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Kaplan, Inc. is an education company headquartered in New York City , founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan . Kaplan provides learning and test preparation materials for various levels of education. COMPANY Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company . Its Chairman and CEO is Jonathan Grayer . Its 2006 revenue was nearly $1.7 billion. Washington Post Shareholder website Subdivisions Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions and kaptest.co.uk sells preparation materials for including the SAT and ACT ; graduate school admission tests such as the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), DAT , and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT); and other tests including the NCLEX , USMLE , CPA , and TOEFL exams. Outside of the United States and Canada, Kaplan operates in the UK and France, and also operates Kidum, a test preparation company in Israel, and Aspect, a provider of English language training based in the U.K. Kaplan Kids and Schools provides educational materials and services to children in grades pre-K through 12 and individual school districts, and advises school districts on compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act . Also, Kaplan's Score Learning Centers provide after-school tutoring services in reading and math for children in grades Kindergarten to Tenth Grade . Kaplan Higher Education is a group of institutions that offer fixed-facility and online certificate and degree programs in fields such as criminal justice, health care, business, information technology and legal studies. Kaplan University also offers online programs, and had approximately 28,000 students in 2006. Kaplan also owns the online Concord Law School . Outside the United States, Kaplan operates Dublin Business School in Ireland, which offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business and the liberal arts, and Asia Pacific Management Institute (APMI) in Singapore. Kaplan Professional offers education for licensing, certification, and training purposes, in areas including accounting, insurance, securities, real estate, financial planning, information technology, and architecture. FTC Kaplan , a London-based company that offers accounting and financial services training in the United Kingdom and in Asia, was acquired in 2003 (as The Financial Training Company). Kaplan also operates Tribeca Learning in Australia, which provides financial services and real estate training. HISTORY Kaplan was founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan, who started the business by tutoring students for the New York State Regents Exam in the basement of his Brooklyn home. He eventually franchised the business around the country. In 1984, Kaplan sold the company to , 2001. Acquisitions Some of Kaplan’s major acquisitions during the last 10 years include: About Kaplan Press Releases
Class-action lawsuit Kaplan Inc. recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that had been brought against BAR/BRI and Kaplan. Among the allegations in the suit, which charged that BAR/BRI had overcharged students, was an allegation of antitrust violation claiming that Kaplan had agreed not to compete in the bar review business while BAR/BRI agreed it would not compete in the LSAT business. Both West Publishing Company (parent of BAR/BRI), and Kaplan, Inc., denied the allegations and the matter was resolved without any finding of wrongdoing. BAR/BRI Class Action Lawsuit website REFERENCES |
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