Young Entrepreneurs Get a Jump Start Fromnschool.com.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2000

nschool.com's Preferred Partner, KidsWay, Aims to Educate

Students About Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers and Investing

nschool.com, a free, Web-based, teacher-driven, education

system providing a new level of communication among administrators, teachers and families, announced today that the nschool.com community will now have access to KidsWay's "one-stop-shop" for business education and entrepreneurship training for youth ages eight to 18.

"As a young company, we are proud to encourage an entrepreneurial interest in future business leaders," said Lindsey Cook, chief operating officer of nschool.com. "We think technology has helped the recent growth in entrepreneurship. In fact, just last week a high school student handed our chairman his Web site development business card."

Over the past 10 years, youth entrepreneurship has exploded. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the seven million 16- to 18-year-olds who are listed as full- or part-time employed, 87,000 are self-employed. In addition, Gallup surveys on youth entrepreneurship from 1994 to 1997 found 65 percent of students said they could imagine starting their own business.

KidsWay helps students learn about business, careers, investing and entrepreneurship by linking classroom education with real-world experience through hands-on training opportunities for young people ages eight to 18. KidsWay also offers a Web site full of resources (www.youngbiz.com) as well as a catalog of over 120 books, games, videos, curriculum and educational products for learning about money and business. KidsWay initiatives include youth entrepreneurship weekend and after-school programs, an annual business plan competition and the bimonthly YoungBiz magazine, which features articles about teens and preteens who are earning, saving and investing money, as well as starting businesses and preparing for careers.

"Entrepreneurship education benefits students in numerous ways, from helping build self-esteem and improving leadership skills to increasing math, reading and writing skills. We believe that nschool.com provides us with an exceptional distribution channel to help students receive this vital career training," said Steve Morris, chief operating officer of KidsWay.

KidsWay (www.kidsway.com), the newest addition to nschool.com's growing list of Preferred Partners, will be present throughout the nschool.com Web site and located within the "Resources" module in the Partners in Education folder. nschool.com's Preferred Partners offer an array of quality educational services, teaching resources and professional development products to the nschool.com online community. nschool.com Preferred Partners are chosen because they provide "best-of-breed" products and services and have a commitment to the education and parenting communities. The Preferred Partners are companies and organizations that provide support for, or products and services that benefit students, parents and schools.

About Kidsway

Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1994, KidsWay, Inc. is one of the nation's leading providers of youth entrepreneurship education programs and products. The mission of KidsWay is to link classroom education with real-world experience by providing hands-on opportunities for young people ages 8-18 to learn about business, careers, investing and entrepreneurship. Services offered by KidsWay include youth entrepreneurship programs which can be taught in school, after school, or in a camp format, as well as financial education programs for youth that teach consumer awareness, saving, investing and banking basics. EDGE University, a three-day teacher training program offered by KidsWay, is for any educator or youth leader who is interested in becoming a certified youth entrepreneurship instructor.

For a schedule of KidsWay teacher training events or a free KidsWay entrepreneurship catalog, please visit the KidsWay Web sites at www.kidsway.com or www.youngbiz.com , or call toll-free (888) KidsWay (543-7929) extension 811.

About nschool.com

Implemented in its first school in August 1999, nschool.com is a leading K-12, teacher-driven communications service that brings together administrators, teachers and families through the power of the Internet. The company provides schools with free, secure and highly customizable Web-based systems, which include a suite of tools that improve communication and enhance the learning process, usually at the state or district level. nschool.com community members enjoy a calendar of events and activities; an e-mail service that links all members; a managed discussion area for school-wide or group-specific topics; a resource center with research and information tools; instant messaging; an individual or group home page service and more. Teachers and administrators also enjoy free product training and support.

For more information, please visit the nschool.com Web site at www.nschool.com or call 1-877-218-8700.