Archipelago Learning Announces Earnings Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Financial Results


DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Archipelago Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARCL), a leading subscription-based online education company, announced today that it is scheduled to report fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 financial results on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 after the market close. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 4:45 p.m. ET that same day. The call will be hosted by Tim McEwen, Chief Executive Officer and James Walburg, Chief Financial Officer.

Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (877) 407-0784 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of this call will be available at 7:45 p.m. ET on March 2, 2010 and will remain active until March 16, 2010. The replay can be accessed by dialing (877) 660-6853 and entering account number 3055 and conference code 344088.

The conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.archipelagolearning.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register for the webcast and download any necessary software. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website.

About Archipelago Learning

Archipelago Learning is a leading subscription-based online education company that provides standards-based instruction, practice, assessments and productivity tools that improve the performance of educators and students via proprietary web-based platforms. Study Island, the core product line, helps students in kindergarten through 12th grade master grade-level academic standards in a fun and engaging manner. Study Island products are utilized by approximately 8.9 million students in approximately 21,000 schools in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Canada. For more information, please visit www.archipelagolearning.com. Archipelago Learning is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the Company. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.



            

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