WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP INC
10-Q, 1998-08-14
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998


                         Commission File Number 1-13722

                          WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.

          Florida                                            22-2246554
- -------------------------------                           -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

                  4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33137
              ----------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (305) 575-6510
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes   X    No
                                      ---       ---

         Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of issuer's  classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         As of August 10,  1998,  there were  13,207,605  shares of common stock
outstanding.


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                          WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                  JUNE 30, 1998



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                    PAGE
                                                                    ----

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements...............................        3
Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations................        8


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings..................................       12
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...................       12



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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                 WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  JUNE 30,           MARCH 31,
                                                                                    1998               1998
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
                                                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                            <C>                     <C>

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents...................................................  $      264,275      $    3,384,336
Accounts receivable, net ...................................................      20,119,926          21,354,104
Inventories.................................................................       1,427,018           1,614,455
Deferred income taxes.......................................................       1,834,043           1,471,043
Other current assets........................................................       1,585,519           1,158,841
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
Total current assets........................................................      25,230,781          28,982,779
Property and equipment, net.................................................      13,372,837          12,925,177
Marketable securities.......................................................         277,500             262,500
Deposits and other assets, net..............................................       1,370,614           1,431,188
Goodwill, net...............................................................      10,145,359          10,219,525
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
                                                                              $   50,397,091      $   53,821,169
                                                                              ===============     ===============
LIABILITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable...........................................................   $    1,953,865      $    1,268,306
Accrued expenses...........................................................        3,595,576           2,115,220
Income taxes payable.......................................................               --             107,133
Short-term notes payable...................................................        1,056,018             156,018
Current portion of capitalized lease obligations...........................        1,112,070           1,061,767
Current portion of long-term debt..........................................          440,239             354,401
Deferred tuition revenue...................................................       13,507,271          15,966,150
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
Total current liabilities..................................................       21,665,039          21,028,995
Other liabilities..........................................................          555,806             609,708
Capitalized lease obligations..............................................        2,849,684           2,535,673
Long-term debt.............................................................        8,114,893          11,813,639
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
   Common  stock, no par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares issued 
     and outstanding 13,200,435 shares at June 30, 1998 and
     13,193,582 shares at March 31, 1998...................................       21,187,366          21,183,554
   Additional paid-in capital..............................................          671,536             671,536
   Accumulated deficit ....................................................       (4,636,275)         (3,995,978)
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss....................................          (10,958)            (25,958)
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
Total stockholders' equity.................................................       17,211,669          17,833,154
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
                                                                              $   50,397,091      $   53,821,169
                                                                              ===============     ===============
</TABLE>

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                 WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                           JUNE 30,
                                                                                   1998                 1997
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
<S>                                                                            <C>                <C>


Net revenues...........................................................       $  15,767,907       $   13,440,788

Costs and expenses:
   Instructional and educational support...............................          10,881,591            9,490,645
   Selling and promotional.............................................           2,597,616            1,956,144
   General and administrative..........................................           3,022,579            3,134,428
                                                                              --------------      ---------------

Total costs and expenses...............................................          16,501,786           14,581,217
                                                                              --------------      ---------------

Loss from operations...................................................            (733,879)          (1,140,429)
Other(income)expense:
   Interest expense....................................................             318,221              271,055
   Interest income.....................................................             (68,803)             (40,661)
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------

Loss before income tax benefit.........................................            (983,297)          (1,370,823)
Income tax benefit.....................................................             343,000                   --
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------

Net loss...............................................................       $    (640,297)      $   (1,370,823)
                                                                              ===============     ===============

Net loss per share:
   Basic and diluted...................................................       $       (0.05)      $        (0.11)
                                                                              ===============     ===============


Weighted average common shares outstanding:
   Basic and diluted ..................................................          13,198,767          12,677,582
                                                                              ===============     ===============


</TABLE>









                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                 WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                           JUNE 30,
                                                                                   1998                 1997
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
<S>                                                                            <C>                <C>

Net loss...............................................................       $    (640,297)       $  (1,370,823)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization.....................................             984,698              821,507
     Bad debt expense..................................................             662,487              727,374
     Deferred tax benefit..............................................            (343,000)                  --
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable............................................             571,691           (1,823,127)
        Inventories....................................................             187,437              (64,237)
        Other current assets...........................................            (426,678)             (40,580)
        Deposits and other assets......................................               2,029              (65,454)
        Accounts payable...............................................             685,559             (468,796)
        Accrued expenses...............................................           1,480,356              143,960
        Income taxes payable...........................................            (127,133)               1,922
        Deferred tuition revenue.......................................          (2,458,879)             721,339
        Other liabilities..............................................             (53,902)            (180,867)
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities....................             524,368           (1,597,782)
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment.....................................          (1,134,156)          (1,389,917)
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Net cash used in investing activities..................................          (1,134,156)          (1,389,917)
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving line of credit, long-term
   borrowings and capital lease obligations............................          12,591,166            8,651,385
Principal payments on revolving line of credit, long-term
   borrowings and capital lease obligations............................         (15,105,251)          (8,043,737)
Proceeds from short term notes payable.................................                  --              900,000
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants.........................               3,812                   --
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities....................          (2,510,273)           1,507,648
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents..................................          (3,120,061)          (1,480,051)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.........................           3,384,336            3,853,932
                                                                              ---------------      ---------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year...............................       $     264,275        $   2,373,881
                                                                              ===============      ===============

</TABLE>

                        Continued on the following page.

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                 WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) -- (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                  FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                           JUNE 30,
                                                                                   1998                 1997
                                                                              ---------------     ---------------
<S>                                                                            <C>                <C>
Supplemental disclosures of noncash financing
and investment activities:


Equipment acquired under capital leases........................               $      165,491      $          --
                                                                              ===============     ===============

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid..................................................               $      287,791      $     241,054
                                                                              ===============     ===============
Income taxes paid..............................................               $      142,125      $          --
                                                                              ===============     ===============


</TABLE>

























                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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1.   GENERAL

     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been  prepared  in  accordance  with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and, in the
opinion of the management of Whitman,  include all  adjustments,  which are of a
normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position
and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. However,
the financial  statements do not include all information and footnotes  required
for a presentation in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles.
These condensed  consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the  consolidated  financial  statements and the notes thereto  included or
incorporated by reference in Whitman's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1998. The results of operations for the interim  periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year.

     The  accompanying  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of Whitman
Education Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  Ultrasound Technical
Services,  Inc. ("Ultrasound  Diagnostic Schools"),  Sanford Brown College, Inc.
("Sanford-Brown College") and MDJB, Inc. ("Colorado Technical University").  All
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

     Whitman experiences seasonality in its quarterly results of operations as a
result  of  changes  in the  level of  student  enrollment.  New  enrollment  in
Whitman's  schools  tends to be lower in the first and  second  fiscal  quarters
covering the summer months which are  traditionally  associated with recess from
school. Costs are generally not significantly affected by the seasonable factors
on a quarterly  basis.  Accordingly,  quarterly  variations in net revenues will
result in fluctuations in income from operations on a quarterly basis.


2.   EARNINGS PER SHARE

     In fiscal 1998, Whitman adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.128,  EARNINGS PER SHARE.  For the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,
there was no difference between basic and diluted earnings per share.


3.   COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

     In fiscal 1999, Whitman adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income." Statement 130 establishes new rules
for the  reporting  and  display of  comprehensive  income  and its  components.
Statement   130   requires    unrealized    gains   or   losses   on   Whitman's
available-for-sale  securities,  which  prior  to  its  adoption  were  recorded
separately  in  stockholders'  equity,  to be included  in "other  comprehensive
loss."

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     For the quarter ended June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1997, total  comprehensive
losses were $625,297 and $1,370,823, respectively.


4.   CONTINGENCIES

     In August 1998, three  individuals  purporting to be former students of the
diagnostic medical ultrasound program of the Philadelphia  Ultrasound Diagnostic
School filed a lawsuit against Whitman,  Ultrasound Technical Services,  Inc., a
subsidiary of Whitman that owns and operates the Ultrasound  Diagnostic Schools,
certain  current and former  officers,  directors and employees of Whitman and a
former  consultant,  styled CULLEN, ET AL. V. WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP,  INC., in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil
Action No. 98-CV-4076). The complaint alleges, among other things, certain state
and federal statutory violations, breach of contract and fraud and seeks to have
the action  certified  as a class  action  encompassing  students  from both the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh  Ultrasound  Diagnostic Schools. The plaintiffs seek
injunctive relief, compensatory, treble and punitive damages and attorneys' fees
and  costs.  Whitman  believes  the  lawsuit  is  without  merit and  intends to
vigorously  defend it. While the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty,  if
determined  adversely  to Whitman,  it could have a material  adverse  effect on
Whitman's financial position and results of operations.


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
         OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following  discussion and analysis  should be read in conjunction  with
the  consolidated   financial  statements  of  Whitman,  the  related  notes  to
consolidated  financial  statements and Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial  Condition and Results of Operations  included in Whitman's  Form 10-K
for the year  ended  March 31,  1998 and the  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  and  the  related  notes  to the  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except for
the historical  matters  contained  herein,  statements  made in this report are
forward  looking  and are made  pursuant to the safe  harbor  provisions  of the
Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Investors are cautioned that forward
looking  statements  involve risks and  uncertainties  which may cause Whitman's
actual  results,  performance  or  achievements  to differ  materially  from the
forward looking  statements made in the Report or otherwise made by or on behalf
of Whitman.  Factors that may affect  future  results  include the  unanticpated
operational  impact of Year  2000  issues  and  certain  economic,  competitive,
governmental and other factors discussed in this report and in Whitman's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Comission.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following  table sets  forth the  percentage  relationship  of certain
statement of operations data to net revenues for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                  JUNE 30,
                                                                           1998              1997
                                                                        ----------        ----------
<S>                                                                  <C>                     <C>

         Net revenues...........................................          100.0 %            100.0 %
         Costs and expenses:
             Instructional and educational support..............           69.0               70.6
             Selling and promotional............................           16.5               14.6
             General and administrative.........................           19.2               23.3
                                                                        ----------        ----------
         Total costs and expenses...............................          104.7              108.5
                                                                        ----------        ----------
         Loss from operations...................................           (4.7)              (8.5)
         Other (income) expense:
             Interest expense ..................................            2.0                2.0
             Interest income....................................           (0.4)              (0.3)
                                                                        ----------        ----------
         Loss before income tax benefit.........................           (6.3)             (10.2)
         Income tax benefit.....................................            2.2                 --
                                                                        ----------        ----------

         Net loss ..............................................           (4.1)%            (10.2)%
                                                                        ==========        ===========

</TABLE>

THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
1997

     Net revenues  increased  by $2.3 million or 17.3% to $15.8  million for the
three months  ended June 30, 1998 from $13.5  million for the three months ended
June 30, 1997. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average  student
enrollment.   Average  student  enrollment  increased  18.0%  overall  with  the
University  Degree  Division  experiencing  a 21.2%  increase and the  Associate
Degree Division experiencing a 16.1% increase.

     Instructional and educational support increased by $1.4 million or 14.7% to
$10.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from $9.5 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1997. As a percentage of net revenues, instructional
and educational  support  expenses were 69.0% and 70.6%,  respectively,  for the
three  months  ended  June  30,  1998  and  June  30,  1997.   The  increase  in
instructional and educational support expenses was primarily due to the addition
of student support personnel,  and the addition of equipment and facilities as a
result  of  the  growth  in  enrollments.  As  a  percentage  of  net  revenues,
instructional  and educational  support  expenses  decreased  primarily due to a
greater  rate of  increase  in net  revenues  than the rate of  increase in such
expenses necessary to support the increase in enrollment.

     Selling and promotional  expenses increased by $.6 million or 32.8% to $2.6
million for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from $2.0 million for the three
months  ended June 30,  1997.  As a  percentage  of net  revenues,  selling  and
promotional expenses increased to 16.5% for the three months ended June 30, 1998
as compared to 14.6% for the three months  ended June 30, 1997.  The increase in
selling and  promotional  expenses was primarily due to increases in advertising
expense due to continued efforts to increase enrollment.

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     General and  administrative  expenses  decreased  by $.1 million or 3.6% to
$3.0  million for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from $3.1 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1997. As a percentage  of net revenues,  general and
administrative expenses were 19.2% and 23.3%, respectively, for the three months
ended  June  30,  1998  and  June  30,   1997.   The  decrease  in  general  and
administrative  expenses as a  percentage  of net  revenues was due to Whitman's
ability to increase revenues as a result of an increase in student enrollment at
a greater  rate than the rate of  increase  in  administrative  operating  costs
necessary to support the increase in enrollment.

     Whitman  reported a net loss of $.6 million for the three months ended June
30, 1998 as compared to a net loss of $1.4  million for the three  months  ended
June 30, 1997.  The decrease in the net loss was primarily due to an increase in
operating income of $.9 million generated from the Associate Degree Division.


SEASONALITY

     Whitman experiences seasonality in its quarterly results of operations as a
result  of  changes  in the  level of  student  enrollment.  New  enrollment  in
Whitman's  schools  tends to be lower in the first and  second  fiscal  quarters
covering the summer months which are  traditionally  associated with recess from
school.  Costs are generally not significantly  affected by the seasonal factors
on a quarterly  basis.  Accordingly,  quarterly  variations in net revenues will
result in fluctuations in income from operations on a quarterly basis.

     The operating  results of Huron  University are  significantly  affected by
seasonality.  As a more traditional  university,  Huron University experiences a
significant decline in revenues during the late spring and summer. This seasonal
impact was  compounded  in the first  quarter of the  current  fiscal  year as a
result of increased  operating  expenses at Huron  University as compared to the
same  quarter one year ago.  Operating  expenses at Huron  University  increased
during the third  quarter of fiscal 1998 due to an increase in payroll  expenses
for faculty and staff to improve the academic  programs and to support increased
enrollment.  The  decline  in  revenues  combined  with the  increased  level of
operating  expenses,  which remained relatively constant in the first quarter as
compared to the third quarter of the last fiscal year,  resulted in an operating
loss of $.9 million at Huron University for the three months ended June 30, 1998
as compared to an operating  loss of $.1 million for the three months ended June
30, 1997.


YEAR 2000 ISSUE

     Whitman  has  implemented  a  process  for  identifying,  prioritizing  and
modifying or replacing  certain computer and other systems and programs that may
be affected by the Year 2000 issue.  Whitman is also  monitoring the adequacy of
the manner in which certain third parties and third party vendors of systems are
attempting to address the Year 2000 issue.  Whitman has substantially  completed
an  assessment  of its  computer  systems  and  has  determined  that  with  the
modifications  made  to  existing  software  and  the  conversions  made  to new
software, the Year 2000 issue will not pose significant  operational problems to
its information systems.  Whitman expects to substantially complete and test the
Year 2000  issues by the early part of 1999,  which is prior to any  anticipated
impact on Whitman's operating systems.

     Based on preliminary  information,  costs of addressing  potential problems
are not currently expected to have a material adverse impact on Whitman's


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financial position, results of operations or cash flows in future periods. While
Whitman  believes its process  is  designed  to  be  successful,  because of the
complexity  of the Year 2000 issue,  and the  interdependence  of  organizations
using computer systems,  it is possible that Whitman's efforts or those of third
parties with whom Whitman  interacts,  will not be successful or  satisfactorily
completed in a timely fashion.

     Based on the modifications and conversions of software made to date and the
assessment of embedded  devices that have been  identified at its  facilities to
date,  Whitman does not believe that  contingency  planning is warranted at this
time. The assessment of third parties  external to Whitman is underway,  and the
results of this assessment,  when completed, may reveal the need for contingency
planning  at a  later  date.  Whitman  will  regularly  evaluate  the  need  for
contingency  planning  based on the  progress  and  findings  of the  Year  2000
project.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Cash and cash  equivalents  at June 30,  1998 and March  31,  1998 were $.3
million and $3.4 million, respectively.  Whitman's working capital totalled $3.6
million at June 30, 1998 and $8.0 at March 31, 1998.

     Net cash of $.5 million was provided by operating  activities for the three
months  ended June 30, 1998  compared to net cash of $1.6  million  used for the
three months ended June 30, 1997. The increase of $2.1 million was primarily due
to an  increase in accounts  payable and accrued  expenses  due to the timing of
payments and a decline in the net loss as compared to the prior year.

     Net cash of $1.1 million and $1.4 million was used for investing activities
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease of
$.3 million was due to a decrease in capital expenditures.

     Net cash of $2.5  million was used in  financing  activities  for the three
months  ended June 30,  1998  compared to net cash of $1.5  million  provided by
financing  activities  for the three months ended June 30, 1997. The increase in
cash used was due to an increase of $2.7  million in net  payments on  long-term
borrowings.

     Whitman has a revolving  credit  facility that matures in April 1999 in the
amount of $7.5 million.  At June 30, 1998, Whitman had $6.6 million  outstanding
under this  facility.  Borrowings  under this facility  decreased by $.7 million
from the amounts  outstanding at March 31, 1998. The amounts  borrowed under the
working capital facility for the three months ended June 30, 1998 were primarily
used for  operations,  repayment  of debt and capital  expenditures.  On May 29,
1998,  Whitman  repaid  the $2.0  million  revolving  credit  facility  that was
expiring  on May 30, 1998 by drawing  down on the $7.5  million  revolver  note.
Whitman  intends to  refinance  or extend its  revolving  credit  facility  on a
long-term basis in fiscal 1999.

     Whitman's  primary source of operating  liquidity is the cash received from
payments of tuition and fees. Most students attending  Whitman's schools receive
some form of  financial  aid under Title IV  Programs.  UDS,  Sanford-Brown  and
Colorado  Tech  receive  approximately  81%,  83%  and  39%  of  their  funding,
respectively,  from the Title IV Programs.  Disbursements under each program are
subject to disallowance and repayment by the schools.



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     Whitman  believes  that  with  its  working  capital,  its cash  flow  from
operations, its working capital facilities and its expected increased financings
under  capital  lease  obligations  to fund capital  expenditures,  it will have
adequate  resources  to meet  its  anticipated  operating  requirements  for the
foreseeable  future,  except that, due to the seasonality of Whitman's revenues,
Whitman may need to borrow  additional  funds in the second fiscal  quarter.  If
such funds become necessary,  Whitman anticipates the additional borrowings will
not exceed $500,000.  While Whitman believes that it will be able to secure such
additional financing, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     In August 1998, three  individuals  purporting to be former students of the
diagnostic medical ultrasound program of the Philadelphia  Ultrasound Diagnostic
School filed a lawsuit against Whitman,  Ultrasound Technical Services,  Inc., a
subsidiary of Whitman that owns and operates the Ultrasound  Diagnostic Schools,
certain  current and former  officers,  directors and employees of Whitman and a
former  consultant,  styled Cullen, et. al, v. Whitman Education Group, Inc., in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil
Action No. 98-CV-4076). The complaint alleges, among other things, certain state
and federal statutory violations, breach of contract and fraud and seeks to have
the action  certified  as a class  action  encompassing  students  from both the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh  Ultrasound  Diagnostic Schools. The plaintiffs seek
injunctive relief, compensatory, treble and punitive damages and attorneys' fees
and  costs.  Whitman  believes  the  lawsuit  is  without  merit and  intends to
vigorously  defend it. While the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty,  if
determined  adversely  to Whitman,  it could have a material  adverse  effect on
Whitman's financial position and results of operations.


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a) EXHIBITS

             27 Financial Data Schedule


         (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

             No  reports  on  Form 8-K were filed by Whitman  during the quarter
ended June
30, 1998.




                                      -12-

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                          WHITMAN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.
                                          (Registrant)


                                          S/S   FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ
                                          -------------------------------------
                                                FERNANDO L. FERNANDEZ
                                                VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE,
                                                CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
                                                TREASURER

Date:    August 13, 1998


                                      -13-



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