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For Immediate Release
Voyager Expanded Learning Receives
Additional Endorsement
from the Council
of Administrators of Special Education
Dallas, July 23, 2007− The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) announced today the formal endorsement of VoyagerU®, the professional development program produced and distributed by Voyager Expanded Learning®.
"VoyagerU is a unique professional development program that the CASE Publication and Product Review Committee believes will be very beneficial to the members of our organization. We are extremely impressed by Voyager's commitment to preparing educators for the classroom," says John Faust, chairperson, CASE Publication and Product Review Committee.
The endorsement of the VoyagerU program is based on the CASE Publication and Product Review Committee's rigorous evaluation of the products and research data submitted in support of the CASE Product Review Rubric, which focuses on seven critical areas:
- Product marketability and feasibility
- Research base
- Field testing
- Company longevity and reputation
- Enhancement of professional practice advocated by CASE/CEC policy and/or standards
- Addresses member identified needs
- Evidence and documentation of customer satisfaction
"This endorsement is further evidence of how powerful VoyagerU is and how highly regarded our education solutions are," says Dr. Robert Pasternack, former U.S. assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and senior vice president of special education for Voyager. He adds, "VoyagerU offers job-embedded, sustained, high-quality, evidence-based comprehensive professional development using a combination of distance education, adult learning principles and coach-facilitated practice. All teachers can develop a common language and knowledge of the science of teaching all students to read using VoyagerU."
In addition to the new VoyagerU endorsement, CASE continues to endorse all three research-based intervention programs created by Voyager Expanded Learning®: Voyager Passport™, Passport Reading Journeys™ and Vmath®.
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 Miami, Richmond, New York and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance. Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc., is based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995.
About The Council of Administrators of Special Education
The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) is an international professional educational organization, which is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and whose members are dedicated to the enhancement of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each individual in society. Those who receive special education services are individuals who possess basic rights and responsibilities, and who command respect at all times. Special education embraces the right to a free appropriate public education. The Mission of the Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. is to provide leadership and support to members by shaping policies and practices that impact the quality of education. For more information, please visit www.casecec.org or call 1-478-825-7667.
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Media Contact:
Shannan Overbeck
Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc.
888-399-1995 ext. 9476
soverbeck@voyagerlearning.com
Dr. Luann L. Purcell
Executive Director
Council of Administrators of Special Education
478-825-7667
lpurcell@bellsouth.net
Investor Contact:
Jennifer Chelune
Investor Relations Manager
Voyager Learning Company
734-997-4910
jennifer.chelune@proquest.com
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