The company, which was founded in 2000 by leading economist Paul
Romer, already has more than 400 schools and 175,000 students using its
products to date. The survey considers all
companies listed on the Russell 1,000 Index -- the 1,000 largest publicly
traded companies in the United States. Sallie Mae was originally created in
1972 as a government-sponsored entity (GSE) and terminated all ties to the
federal government in 2004.

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Trudy LoMonaco, president of Brown Mackie College -- Fort Worth, said, "We
have a unique delivery system that allows students to focus on one course a
month. EDMC has provided career -oriented education for over 40 years.

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About Business Ethics
Founded in 1987, Business Ethics magazine is the only United States-based
business magazine focusing on ethics and corporate social responsibility in a
media landscape otherwise dominated by traditional business publications .edmc.

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"With this new offering, professors can select their own approach,
combining the right content for their students with the right applications,
for a fully integrated course, " said Paul Romer, founder of Aplia and one of
today's leading economists.com. The curriculum features course work in management principles,
accounting, human resources, technical business procedures , computer
operations, and general education. Brown
Mackie College schools offer associate's degrees and/or diplomas and
certificates in the business, health sciences, information technology, legal
studies, and electronic fields to over 7,000 students (as of fall 2004).

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This is the second consecutive
year that Sallie Mae has been named to the list.business-ethics. More information is
available at http://www.com.

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"Through Aplia's technology, students will be
able to interact with relevant economic content in new ways that reinforce
their understanding and move them along the learning curve. RESTON, Va."
For more information on how to enroll for the new Associate of Applied
Science in Business Management degree program, call (972) 279-4446 (Brown
Mackie College -- Dallas ), (817) 589-0505 (Brown Mackie College -- Fort
Worth), or visit http://www.com ), is among the largest providers
of private post-secondary education in North America, based on student
enrollment and revenue.

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, a new-generation
educational publisher specializing in technology solutions, today announced a
strategic alliance that combines Thomson South-Western economics textbooks
with Aplia's integrated online application for active learning.

Available for Fall 2005
The full line of Thomson principles of economics textbooks integrated with
Aplia's interactive solution will be available to professors and students for
the fall semester of 2005.thomson.

EDMC has 70 primary campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces.

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Aplia Inc.aplia.

Sallie Mae Named One of the '100 Best Corporate Citizens' by Business Ethics Magazine for Second Consecutive Year

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Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals,
learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and
services for both traditional and distributed learning .
"At Brown Mackie College, we strive to align our programs with industry
trends and to meet the needs of area employers," says Jill Kemme, President of
Brown Mackie College -- Dallas.

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By correlating Thomson South-Western economic content with Aplia's
auto-graded student assignments, online experiments , and course management
tools, students can study key concepts on their own and professors can use
class time to reinforce economic principles and advance a better understanding
of more complex economic models. Students gain access to auto-graded problem sets, experiments,
news analyses, tutorials , and real-time interactive reports, while professors
gain immediate access to an entire library of assignments, plus they can
create announcements, manage grades, print performance reports, and more .10 billion, is a global leader in providing
integrated information solutions to business and professional customers.

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Aplia's
current products support the college-level courses Survey of Economics,
Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Advanced
Intermediate Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics and Money and
Banking. "Many financial institutions and Fortune 500
companies are headquartered here and this new Business Management program will
prepare students starting a new career in these fields."
The associate's degree program in Business Management equips graduates
with skills for entry into the contemporary world of business and human
resources management.

The Texas
Workforce Commission reports that the finance, insurance, and real estate
sector in the state has seen a growth rate of 13.

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This enables students to achieve their professional aspirations while
balancing work and family responsibilities. Our instructors have extensive
experience in the field, thus bringing their expertise to the classroom.
EDMC's education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs
concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts, behavioral
sciences, health sciences, education, information technology, legal studies,
and business fields, culminating in the award of associate's through doctoral
degrees.

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"This alliance continues to expand on one of our highest priorities--to
offer professors and students a range of choices and to create true value that
dramatically enhances the educational experience," said Ed Moura, president of
Thomson Business + Economics., Sallie Mae, the No.newscom.

About Sallie Mae
SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation's
No.Associate's Degree Program Aims to Meet the Needs of Students Wishing to Enter
Careers in Growing Business Sectors

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Brown Mackie College
-- Dallas and Brown Mackie College -- Fort Worth have each launched a new
Associate of Applied Science in Business Management program that will prepare
students for a variety of entry-level management positions.brownmackie .

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For more information, visit the Aplia
website at http://www.aplia., Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC ) has
approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130
countries.edu . Student enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004.

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According to a recent report from the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce,
financial managers, human resources managers, and loan officers rank high
among key occupations in Dallas-Fort Worth target industries.

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1 paying-for-
college company , today announced that it has once again been chosen as one of
the top 100 corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine, a publication that
promotes social responsibility in business.

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Integrated Solution to Positively Impact How Students Learn Economics and How
Instructors Present Course Materials

MASON, Ohio, Thomson Higher Education, a market-
leading provider of teaching and learning solutions and a part of The Thomson
Corporation (TSX: TOC; NYSE: TOC), and Aplia Inc.

About The Thomson Corporate and Thomson Higher Education
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.com), with 2004 revenues from
continuing operations of $8.salliemae. Both schools are
currently enrolling students for this new 96-quarter credit hour program, with
classes beginning in July 2005 at both schools.

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Thomson South-Western plans to initially integrate materials from its full
line of Principles of economics textbooks, including its worldwide best
selling book , Principles of Economics, 3e by Gregory Mankiw, with Aplia's
suite of teaching tools. To give our customers a range of choices, a number
of product delivery options and price points will be available , including an
online digital edition of the textbook. With
operational headquarters in Stamford , Conn.

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"This combination offers professors more choice
and flexibility in how they teach economics , plus an engaging and interactive
set of tools to drive student behavior. Importantly,
professors and students will also be able to choose whether to use a
traditional print textbook or an affordable online e-book in conjunction with
the Aplia courseware. The annual listing
celebrates public companies that best serve their constituencies, including
stockholders, employees, customers, the community and the environment.

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Thomson Higher Education Announces Strategic Alliance With Aplia for Interactive Learning Solution in Economics

A Winning Combination-Choice and Value
This alliance is designed to help students better prepare for economics
lessons outside the classroom, so professors can work more effectively in the
classroom.

About Aplia Inc.
(Logo: http://www .
The owner of the Brown Mackie College system of schools, Education
Management Corporation ( http://www.

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Fully Integrated Solution for Active Learning
The Aplia Web-based courses will be closely correlated with the Thomson
textbook chapters, and include online interactive problem sets that follow the
order of topics within the textbook, as well as complete coverage of
subtopics . Through its specialized
subsidiaries and divisions, Sallie Mae also provides debt management services
as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients,
including colleges , universities and loan guarantors.
Published four times a year with a total distribution to approximately 10,000
readers, it has a unique position and a unique readership of thought leaders
in business , investing, academia, government and civil society organizations
interested in corporate social responsibility issues.

Brown Mackie College -- Dallas (located in Garland, Texas) and Brown
Mackie College -- Fort Worth (located in Hurst, Texas) are two of 21 school
locations in ten states of the Brown Mackie College system of schools, which
is dedicated to providing educational programs that prepare students for
entry-level positions in a competitive, rapidly-changing workplace.

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1 paying -for-college company, managing more than $107 billion in student
loans for more than 7 million borrowers .

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Other titles include Principles of Economics, 7e by
William McEachern, Economics: Principles and Policy, 10e, by William Baumol
and Alan Blinder and Economics Today, 4e by Irvin Tucker, to name of a few. Through its comprehensive offerings and innovative way of
thinking about and applying technology to the challenges of teaching and
learning, the company is poised to transform the classroom experience .com.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030617/SLMLOGO-a )
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens survey is based on a database maintained
by KLD Research + Analytics, a social research firm. Each company then
receives an overall rating based on their scores in these areas. The latest
rankings appear in the magazine 's spring 2005 issue, as well as online at
http://www. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries
are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America. It also provides knowledge and skills which can lead to
opportunities for promotion for those currently working in management
capacities .2% from 2000 to 2010, with
approximately 18,000 new jobs in these industries by the year 2010.

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It publishes under
the brands of Thomson Wadsworth, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Thomson South-Western,
Thomson Heinle, and Thomson Schirmer. For more information, please visit http://www. The company remains the country's largest
originator of federally insured student loans.

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com/thomson. Thomson Higher
Education is a leading provider of higher education textbooks, software, and
Internet materials for the humanities , behavioral and social sciences,
mathematics and the sciences, and business and economics. is a new -generation, online learning company focused on
providing learning tools that encourage more effort by students and save time
for professors. Companies receive rankings in eight
different categories: total return to stockholders, community, governance,
diversity, employees, environment, human rights and product.