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What's That Liberal Art Degree Worth?

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Come join us for an evening of informal networking, panels with hiring companies, and some light bites. Fill out this form and we'll get your information in front of attending companies. Here's OpenTable's open secret, though: it also employs experts who visit restaurants, iPad in hand. Looking to level up in your career?

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

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Half of those, the firm said, would be iPads. Apple sold just 50 million iPads. The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. By 2012 – yes, thanks to its hardware business – Apple’s stock had risen to the point that the company was worth a record-breaking $624 billion.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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– to the New York-based company Cyndx. Via The New York Times : “ Apple Offers Free App to Teach Children Coding (iPads Sold Separately).” Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. The company has raised $7.45 ” Robo-advisory, yo.