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Company honors employees in 26 states during National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week

TROY, Mich., May 5 -- Kelly Educational Staffing, a service line of global staffing provider Kelly Services, is recognizing employees in 26 states as Substitute Teachers of the Semester during National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week, May 2-6, 2005.

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"National Substitute Teacher Recognition Week is a perfect time to recognize our outstanding substitute teachers who provide an invaluable service to schools by ensuring that student achievement continues, even when a permanent teacher is absent," said Teresa Setting, vice president for Kelly Educational Staffing. "We are pleased to honor these dedicated employees through the Substitute Teacher of the Semester program."

All Kelly Educational Staffing substitute teachers receive regular performance feedback from permanent teachers and school administrators. Each semester, Kelly Educational Staffing managers have the opportunity to nominate one substitute teacher for recognition based on a recommendation from school personnel and their performance. The honorees receive gift certificates and are eligible to become Kelly's National Substitute Teacher of the Year, an honor that is awarded at the end of the school year.

Established in 1999, Kelly Educational Staffing employs over 8,000 substitute teachers who meet all state and local certification requirements for any K-12 teaching situation in a public or private school. Kelly Educational Staffing currently serves more than 2,800 schools in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom.

Visit http://www.corporate-ir.net/media_files/nsd/kelya/news/050505.pdf to see a list of the winners. Visit http://www.kellyeducationalstaffing.com/backgrounder , for additional information on Kelly Educational Staffing.

Established in 2001, May 2-6 has been designated this year as National Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week or SubWeek, by The Substitute Teaching Institute at Utah State University. These five days are dedicated to the approximately 270,000 men and women that fill in for permanent teachers everyday in the United States.

About Kelly Services, Inc.

Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement. Kelly owns and operates nearly 2,600 offices in 27 countries. Kelly provides employment to more than 700,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, health care and home care. Revenue in 2004 was $4.98 billion. Visit http://www.kellyservices.com .

SOURCE Kelly Services, Inc.

CONTACT: Denise Ridenour of Kelly Services, +1-248-244-4305