Melbourne 26 March 2009 – Editure, the Australian-founded education company, announced today that it has acquired all the assets and operations of TeachFirst, a leading provider of professional development content and services to schools throughout the United States.

The acquisition expands Editure’s professional development division, which already includes AUSSIE PD, a leading New York based provider of on-site professional development, offering training services to schools and teachers. Editure is also a leading provider of internet-based learning platforms to schools around the world.

Seattle-based TeachFirst offers proprietary programs, content, videos and tools to assist schools in developing collaborative frameworks for teacher professional development.  TeachFirst has helped thousands of district administrators, principals, teacher-leaders and teachers create school-wide professional learning communities focused on improving the quality of classroom instruction.

“Editure is continuing to build its global education business both organically and, where we see the right opportunity, by acquisition.” said Joe Ewart, Chief Executive Officer of Editure.  “The combination of TeachFirst’s content and services with AUSSIE PD’s expertise in on-site professional development and Editure’s learning platform is very compelling.  We are a uniquely-positioned education improvement organization that currently works with over 10,000 schools around the world.”

TeachFirst will continue to be based in Seattle and will continue to offer the TeachFirst approach and service to its customers.  Editure has retained the services of TeachFirst’s senior management team, including John Mullin the President & CEO of TeachFirst.

“Editure shares our philosophy and commitment to working with schools to improve educational outcomes. We look forward to the opportunity of working as part of a broader educational platform and continuing to work with all our customers” said John Mullin, President and CEO of TeachFirst.

About Editure
Editure is a leading education and training company that focuses on the global K-12 sector.  Editure provides services aimed at improving school performance and professional development programs for teachers through its subsidiary AUSSIE PD. Editure also offers virtual learning environment software to schools around the world.  Editure provides services and products to approximately 10,000 schools around the world and has customers in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa and Asia.  Editure was founded in 1984 and is a recognized leader in assisting schools improve learning outcomes for children worldwide.

To learn more about Editure visit www.editure.com.

About AUSSIE PD
AUSSIE PD is a subsidiary of Editure that specializes in providing services aimed at improving school performance and professional development programs for teachers.  AUSSIE PD is based in New York and has been providing services to United States schools since 1992.   AUSSIE PD’s educational consultants work directly in schools and provide services specifically tailored to the requirements of the school.  The aim is to improve student achievement by enhancing teacher performance via job-embedded customized professional development programs.

To learn more about AUSSIE PD visit www.aussiepd.com.