Kaplan PMBR Expands into Full-Service Bar Review

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Kaplan, the global educational services provider, has extended its
bar review offerings to include full-service preparation programs for
students preparing for the state bar exams in New York, New Jersey and
Florida. Currently, Kaplan offers preparation for the Multistate Bar
Exam (MBE) through its Kaplan PMBR unit, which prepares more than
30,000 students annually.

"Our extension into full-service bar review was a natural
progression, given Kaplan's 70-year history of preparing students for
standardized exams and PMBR's 30 years of experience in multistate bar
review," said John Polstein, CEO of Kaplan's test prep division, under
which Kaplan PMBR operates. "We've combined unparalleled test prep
experience and resources in technology, training, research and service
with expertise gained from preparing over half a million attorneys for
the bar - plus input from thousands of past, present and future bar
takers. We're excited to innovate and boost the standard of quality in
the full-service bar review market."

Kaplan PMBR's comprehensive programs will cover preparation for
the MBE plus state-specific portions of the bar exams in New York, New
Jersey and Florida. Unique and industry-pioneering program features
include on-demand online course videos which enable students to make
up missed lectures at their convenience, personalized study plans that
pinpoint students' specific areas of weakness and provide resources
for targeted improvement, unlimited essay grading, an "Ask the
Attorney" hotline, an "MBE Qbank" online quiz builder, and a
money-back guarantee.

The programs will be available beginning in Florida for the winter
2009 bar exam and in Florida, New York and New Jersey for the summer
2009 bar exam.

In 2007, more than 81,000 people took the bar exam. Nationally,
sixty-seven percent of exam takers (54,800) passed, although pass
rates vary by state.

Kaplan PMBR's full-service bar review represents the latest
addition to Kaplan's growing portfolio of legal education programs,
which also includes three law schools (the wholly-online Concord Law
School, Nottingham Law at Kaplan Law School and Holborn College in the
U.K.) as well as criminal justice and legal training through its
higher education division. Kaplan's test prep division prepares tens
of thousands of aspiring law students for the Law School Admissions
Test (LSAT) annually.

About Kaplan, Inc.

Kaplan, Inc. is a leading international provider of educational
and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan,
which had 2007 revenue of $2 billion, is a subsidiary of The
Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). For more information, please
visit www.kaplan.com.

Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post
Company (NYSE: WPO)

Kaplan, Inc.
Carina Wong, 212-453-7571
carina.wong@kaplan.com

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