Andrew S. Rosen, President, Kaplan, Inc., to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston's 4th Annual Global Services Growth Conference

New York/Phoenix, AZ - March 15, 2002 -- Kaplan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), announced today that Andrew S. Rosen, President, will be making a presentation at Credit Suisse First Boston's 4th Annual Global Services Growth Conference on March 18 at 11:50 am Mountain Time/1:50 Eastern Time. The presentation will cover Kaplan and its four operating units, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Kaplan Higher Education, 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: www.washpostco.com. The webcast will be available in Real Player and Microsoft Media Player and will take the form of audio stream. Those who wish to hear the live webcast should allow 15 minutes to access the home page of The Washington Post Company's web site, www.washpostco.com, and click on the CSFB 4th Annual Global Services Growth Conference link. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days.

Mr. Rosen'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:
Liz Lindley
Tel: 212 492-5890
liz_Lindley@kaplan.com

Melissa Mack
Tel: 212-492-5849
mmack@kaplan.com