nschool.com Receives Gold Star from WeeklyReader.

Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000

Weekly Reader Endorses nschool.com with Seal of Approval

nschool.com, a free, Web-based education system providing a new level of communication among administrators, teachers and families, announced today that

"Since Weekly Reader is used in 90 percent of America's school districts, most of us have been touched by these publications at one time or another," said Lindsey Cook, chief executive officer of nschool.com. "Parents and teachers who read Weekly Reader as children look for this brand, and as a young company, nschool.com is honored to have that kind of credibility and name recognition associated with our organization."

Weekly Reader is the leading publisher of classroom magazines for the pre-K-12 market with 8 million subscriptions nationwide. Teachers and parents seek out Weekly Reader for quality education resources and information, and kids from pre-K through high school equate Weekly Reader with friendly, fun and familiar content. Weekly Reader also offers the award-winning Weekly Reader Galaxy Web site (www.weeklyreader.com), which is packed with interactive contests, activities and other grade-specific content.

"Like Weekly Reader, nschool.com is dedicated to meeting the needs of teachers, parents and students and helping build the home/school connection," said Gregory Hilbert, director of new business development at Weekly Reader Corporation.

Weekly Reader Corporation is a unit of WRC Media Inc., whose sister companies include CompassLearning (formerly Josten's Learning Corp.), American Guidance Service, and World Alamanac.

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.

Note: Weekly Reader, Weekly Reader Seal of Approval, and Galaxy are Trademarks of Weekly Reader Corporation.