Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

UNDER 18 U.S.C. 1350

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PLATO Learning, Inc. (the "Company") for the first quarter ended January 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert J. Rueckl, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 12, 2010	/s/ Robert J. Rueckl
	Robert J. Rueckl
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer