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Companies help no child left behind Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/06-06-2003/0001960745&EDATE=FRI+Jun+06+2003,+10:30+AM http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/06-06-2003/0001960745&EDATE=FRI+Jun+06+2003,+10:30+AM Computers/Electronics News Kaplan K12 Expands Its Technology Services Team With Two Key Hires < back - New Talent Helps Company Meet Growing Demand for Its Online Assessment Solutions - NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its strategy for continued growth, Kaplan K12 Learning Services, a unit of Kaplan, Inc. and a leading provider of standards-based educational services for schools, has expanded its technology services team with two key hires. Mary-Ellen Kreher has joined the company as Executive Director, Online Products and will manage development and delivery for new technology products, including the Kaplan Achievement Planner online assessment and curriculum solution and Kaplan's Achieva online college prep program. Jennifer Vandenbrooks has returned to Kaplan as Director of District Services, responsible for working with major urban school districts to implement the Kaplan Achievement Planner and other comprehensive curriculum programs. The new hires come on the heels of Kaplan K12 Learning Services' explosive growth. In the past 18 months, Kaplan K12 has doubled its staff and its products, adding cutting-edge software and Web-based products to its extensive offerings. In Fall 2002, the company launched its Kaplan Achievement Planner, a Web-based teacher tool that uses state assessment results to determine student needs and prescribes instruction to close student skill gaps. After successfully piloting the program, Kaplan K12 is rolling it out to schools nationwide this summer. "Kaplan K12 is committed to providing schools with the first-rate technology products they need to help their students meet state standards," said Stuart Udell, President, Kaplan K12 Learning Services. "Adding two such talented and highly respected education technology experts to our team ensures that we will continue to exceed our goals and those of the schools we work with." Ms. Kreher brings to the Kaplan K12 Learning Services team over 20 years of experience in educational program and product development. Most recently, as a Vice President at Learning Network, she managed online product development and strategy. Prior to joining Learning Network, she designed educational software for Computer Curriculum Corporation. She has also held positions in the editorial and sales divisions of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and is a former English teacher and reading specialist. A former manager and teacher in Kaplan's test preparation division, Ms. Vandenbrooks returns to the company after serving as a Product Director at Renaissance Learning, where she developed professional development programs for teachers in math, state testing and classroom management. She has also taught high school and middle school social studies and English language arts in Detroit area public and private schools and was the personal traveling tutor for high school R&B recording artist Aaliyah on her world tour. She holds an MBA and a BA in Education from the University of Michigan. About Kaplan K12 Learning Services: Kaplan K12 Learning Services (http://www.KaplanK12.com), part of the Kaplan Test Prep division of Kaplan, Inc., partners with schools to provide educational programs that help students meet standards, improve their critical thinking skills and boost performance on state assessments. The company also specializes in helping schools meet expectations set by the No Child Left Behind Act. Kaplan K12 Learning Services works closely with over 1,000 schools in some of the largest school districts in the country to provide programs from in-house professional development seminars, to online tools for students and teachers to after-school learning programs. Kaplan, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). Contact: Bonnie Eissner, 212-707-5287, bonnie_eissner@kaplan.com Note To Editors: Kaplan, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

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