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The College for Financial Planning—a Kaplan Company has launched an ETFs & Portfolio Construction Certificate Program in collaboration with iShares by BlackRock. The program aims to provide financial advisors with comprehensive resources for informed discussions about ETF opportunities in client portfolios.

The U.S. ETF industry showed remarkable growth in 2024, with over 650 new ETFs launched and record-breaking net inflows of approximately $1.1 trillion, surpassing the previous record of $901 billion from 2021. The on-demand course, available through the College's learning platform, gives students 120 days for completion and covers ETF fundamentals, global industry trends, and portfolio diversification strategies.

Kaplan has announced the winner of its $20K Tuition Sweepstakes. Ella Mayor, a Regents scholar and freshman at UC Berkeley, won the prize which will help finance her medical school education. A graduate from Santa Susana High School, Ella plans to pursue an MD/PhD focusing on neurosurgery, health equity, philosophy, and stem cell research.

The sweepstakes, open to all enrolled college students in the United States, is part of Kaplan's ongoing initiative to support students' educational goals. Over the past two decades, the company has awarded tens of thousands of dollars through various contests and sweepstakes, including free test prep courses for admissions exams like GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, and MCAT®.

Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) has announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.80 per share. The dividend will be payable on February 20, 2025, to shareholders who are on record as of February 3, 2025.

Kaplan has been recognized as a double winner in the American Consortium for Equity in Education's 2024 Excellence in Equity – Industry Impact Awards for its All Access License. The company won in both the Company of the Year - Higher Education and Career Readiness and Success Solution categories.

The All Access License enables colleges and universities to provide students with free access to Kaplan's test preparation resources for various admissions exams, licensure, and credentialing programs, including GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, MCAT®, NCLEX-RN®, USMLE®, Uniform Bar Exam® and Certified Financial Planner®. This initiative helps eliminate financial barriers and can save students collectively hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Industry Impact Awards, which named 44 winners across 29 categories, recognizes organizations that have demonstrated proven results in advancing educational equity and access. The All Access License has also received recognition from Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards, and Kaplan was honored in Inc.'s Power Partner Awards for helping businesses grow.

The College for Financial Planning (CFFP), a Kaplan Company, has joined the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. The institution's Master's of Science in Financial Analysis program has been recognized for incorporating over 70% of the CFA Program curriculum and emphasizing the CFA Institute's ethical standards.

This achievement places CFFP among an elite group, as only about 800 out of more than 15,000 global business programs are CFA Institute-approved. The online program focuses on advanced financial analysis, critical thinking, and ethics. Students who complete 15 of 30 credit hours gain access to Kaplan Schweser review materials, which continues post-graduation to support CFA exam preparation. Additionally, CFFP becomes eligible to receive CFA Program Student Scholarships annually.

Residential Home Health and Hospice, a division of Graham Healthcare Group, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in PA for the third consecutive year by the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business, in partnership with Best Companies Group.

The recognition is based on a confidential third-party survey measuring employee experience and workplace culture. Companies must maintain a significant presence in Pennsylvania and meet minimum employee requirements to qualify. The award highlights Residential's commitment to creating a positive work environment and innovative employee benefits programs.

According to Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business, winning organizations demonstrate leadership in employee-first policies and innovative benefits. LeeAnn Lang, Senior Vice President of Administration and Human Resources at Graham Healthcare Group, emphasized that the award reflects their dedication to prioritizing the employee experience.

Kaplan Schweser has released its 2024 CFA Program Survey, revealing significant insights about the impact of artificial intelligence and career satisfaction among CFA charterholders and candidates. The survey shows that 82% of respondents report AI affecting their job roles, with 70% believing AI will add future value.

Key findings include: 60% of respondents reported higher career satisfaction after passing their recent exam or becoming charterholders. Regarding the new CFA Institute Pathways program, 36% plan to pursue Portfolio Management, 15% each for Private Wealth and Private Markets pathways. On ESG investing, 38% believe it will enhance their effectiveness, while 41% are optimistic about its long-term impact on asset management.

Kaplan has released its annual medical school admissions officers survey, revealing important insights into the medical school application process. The survey highlights that a low MCAT score remains the biggest application deal-breaker at 39%, followed by low GPA (24%) and lack of clinical experience (20%).

Regarding AI usage, only 3% of schools allow Generative AI for admissions essays, while 36% prohibit it. On social media screening, 31% of admissions officers have checked applicants' profiles, with 81% considering it acceptable practice.

The survey also found that 63% of admissions officers believe medical school rankings have lost prestige. On political involvement, opinions are divided: 41% support medical schools issuing statements on political topics, while 47% oppose it, with only 30% approving of how schools addressed political issues in the past academic year.

Kaplan has been named to Inc.'s 2024 Best in Business list in multiple categories including Education, General Excellence, Extra Large Company Size, and Enduring Impact. The recognition highlights Kaplan's All Access License initiative, launched in 2022, which enables college students to access various test preparation courses at no cost when their institutions invest in the program. The license covers preparation for major exams including GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, MCAT®, bar exam, USMLE®, and NCLEX-RN®. Partner institutions include Cleveland State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Howard University, and others, with the program already saving thousands of students millions of dollars.