Kaplan Certified as a Most Loved Workplace® for Fourth Consecutive Year, a Recognition of Employees’ On-The-Job Happiness and Career Satisfaction

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Kaplan, a global provider of educational services, has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace® for the fourth consecutive year by Best Practice Institute (BPI). This certification is based on Kaplan's scores from the Love of Workplace Index™, which evaluates employee satisfaction and sentiment, including respect, collaboration, support, and a sense of belonging. CEO Gregory Marino and Chief People Officer Yvonne Yancy emphasized that this recognition highlights Kaplan's commitment to employee engagement and talent development. The study by BPI noted that increased employee sentiment correlates with higher productivity and longer employee tenure.

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• Kaplan certified as a Most Loved Workplace for the fourth consecutive year.
• High scores on the Love of Workplace Index™ highlight employee satisfaction.
• Recognition underscores Kaplan's commitment to employee engagement and talent development.
• Increased employee sentiment linked to higher productivity and longer employee tenure.

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• No direct financial data or tangible business developments mentioned in the PR.
• The certification, while positive, does not provide measurable business metrics.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kaplan, a global educational services provider, has been certified as a Most Loved Workplace, backed by the research and analysis of Best Practice Institute (BPI), for the fourth consecutive year. Most Loved Workplace validation provides the most comprehensive look at workplace sentiment for organizations today, according to BPI.

Kaplan earned this distinction based on its scores on the Love of Workplace Index™, which surveyed employees on various elements around employee satisfaction and sentiment including the level of respect, collaboration, support, and sense of belonging they feel at the company.

"We are deeply honored that Kaplan has been recognized as a Most Loved Workplace for the fourth consecutive year. This recognition underscores what our team has long understood and appreciated: The heart of Kaplan's success resides in its people. Our journey to becoming the company we are today owes everything to the unwavering dedication and diversity of our exceptional professionals, who devotedly support our students, partners, and each other. Together, we have built and sustained a remarkable history as an employer of choice," affirmed Gregory Marino, CEO, Kaplan North America.

Yvonne Yancy, Kaplan North America's Chief People Officer, said, “Achieving Most Loved Workplace certification for the fourth year in a row reflects our employees’ spirit, commitment, and values. This recognition fuels our ongoing mission to build upon what we already have by prioritizing employee engagement and talent development. We remain passionately focused on our mission of transforming lives through education, and with such a dedicated and visionary workforce, we know the best is yet to come.”

Backed by BPI, in its original research that created MLW criteria, Most Loved Workplaces surveyed more than 175 companies and more than 3,000 executives across the United States, the Middle East/Northern Africa, and Southeast Asia. They found that productivity rises as employee sentiment increases, with 94 percent of responders saying they did three to four times more work for a company they loved and 95 percent saying they stayed at companies they loved three to four times longer.

For more information, please contact Russell Schaffer at russell.schaffer@kaplan.com.

About Kaplan

Kaplan, Inc. is a global educational services company that helps individuals and institutions advance their goals in an ever-changing world. Our broad portfolio of solutions help students and professionals further their education and careers, universities and educational institutions attract and support students, and businesses maximize employee recruitment, retainment, and development. Stanley Kaplan founded our company in 1938 with a mission to expand educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds. Today, our thousands of employees working in 27 countries/regions continue Stanley’s mission as they serve about 1.2 million students and professionals, 15,000 corporate clients, and 3,300 schools, school districts, colleges, and universities worldwide. Kaplan is a subsidiary of the Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC). Learn more at kaplan.com.

Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC)

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Russell Schaffer, russell.schaffer@kaplan.com

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FAQ

What recognition did Kaplan receive recently?

Kaplan was certified as a Most Loved Workplace® for the fourth consecutive year.

What is the Love of Workplace Index™?

The Love of Workplace Index™ is a survey measuring employee satisfaction, including respect, collaboration, support, and a sense of belonging.

How does the Most Loved Workplace certification affect Kaplan's productivity?

According to BPI's research, increased employee sentiment, as recognized by the Most Loved Workplace certification, is linked to higher productivity.