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For Immediate Release
Voyager Expanded Learning Releases
Summary of Effectiveness of its Reading Solutions
Dallas, May 3, 2007 – Voyager Expanded Learning® announced today it has completed and released the Summary of Effectiveness of its Reading Solutions, Voyager Universal Literacy System®, Voyager Passport™ and Passport Reading Journeys.™ The Summary of Effectiveness contains information about clinical studies, independent evaluations, district and school profiles and features recipients of the Voyager Founder's Award.
Several districts in the report demonstrated unprecedented gains after using Voyager programs. They include Richmond City Public Schools, Virginia; Oxford City Schools, Alabama; Lancaster Independent School District, Texas; Pickens County Public Schools, Alabama and Manatee County Public Schools, Florida.
"We're taking great responsibility for student achievement, and I'm proud of the district for that," says Dr. Deborah Jewell-Sherman, superintendent, Richmond Public Schools and Voyager Founder's Award recipient. "Voyager is an important partner in that effort."
The report summarizes the impact Voyager programs are having in schools across the country, where students enrolled in Voyager reading programs are quickly becoming better readers. A greater percentage of these students are passing their state tests, and although most are from low-income, high-poverty urban schools, they are closing the achievement gap with the national average and with their more affluent peers.
In addition, students with diverse needs receiving services such as special education and limited English proficiency support are surpassing the expectations of their teachers and parents, and they are learning to read.
To obtain a copy of the complete report electronically, visit: www.voyagerlearning.com/ResearchStudyDocuments/Expect_Results_with_Voyager_Reading_Solutions.pdf
For more information on Voyager, visit: www.voyagerlearning.com.
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 900 school districts in cities such as Dallas, Phoenix, New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is part of ProQuest Education, based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995
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