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                                  [PLATO LOGO]
___________________________________________________________________PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               CONTACT:
                                                    John Murray, President & CEO
                                                    PLATO Learning, Inc.
                                                    952.832.1000


                          PLATO LEARNING, INC. APPOINTS
                           NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 27TH, 2000 -- PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUTR)
today announced the appointment of John M. Buske as Corporate Vice President
Finance and Chief Financial Officer reporting to John Murray, President and
Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Buske has 25 years of
business experience. Most recently he served as the corporate controller, of St.
Jude Medical, Inc., headquartered in Little Canada, Minnesota. Mr. Buske has BS
and MBA degrees from the University of Minnesota.

Mr. Murray, commented, "We are pleased to have someone of John's background and
experience join our organization and executive management team. John has
significant, large public company experience including SEC reporting, investor
and public relations, mergers and acquisitions and risk management as well as
strong general financial skills." Mr. Murray, continued, " I am sure John will
become a valued member of our executive team and that he will make a major
contribution to the next phase of our growth."

Mr. Buske, added, "PLATO Learning has an impressive history, excellent products
and a dedicated workforce. During the last three years the company has
demonstrated continued strong performance and I join them with great enthusiasm
and high expectations. I look forward to working with John and the rest of the
senior management team to continue to build on the success of the last three
years and to take the company to the next level. I am particularly pleased,
after many years of serving the needs of the healthcare industry, to be of
service to the education sector."

PLATO Learning is the developer and marketer of computer-based PLATO products
and services. With revenues of over $52 million, PLATO Learning, Inc. is a
publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ-NMS. Offering more than 2,000
hours and 10,000 learning objectives of comprehensive academic and applied
skills courseware designed for adolescents and adults, PLATO Learning is
marketed to middle and high schools, colleges, job training programs,
correctional institutions, military education programs, corporations, and
consumers. PLATO Learning is delivered via networks, CD-ROM, the Internet, and
private Intranets; it is available for immediate purchase and electronic
download on the Company's e-commerce site PLATO.COM


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An international training and education company, PLATO Learning headquarters are
located at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437-3109, (952)
832-1000 or (800) 869-2000. PLATO Learning has domestic offices located
throughout the United States, and international offices in the United Kingdom,
and throughout Canada. PLATO Learning has international distributors located in
Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. The
company's Web site address on the Internet's World Wide Web is www.plato.com

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This press release contains forward-looking information regarding future
prospects. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve
any particular result in future periods because of uncertainties, such as timing
of receipt of product orders and delivery to its customers and other matters
relating to revenue recognition accounting principles.

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