WASHINGTON (TheStreet) -- The Washington Post's education subsidiary, Kaplan, acquired J.Y. Monk, a North Carolina-based provider of real estate licensing and continuing education. Kaplan said early Monday that its Kaplan Real Estate Education bought J.Y. Monk, making it the largest provider of broker exam prep programs and real estate licensing and continuing education in the state of North Carolina. >> Education Stocks: Winners & Losers of 2010 ... Click to view a price quote on WPO. Click to research the Media industry.