O'Reilly Donating Millions to Tech Education

O'Reilly Media and Safari Books Online are donating over $100 million in "educational content and tools" to K-12 schools across the U.S. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Unveils Educational App for iPad, Chrome OS

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2014: McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education provides education and professional products in the United States and internationally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2014: China Education

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flat Quarter for Books-A-Million

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Food and Tech Startup Investments Pay Off for HCP

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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