Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cookie Cutter Test Prep Companies Fall Under Federal Scrutiny

Looks like Kaplan is getting a little unwanted attention for some of its business tactics. Test preparation in Miami-Dade and South Florida is just like that in other areas – it works best when it is customized to the individual taking it. Students get great results from a locally owned and operated boutique company.

Here is the story from the Washington Post:

“The Washington Post Co.'s Kaplan unit was accused in an antitrust complaint of dominating the market for LSAT test preparation.

The class-action lawsuit was filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court. It alleges that Kaplan conspired with the BAR/BRI bar-examination review firm to restrain competition in the market for the LSAT, taken by law-school applicants. Thomson Reuters, now BAR/BRI's parent, is not a defendant in the case. (read more here)

1 comment:

  1. Scummy- i KNEW that was goign on. Just hapopy someone caught it...i'm sure they are doignt eh same for SAT

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