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Starbucks Offers Workers 2 Years of Free College

Posted by samzenpus on from the grande-school dept.

mpicpp writes Starbucks baristas working through college are about to get an extra boost from their employer. The company announced it will offer both full and part-time employees a generous tuition reimbursement benefit that covers two full years of classes. The benefit is through a partnership with Arizona State University's online studies program. Employees can choose from any of more than 40 undergraduate degrees, and aren't limited to only business classes.

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  1. In civilized countries... by Stormwatch · · Score: 5, Informative

    In civilized countries, education is public and fully tax-paid anyway.

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    Circumcision is child abuse.
    1. Re:In civilized countries... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Back when we used to win wars instead of getting locked into fruitless decade-long quagmires, we also managed to subsidize college tuition more than we do now....