PLATO Learning to Provide Core Curriculum for New Online Curriculum Management Platform

January 17, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 16, 2001– PLATO Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq:TUTR – news) today announced its partnership with Microsoft Corporation to provide more than 100 hours of core reading curriculum for the Microsoft® Encarta® Class Server, a new curriculum management platform for grades K through 12.