Educators Face Budget Cuts and Increased Costs for Teaching Materials
Apperson Education Products lends a hand by providing a low-cost
alternative to purchasing necessary assessment supplies.
CERRITOS, Calif. – The economy is slowing, the unemployment rate is rising and
funds for education are being reduced. Education budgets are being hit hard by this economic gale
with diminishing budgets and programmatic cuts. With no guarantee of the storm shifting direction,
educators are franticly seeking refuge by researching new ways to save money on the materials they
need to perform their job.
One item for which educators continuously seek lower prices is scannable OMR test
forms, commonly referred to as 'scantrons'. Unfortunately since the Scantron™ and NCS Pearson
Data Management merge in February 2008, the prices of the combined company's scannable forms continue
to increase, leaving educators no choice but to seek alternatives for their products.
Fortunately, there is another option. Apperson Education Products is a company whose
main objective is to give the education community an alternative for compatible test forms, test
scanners and assessment solutions.
"School budget cuts are causing educators to choose between eliminating important
resources and finding more cost effective solutions to meet their needs," said Bill Apperson, CEO
of Apperson Education Products. "We will continue to help by offering necessary assessment products
and services at affordable and sensible prices."
More than 4,500 educators in institutions across the U.S. are embracing Apperson's
low prices on Scantron™ and NCS Pearson™ compatible forms.
"At a time when cost exceeds a school district's budget, you have to get creative to
save valuable taxpayer dollars," said Brenda Gilbert of Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. "Finding
Apperson Education Products has helped our bottom line. We have been very satisfied with all the
products we have purchased from Apperson, and even more satisfied with the money they have saved us."
Saving money is more critical than it's ever been. With schools stretching each
dollar further, they will have a better chance of being able to purchase all the materials needed
for each student.
"Every year, community colleges are tasked to do more with fewer resources," said
Pat Feeney, Assistant Director of Operations for Riverside Community College in Riverside, Calif.
"We used to pay 60% more for our scannable forms when we purchased them through Scantron™.
By purchasing them through Apperson, we save that 60% and reallocate it to other areas."
It is apparent that the education community is frustrated with their funds being
reduced and the cost of teaching supplies increasing. It is this same frustration that fuels Apperson
Education Products to research and implement new cost-effective ways to alleviate the burdens such
educators and administrators continue to endure.
Contact:
Kerry Bobeczko-Lupperger
kbobeczko@appersonprint.com
562.356.3333 ext. 1053
Established in 1955, Apperson enables education, corporate, and government
organizations to quickly capture the data and information they need to accurately assess performance
and measure success. For more information, please call 800.827.9219 or visit the Apperson website at
www.appersonedu.com
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