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      <amendmentNo>4</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>02913V103</issuerCusip>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>111 W Congress Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Charles Town</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>WV</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>25414</com:zipCode>
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        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(c)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LP</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>DOUBLE TWINS K, LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD MASTER FUND, LTD.</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>RUBEN KLIKSBERG</reportingPersonName>
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        <issuerName>AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>111 W. Congress Street, Charles Town, West Virginia 25414, United States of America</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Redwood Capital Management, LLC
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP
Double Twins K, LLC
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd.
Ruben Kliksberg</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>Redwood Capital Management, LLC
250 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP
250 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Double Twins K, LLC
250 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Redwood Master Fund, Ltd.
c/o Redwood Capital Management, LLC
250 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Ruben Kliksberg
c/o Redwood Capital Management, LLC
250 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - Delaware
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - Delaware
Double Twins K, LLC - Delaware
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - Cayman Islands
Ruben Kliksberg - United States</citizenship>
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      <item3>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 705,379
Double Twins K, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 705,379
Ruben Kliksberg - 705,379</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 3.9%
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 3.9%
Double Twins K, LLC - 3.9%
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 3.9%
Ruben Kliksberg - 3.9%</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 0
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 0
Double Twins K, LLC - 0
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 0
Ruben Kliksberg - 0</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 705,379
Double Twins K, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 705,379
Ruben Kliksberg - 705,379</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 0
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 0
Double Twins K, LLC - 0
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 0
Ruben Kliksberg - 0</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>Redwood Capital Management, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP - 705,379
Double Twins K, LLC - 705,379
Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. - 705,379
Ruben Kliksberg - 705,379</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>All of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G Amendment No. 4 are directly owned by advisory clients of Redwood Capital Management, LLC. None of those advisory clients may be deemed to beneficially own more than 5% of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>Please see Exhibit B attached hereto.</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit B - Control Person Identification</exhibitInfo>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP, its sole member, By: Double Twins K, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Ruben Kliksberg</signature>
        <title>Ruben Kliksberg, Managing Member</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: Double Twins K, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Ruben Kliksberg</signature>
        <title>Ruben Kliksberg, Managing Member</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
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    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>DOUBLE TWINS K, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: /s/ Ruben Kliksberg</signature>
        <title>Ruben Kliksberg, Managing Member</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>REDWOOD MASTER FUND, LTD.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: Redwood Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager, By: Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP, its sole member, By: Double Twins K, LLC</signature>
        <title>Ruben Kliksberg, Managing Member</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
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    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>RUBEN KLIKSBERG</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>By: /s/ Ruben Kliksberg</signature>
        <title>Ruben Kliksberg</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureComments>* Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.</signatureComments>
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