Kaplan reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,589 total reviews)

Andrew S. Rosen

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Kaplan has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,589 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kaplan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Aug 23, 2021

Pre-Iceberg Titanic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Genuinely trying to right the ship and making efforts to create a model for long-term growth.

Cons

Recent reorganization left teams severely understaffed. Departments that underperform get fewer resources, but are expected to rebound while leadership admittedly deprioritizes them.

1.0
Aug 1, 2021

never, ever, ever safe; never good enough

Anonymous employee
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Pros

the actual work is fun, the part where you teach students how to pass the test. it's nice to help people.

Cons

The official company emphasis is on constant improvement, which sounds nice in theory, but what it means is that you're never good enough. You're never allowed to say that you think you've done a good job because you are forced to always find some way in which you failed. It messes with your head and drives you insane. Despite the focus on how desperately disappointing all of us staff are, we're expected to put up with systems and curriculum that are DEFINITELY not good enough, and told that we can't even hope for better. Pay is out of whack -- some too little, some too much. Curriculum is crap. Teachers have to work AGAINST what we're given, not with it, in order to actually teach our students. Ridiculously, performatively "woke," but there's nothing behind it. Instead of celebrating diversity with a special "___-American Heritage Week", just pay us all better.

3.0
Jun 17, 2021

Struggling Company

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Pros

Flexibility of its part-time model.

Cons

A devastated company amid extensive layoffs during the pandemic. Model challenged by both rivals and the tests themselves. Making heroic attempts to save itself and to become a forward-thinking organization. Its fundamental business model is severely challenged and it is questionable as to how viable it remains.

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