101.   The educational software publisher is being acquired in a stock swap by SoftKey International Inc., whose shares declined.

102.   The educational software publisher was one of several technology companies hit hard by investor worries about earnings.

103.   The Learning Co., a leading publisher in educational software for young children, believes it can be a reading teacher.

104.   The rally in high-tech shares boosted shares of Edmark, a Redmond, Washington-based maker of educational software.

105.   The Redmond-based company makes educational software.

106.   The program was developed by Europress Software, a British company well-known for its educational software.

107.   The twin steps represent an effort by SoftKey to become the dominant player in the educational software market.

108.   There is so much educational software that stores cannot come close to stocking it all.

109.   This adventure, captured on a computer CD called The Wreck of the Fortuna Dourada, is among the latest crop of educational software.

110.   This year, educational software companies have seen their sales soar, their stocks climb, but because of competitive pressure, prices of their products are falling.