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
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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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) | |
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Option (Right to Buy) |6/26/00 |* |Common Stock |1,199,695|$18.35 |I |By wholly owned indirect |
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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
