FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fonte Paul (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC. 3767 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 200 (Street) ANN ARBOR MI 48108 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC. [ ABCD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Technology Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)	(1)	01/27/2020	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	22,500	4.5	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(1)	01/27/2020	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	7,500	6.5	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(2)	02/01/2021	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	7,500	4.5	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(2)	02/01/2021	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	2,500	6.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 27, 2010, Paul Fonte (the "Reporting Person") was granted options to purchase a total of 30,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock"), of Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (the "Company"), in consideration of his services as an employee of the Company. These options were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant and subject to the Company's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. All of these options vest in equal increments of twenty-five percent (25%) per year beginning on December 8, 2010.

2. On February 1, 2011 (the "Grant Date"), the Reporting Person was granted options to purchase a total of 10,000 shares of Common Stock, in consideration of his services as an employee of the Company. These options were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant and subject to the Company's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. All of these options vest in equal increments of twenty-five percent (25%) per year beginning on the one-year anniversary of the Grant Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paul Fonte, By: Todd W. Buchardt, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact	03/28/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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