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Achievement Series from Scantron^® Selected by Volusia County Public Schools

Web-Based Assessment Platform to Play Key Role in District-Wide Benchmark Assessment Program

IRVINE, Calif. (Oct 17, 2006) - Volusia County Schools (VCS), a 65,000 student preK-12 school district located in central Florida, has selected Scantron's Achievement Series™ as the platform for an innovative testing program to identify student strengths and needs, and improve teaching and learning district-wide, the company announced today.

Achievement Series is a Web-based formative testing solution that gives educators the ability to score and analyze benchmark tests in real time, to diagnose student needs, and to make informed instructional decisions to improve student achievement. Along with Scantron's Performance Series™, a computer-adaptive diagnostic test that allows educators to quickly pinpoint students' proficiency levels, the combined solution helps educators meet No Child Left Behind requirements and raise the level of student achievement.

"As of last year Volusia County Schools didn't have a district-wide formative assessment solution. Officials told us they were looking for a way to automate assessment and help inform instruction," said Sean Ryan, vice president of testing and assessment sales. "Scantron is a perfect fit for their needs because we offer a complete, flexible solution with an open content structure that allows numerous possibilities."

Volusia County Schools will roll out Achievement Series this year in all 82 of its schools upon completion of teacher training.

About Scantron Corporation

Scantron Corporation (www.scantron.com), headquartered in Irvine, Calif., helps education and commercial organizations measure and improve effectiveness with assessment and survey solutions. Scantron provides tools for the rapid, accurate and reliable capture of data with innovative software and survey solutions that leverage the company's expertise in world-class forms printing and scanner manufacturing. Scantron is a subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., which is wholly owned by M&F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW).

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For More Information: JP Clark | 949-639-7640 | jp_clark@scantron.com