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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-07-005726
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 14D9/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070719

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912766
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				521492296
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 14D9/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-42825
		FILM NUMBER:		07989714

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4108436100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930929

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912766
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				521492296
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 14D9/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4108436100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 S. EXETER STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930929
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SCHEDULE 14D-9<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;3)  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Solicitation/Recommendation Statement under Section&nbsp;14(d)(4)<BR>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>LAUREATE EDUCATION,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name of Subject Company) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>LAUREATE EDUCATION,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Names of Persons Filing Statement) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Title of Class of Securities) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>518613104<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Robert W. Zentz, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Laureate Education,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
1001 Fleet Street<BR>
Baltimore, Maryland 21202<BR>
(410)&nbsp;843-6100<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive<BR>
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Jason C. Harmon, Esq.<BR>
DLA Piper US LLP<BR>
6225 Smith Avenue<BR>
Baltimore, Maryland 21209<BR>
(410) 580-3000</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Robert B. Robbins, Esq.<BR>
Thomas J. Plotz, Esq.<BR>
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Amendment No.&nbsp;3 amends and supplements Item 8 in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed on June&nbsp;8, 2007 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by Laureate Education,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Laureate"), as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed on June&nbsp;27, 2007 with the SEC by Laureate and Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed on July&nbsp;9, 2007 with the SEC by Laureate (as amended, the "Schedule&nbsp;14D-9"), relating to the offer by L Curve Sub&nbsp;Inc. ("L
Curve") and M Curve Sub&nbsp;Inc. ("M Curve"), each a Maryland corporation (each a "Purchaser", and together, the "Purchasers"), and each a direct subsidiary of Wengen Alberta, Limited Partnership,
an Alberta limited partnership ("Parent"), to purchase at a price of $62.00 net per share in cash (subject to applicable withholding tax) without interest, all outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of Laureate (the "Shares"), on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the offer to purchase dated June&nbsp;8, 2007, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Schedule TO of the Purchasers and the other parties thereto filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;12, 2007, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Schedule TO of the Purchasers and the other parties thereto filed
with the SEC on June&nbsp;26, 2007, Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Schedule TO of the Purchasers and the other parties thereto filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;28, 2007, Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to
the Schedule TO of the Purchasers and the other parties thereto filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;9, 2007 and Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to the Schedule TO of the Purchasers and the other parties thereto
filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;19, 2007 (as amended, the "Offer to Purchase") and related letter of transmittal (which, together with any supplements or amendments, collectively constitute the
"Offer"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
as otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Schedule&nbsp;14D-9. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Additional Information  </I></B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I> Other Material Information.  </I></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item 8 of the Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At
5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, July&nbsp;18, 2007, the subsequent offering period expired. Based on preliminary information from American Stock
Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, the depositary for the Offer, stockholders of the Company had tendered 15,858,125 shares of the Company's common stock (including shares tendered pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures) during the subsequent
offering period. Combined with the shares of the Company's common stock tendered during the initial offering period, a total of 46,524,370 shares of the Company's common stock were tendered pursuant
to the Offer, which represents approximately 89% of the currently outstanding shares. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company understands that the Purchasers intend to exercise the Top-Up Option granted pursuant to the Merger Agreement pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue
newly issued shares of the Company's common stock to L Curve or its assignee in an amount sufficient to achieve 90% ownership and permit the completion of a "short-form" merger under
applicable Maryland law, without a vote of the stockholders of the Company. Accordingly, Purchasers are expected to acquire the remaining shares of the Company's common stock in a
"short-form" merger in which all remaining stockholders of the Company who did not tender their shares in the Offer will receive the same $62.00 per share in cash paid in the Offer. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
full text of the press release announcing the expiration of the subsequent offering period and the completion of the Offer is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;(a)(5)(F) hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exhibits  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item 9 of the Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit thereto: </FONT></P>

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