UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549




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                                    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): July 24, 2003



                          Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)





          Maryland                       0-22844               52-1492296
(State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
       Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)






                  1001 Fleet Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (ZIP Code)





       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 843-8000







Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (c)  Exhibits

Exhibit       Description
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99.01         Press Release issued July 24, 2003.


Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure

     This information,  furnished under this "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure,"
is intended to be furnished under "Item 12.  Disclosure of Results of Operations
and Financial Condition" in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

     Attached as Exhibit 99.01 hereto is the  Registrant's  Earnings Results for
the 2003 Second Quarter. This information is not being filed but rather is being
furnished under  Regulation FD. The Registrant has posted this Current Report on
Form 8-K on its internet website at www.sylvan.net.







                                    SIGNATURE

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                               SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC.



                                               /s/Sean R. Creamer
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Sean R. Creamer
                                               Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 24, 2003






Exhibit Index

Exhibit       Description
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99.01         Press Release issued July 24, 2003.