The America SCORES after-school
program engages children in at least 90 minutes of soccer three times a week
ensuring that student-athletes learn to be physically active and involved in a
team activity at an early age. The 2005 class of ACAP
participants will be the 10th class in this innovative, nationally recognized
program. For more information about ACAP-Ohio or to
receive an application, contact Karen West at 800.

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differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
as a result of various important factors, including the factors discussed
in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on
May 13, 2005 with the SEC.

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Thousands of Elementary Students Turn Out for Balanced for Life/America SCORES Soccer Jamborees! Across the Country

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Room and board,
materials, tours and workshops are made possible through the support of
corporate sponsors and grant-giving institutions.

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"We are so proud of the work of our students and
are excited to watch them showcase their skills at our Jamborees!.

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ACAP-Ohio is sponsored by The Ohio Society of CPAs along with the Ohio
chapters of the National Association of Black Accountants.

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Students from Fifty-Three Schools Play Back-to-Back Soccer Matches
in Day-Long Celebrations Sponsored by the Nation's Vending Industry

NEW YORK, Over 1,600 students will take part this
week in America SCORES Jamborees! in San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and
Washington, D., America SCORES announced today. Sponsored by Balanced for
Life, an initiative of the nation's vending industry to help address
skyrocketing childhood obesity rates, the Jamboree! is a soccer festival
including round-robin style tournament games, arts and crafts, and fun
activities for the entire community . The America SCORES Jamborees!, presented by
Balanced for Life, are the culminating events of the spring SCORES season."
A total of 36 sessions from Blackboard clients, staff and partners will be
presented over the two days, plus a comprehensive suite of hands-on
training programs before and after the conference. The program gives
minority students the chance to explore the accounting profession and learn
firsthand what challenges and opportunities await them if they choose to
become a CPA or enter the business world after college. Throughout the week,
participating students will also have the opportunity to compete for several
$500 college scholarships.

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Many leading academic institutions in the Asian Pacific region rely on
Blackboard for their e-Learning initiatives including the City University
of Hong Kong, Singapore Polytechnic University, Melbourne University,
University of Queensland, Griffith University and Tamagawa University and
Kobe College in Japan, among others .

About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard's clients include colleges,
universities, schools and other education providers, as well as textbook
publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education providers and
their students., with
offices and staff in North America, Europe and Asia.

Summer Business Program for Minority High School Students Accepting Applications

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ACAP-Ohio is a fully supervised, all-expense paid program.

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About America SCORES
America SCORES is a national model for youth development, targeting girls
and boys in urban neighborhoods that offer few, if any, recreational programs. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Company's views as of any date subsequent to August 1, 2005.com .

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be submitted by April 20. This summer's program will be conducted from June 26
- 30 at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.2727 or 614.

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The conference will provide a forum for Blackboard users to meet, connect,
exchange ideas and share best practices on how their institutions are using
Blackboard to enhance teaching, learning and community development. More
than 2,200 schools, colleges and universities around the world rely on
Blackboard to enhance their education experience.C.686.

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"America SCORES students from across the country are united in their
commitment to soccer, physical activity and health," said Paul Caccamo,
President, America SCORES. Through
its commitment to these events through its Balance for Life initiative, the
nation's vending industry is demonstrating its support of healthy lifestyles
and healthy futures for our kids. (NASDAQ: BBBB ) announces
today the 2005 Blackboard Asia Pacific Users Conference, "Innovating
Together," to be held in Melbourne, Australia, September 28 - 29, 2005.

The conference will kick off with a Blackboard keynote address and focus on
user case studies, best practices in implementation and interactive
sessions between Blackboard users and executives. The Company's product line consists of five software
applications bundled in two suites, the Blackboard Academic Suite and the
Blackboard Commerce Suite . The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments
will cause the Company 's views to change.

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America SCORES after-school programs operate in 13
cities nationwide and each city hosts an annual end of soccer season
Jamboree!. Yet, most students do not take part in extracurricular
activities that involve any form of exercise.

About Balanced for Life
Balanced for Life is a program created by the National Automatic
Merchandising Association's non-profit foundation designed to teach our
nation's youth the importance of a balanced diet and physical activity.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar
expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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PRESS RELEASE 2005 Blackboard Asia Pacific Users Conference in Australia This September

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For More Information:
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However, while the Company may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so .
Students who participate in ACAP-Ohio gain real-world experiences during
informative workshops , interactive discussions, facility tours and one-on-one
mentoring sessions with minority accounting and business professionals.
Students interested in applying must submit an application, a 200 -word
essay and one letter of reference. 344, or apply
online at http://www.764.

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This year's Blackboard
Asia Pacific Users Conference will feature three tracks; "In the
Classroom," "In the Senior Administration Office," and "In the ICT office. Administrator, user,
and developer training will be offered on September 26, 27, and 30 at RMIT
University.

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A sampling of topics to be discussed at the Blackboard Asia Pacific Users
Conference sessions and in keynote presentations includes:

-- Best practices in instructional design and training
-- Building the business case for e-Learning on your campus; establishing
return-on-investment for Blackboard software
-- How to build learning communities using the Blackboard Community
System
- - Holistic approaches to deploying new releases with a focus on
training, implementation and support
-- Experience in large scale implementations of Blackboard, with a focus
on methodology troubleshooting
-- Implementing the Blackboard Content System

Registration is open; for more information please visit www. In addition, the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent the Company's views as of August
1, 2005. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Inspiring Ohio's minority high
school students to pursue their educational and career aspirations is the goal
of the Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP-Ohio), presented by The Ohio
Society of CPAs.
Applications can be completed online at http://www.2727
E-Mail: kwest@ohio-cpa.com

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America SCORES uses soccer, poetry and
community service to inspire literacy and health among urban elementary-school
students nationwide.
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