Kaplan Sends Truckloads of Resources to Gulf Coast Providers

Judi Sharpe (left) and Connie Clay of the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute check out materials donated by Kaplan at the Embrace Mississippi’s Children Warehouse in Jackson, Miss. Kaplan donated two truckloads of materials to Embrace Mississippi’s Children. (Jeanne Aimee DeMarrais) Click on photo for larger view.

JAN. 12, 2006 | Kaplan Early Learning Company recently made some valuable contributions for the children and child care workers of Mississippi affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Kaplan donated two truckloads of materials, worth approximately $750,000, to Embrace Mississippi’s Children, a coalition of Mississippi and national organizations collecting materials and monetary gifts to help early care and education programs in Mississippi rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Kaplan has donated more than $750,000 in teacher materials including diagnostic tests, computer software, children’s activities, and adaptive materials for children with special needs.

Embrace coordinator Lynn Darling, Ph.D., said ”We will sort the materials and place them in teacher resource kits to be distributed among the centers in the hurricane-affected region.”

Kaplan Early Learning Center is a leader in early care and education through its publishing and development of curriculum and assessment products.


Morgan McPhail

Embrace Mississippi’s Children
Contact: Lynn Darling (662) 891-8734
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Updated 02/03/2006