St. Louis, MO, June 25, 2007 -- Siboney Corporation (OTC BB: SBON.OB) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Siboney Learning Group, will unveil PracticePlanet (www.practiceplanet.com), a new online Internet delivered product designed to provide quality test preparation for students in grades 3 through 9 at the National Educational Computing Conference in Atlanta, Ga. June 24-27, 2007.
“No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has led to critical changes in the way educators utilize test preparation,” said Bill Edwards, President of Siboney Learning Group. “The primary market is no longer limited to preparing for college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT. NCLB accountability standards require K-12 schools to demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress and standardized test scores are the primary indicator. Along with an increasing need for technology products that help students improve their test scores and help teachers prepare their students to take these tests, teachers and administrators need easier ways to retrieve and analyze the resulting data. PracticePlanet meets all these needs.”
Education industry analysts have estimated that test preparation is more than a $4 billion industry with online test preparation being one of the fastest growing segments. “We believe PracticePlanet is poised to make significant inroads into that market,” Edwards said. “Replacing pencil and paper based tools with an interactive online product like PracticePlanet enhances the learning process for students, parents, teachers and administrators.”
Siboney Learning Group welcomes PracticePlanet to a full line of award-winning products that include Orchard Software, Gamco, Journey and Educational Activities. For more information, visit www.siboneylearninggroup.com. To learn more about Siboney Corporation, visit www.siboney.com.
Contact:
Siboney Corporation, St. Louis
Bill Edwards, 888/726-8100 x115
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