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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) NOVEMBER 30, 2006

                             STRAYER EDUCATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    MARYLAND
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                  0-21039                                  52-1975978
          (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1100 WILSON BOULEVARD, #2500, ARLINGTON, VA                  22209
  (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (703) 247-2500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

________________________________________________________________________________
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 30, 2006, Strayer Education, Inc. provided an update on actions by
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education regarding Strayer Education's
subsidiary Strayer University. For more information, please refer to the
November 30, 2006 press release, which is attached hereto as exhibit 99.01 and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.01 Press Release dated November 30, 2006


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SIGNATURES

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

                           Strayer Education, Inc.


Date: November 30, 2006    By: /s/ Mark C. Brown
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                               Mark C. Brown
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION
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99.01     Press Release dated November 30, 2006


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