Jeff Bezos Hijacks Amazon.com to Announce Education Initiative

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took over the homepage of Amazon.com Monday to announce the company's tuition-credit program for those employed at its fulfillment centers -- those colossal warehouses where Amazon merchandise is stored and shipped.

Amazon is now offering to pre-pay 95% of the cost of courses that will aid careers in high-demand and well-paying fields -- think aircraft mechanics, nursing, dental hygiene, medical lab technologies, machine tool technologies, computer-aided design -- regardless of whether they'll be useful to a career at Amazon. The program is open to those who have been employed full-time at an Amazon fulliment center for three or more consecutive years.

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