UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 1, 2010

Archipelago Learning, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-34555		27-0767387
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

3232 McKinney Ave., Suite 400, Dallas, Texas		75204
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): 800-419-3191

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On December 6, 2010, Archipelago Learning, Inc., or the “Company,” posted a corporate presentation to its website at http://investor.archipelagolearning.com/events.cfm. The presentation, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference, provides an overview of the Company’s strategy and performance, and will be used during various investor conferences throughout the fourth quarter 2010 and first quarter 2011.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

     On December 1, 2010, the Company issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference, announcing that Tim McEwen, Chief Executive Officer, and James Walburg, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the William Blair & Co. Global Services Growth Stock Conference held at the Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North in Scottsdale, AZ on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 1:50 pm Mountain Standard Time.

     At this conference, Messrs. McEwen and Walburg will be discussing the strategies and performance for the year to date and last twelve months ended September 30, 2010, and their presentation will include the corporate presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. A live audio webcast of the Company’s presentation can be accessed via the Company’s website at http://investor.archipelagolearning.com/events.cfm.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 2.02 and 7.01, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Corporate Presentation of Archipelago Learning, Inc., dated December 2010
99.2		Press Release of Archipelago Learning, Inc., dated December 1, 2010, announcing its presentation at the William Blair & Co. Global Services Growth Stock Conference

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 6, 2010

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Corporate Presentation of Archipelago Learning, Inc., dated December 2010
99.2		Press Release of Archipelago Learning, Inc., dated December 1, 2010, announcing its presentation at the William Blair & Co. Global Services Growth Stock Conference