Jonathan Grayer, Chairman and CEO, Kaplan, Inc., to Present at Merrill Lynch Conference

- Event to be Webcast Live -

WASHINGTON - February 25, 2002-- Kaplan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), announced today that Jonathan Grayer, Chairman and CEO, will be making a presentation at the 5th Annual Merrill Lynch Advertising/Marketing & Education Information Conference on February 26, 2002 at 8:40 am Eastern Time. The presentation will cover Kaplan and its four operating units, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, The Kaplan Colleges, Kaplan Professional, and SCORE! including information on the current status and prospects for its education and career services businesses.

The event will be webcast live and will be available via this url: http://www.on24.com/clients/merrill/conference_020225/submit.asp?presenter=kaplanincth

The webcast will be available in Real Player and Microsoft Media Player and will take the form of audio stream.

Mr. Grayer's presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based largely on the Company's current expectations and are to be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For more information about these forward-looking statements and related risks, please refer to the section titled "Forward-looking Statements" in Part 1 of The Washington Post Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the section titled "Risk Factors" under "Shareholder Information" on the The Washington Post Company's website, www.washpostco.com.

Press Contacts:

Melissa Mack
voice: 212-492-5849
email: melissa_mack@kaplan.com

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