |
| 2. Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL |
473,195 |
| 3. Lakeside Middle School, Irvine, CA |
400,639 |
| 4. Creekview Elementary School, Ontario, CA |
340,364 |
| 5. Punahou School, Honolulu, HI |
274,682 |
| 6. Windy Ridge K-8 School, Orlando, FL |
264,976 |
| 7. Southwestern Elementary, Cordele, GA |
260,921 |
| 8. Presbyterian Day School, Memphis, TN |
260,881 |
| 9. Challenger Elementary School, Tamarac, FL |
256,109 |
| 10. C.E. Hanna Elementary School, Oxford, AL |
210,875 |
| Top 10 U.S. Classrooms include: |
| Class |
# of Correct Answers |
1. Bourne's Fifth Grade Class
Creekview Elementary School, Ontario, CA |
171,662 |
2. Esteva's Explorers
Sweetwater Elementary School, Miami, FL |
169,199 |
3. WindyGifted1
Windy Ridge K-8, Orlando, FL |
135,835 |
4. Ratliff's Champs
Mesa View Elementary School, Grants, NM |
112,016 |
5. Roberts Fifth Grade Class
Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL |
97,226 |
6. Period 1, Algebra 1
Lakeside Middle School, Irvine, CA |
82,703 |
7. Ruyter's Wizards
Avalon Elementary School, Orlando, FL |
77,180 |
8. Durso's Class
Punahou Elementary School, Honolulu, HI |
71,364 |
9. Motley Crew
Jupiter Farms Elementary School, Jupiter, FL |
69,380 |
10. Dollinger's Fourth Grade Class
Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL |
68,264 |
Top 10 U.S. Schools will each receive a $500 donation to the principal's discretionary fund and top 10 U.S. classrooms will receive a $250 donation to the teacher's classroom fund.
The World Math Day competition was held in partnership by Voyager Expanded Learning, 3P Learning and Cartoon Network. To view the overall World Math Day results, visit www.worldmathday.com.
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About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional development programs, for school districts throughout the United States. Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to more than 1000 school districts in cities such as Miami, Richmond, New York and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyager Learning Company (OTC: VLCY.PK) and is based in Dallas, Texas For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995.
About 3P Learning
Founded in 2003, 3P Learning develops e-learning resources for students and teachers. Key to the success of 3P Learning's resources is the idea that play plus practice equals progress. The company's e-Learning resources are written by teachers who hold this philosophy at their core, and are proven to engage and motivate students to achieve excellent results. 3P Learning develops curriculum-based resources for the Internet that are currently used by over 1000 Australian schools and that have been used by close to 1 million students. For teachers, 3P Learning uses technology to provide up to the minute information on students' progress and the ability to fully differentiate within a class to target individual student needs. For more information about 3P Learning, please visit www.3PLearning.com.au.
Media and Investor Contact
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Voyager Learning Company
888-399-1995 ext. 9476
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