Starbucks Scholarship Program — **t as Good as We Thought, But Still Pretty Good
 

Starbucks Scholarship Program — **t as Good as We Thought, But Still Pretty Good
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Starbucks is k**wn as something of an aberration in the service industry, providing benefits like health care and stock options to even its part-time employees

So when a New York Times report that the company was also going to begin covering its baristas' tuition for online classes at Arizona State University broke, it was believable. A variety of media outlets, including Mashable, picked up the story.

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Starbucks PR must have treated themselves to extra whipped cream on their Frappucci**s as the positive headlines flowedMashable's headline declared "Starbucks Plans to Send Its Employees to College for Free." Opinion columns also flowed with USA Today running "Starbucks' tuition plan shows a better option." Read more...

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