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Educational publishers group to donate materials to Baltz Elementary

LOGAN TWP., NJ (October 1, 2007) - In an effort to connect with teachers and schools who are facing challenging situations, tomorrow the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) will donate a collection of high-quality educational materials to Austin D. Baltz Elementary School in Wilmington, DE. The national, non-profit association for developers of educational content, AEP works to build and facilitate relationships between its members and the education community.

"Unfortunately, the challenge of teaching can sometimes lie more in finding the right resources than in the actual instruction itself," said Charlene Gaynor, CEO of AEP. "This donation is a small step toward AEP's vision of putting high quality classroom materials into the hands of every teacher and student."

The materials to be donated are products that competed in the 2007 AEP Awards, which honor the year's best supplemental--or non-core--educational materials. Each year, education companies from around the world enter their top products to be judged by a panel of teachers and education experts. Products that receive the highest scores earn the right to display the Lamp of Learning seal, nationally recognized by educators and administrators as a mark of outstanding educational quality. When the competition is over, AEP distributes all product entries--which can include workbooks, software, DVDs, and even entire reading curricula--to teachers and schools in the tri-state area.

"It's really a win-win situation," said Gaynor. "Schools are getting access to some of the highest-quality educational materials on the market, and at the same time, AEP is able to raise awareness about the important role of supplemental materials in the academic success of our nation's students."

The donation will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the library of Baltz Elementary School, located at 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE. For more information, please contact Jennifer Hill at 856-241-7772 or jhill@AEPweb.org.

About AEP
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is the professional association for publishers of supplemental educational materials. Its membership represents the breadth of educational content developers and service providers delivering progressive products in both print and electronic formats to today's schools and colleges. Founded in 1895, AEP now assists its members in navigating the global realities of publishing in the 21st century through its professional development programming, government relations efforts, and opportunities for collaboration and partnership.

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