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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/20000706/0000104889-00-000009/0000104889-00-000009.txt : 20000920
<SEC-HEADER>0000104889-00-000009.hdr.sgml : 20000920
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000104889-00-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000626
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000706

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QUEST EDUCATION CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001016503
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [8200
]		IRS NUMBER:				650038445
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		3
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21567
			FILM NUMBER:		668489
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		1400 HEMBREE ROAD SUITE 100
				CITY:			ROSWELL
				STATE:			GA
				ZIP:			30076
				BUSINESS PHONE:		7705102000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		1400 HEMBREE ROAD SUITE 100
					CITY:			ROSWELL
					STATE:			GA
					ZIP:			30076
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EDUCATIONAL MEDICAL INC
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960611
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

						COMPANY DATA:	
							COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASHINGTON POST CO
							CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000104889
							STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2711
]<RELATIONSHIP>OWNER
							IRS NUMBER:				530182885
							STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
							FISCAL YEAR END:			0103
</COMPANY-DATA>

							FILING VALUES:
								FORM TYPE:		3
</FILING-VALUES>

								BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
									STREET 1:		1150 15TH ST NW
									CITY:			WASHINGTON
									STATE:			DC
									ZIP:			20071
									BUSINESS PHONE:		2023346000
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</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - 6/26/2000
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Washington Post Company, The
   1150 15th Street, N.W.
   Washington, D.C.  20071
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   6/26/2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Quest Education Corporation
   QEDC
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  (X) 10% Owner  ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
Option (Right to Buy)   |6/26/00  |*        |Common Stock           |1,199,695|$18.35    |I            |By wholly owned indirect   |
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                        |         |         |                       |         |          |             |subsidiary corporation     |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
Option granted pursuant to Tender and Option Agreement dated 6/26/00 between
Odyssey Acquisition Corp.
("Odyssey") and certain stockholders of Quest Education Corporation ("Quest").
The option expires 90 days after
the termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Odyssey, Kaplan,
Inc. and Quest.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
The Washington Post Co. by Diana Daniels
DATE
July 6, 2000

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