PLATO Learning Announces Date for Release of Third Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call

Business Wire, August 28, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS -- PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR), announced today it will report its third quarter financial results on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 3 p.m. Central Daylight Time.

The Company will hold its regular quarterly conference call following the release to discuss reported results. The call will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 3:45 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The dial-in number for this call is 1.888.276.0007 in the U.S. and Canada, and 1.612.332.0107 for international callers. Attendees should call 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and inform the operator they are participating in PLATO Learning's conference call. The conference call will also be webcast via PLATO Learning's web site at http://www.plato.com/Investor-Relations/Conference-Calls.aspx.> A recording of the call will be available beginning at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on September 4, 2008, until midnight on September 11, 2008. To access the recording, call 1.800.475.6701 in the U.S. and Canada and 1.320.365.3844 internationally. At the prompt, enter pass code number 878951.

About PLATO Learning

PLATO Learning is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula in reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and life and job skills. The Company also offers innovative online assessment and accountability solutions and standards-based professional development services. With over 6,000 hours of objective-based, problem-solving courseware, plus assessment, alignment and curriculum management tools, we create standards-based curricula that facilitate learning and school improvement.

PLATO Learning is a publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ market. PLATO Learning's online educational software is primarily marketed to K-12 schools and colleges. The Company also sells to job training programs, correctional institutions, military education programs, corporations, and individuals.

PLATO Learning is headquartered at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437, 952.832.1000 or 800.869.2000. The Company has offices throughout North America and Puerto Rico, as well as international distributors in the United Kingdom and South Africa. For more information, please visit http://www.plato.com.

PLATO[R], Straight Curve[R], and Academic Systems[R] are registered trademarks of PLATO Learning, Inc. PLATO Learning is a trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc.