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Inside the $440 Million Collapse of Guidepost Montessori

A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco.A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco. Education (Pre-School), For-Profit Schools, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Teachers and School Employees, Child Care, Rand, Ayn, Ray Girn, Rebecca Girn, Higher Ground Education, Bankruptcies Read More

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Self-Employed Workers Find Rewards — and Challenges — Building Their Own Businesses

Workers who forego the traditional career path find there are rewards — and challenges — to going out on their own.Workers who forego the traditional career path find there are rewards — and challenges — to going out on their own. Personal Finances, Labor and Jobs, Retirement, Income, Health Insurance and Managed Care Read More

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They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.

They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is

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How The Times Covers ‘60 Minutes’ and Other Journalists

Journalists don’t want to become the story. But newsrooms — and the people who run them — are the story for Times media reporters.Journalists don’t want to become the story. But newsrooms — and the people who run them — are the story for Times media reporters. Television, News and News Media, Newspapers, Freedom of the

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Risks for Clicks: Why Online Influencers Push Shock Content

A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers.A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers. Social Media, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Stunts and Stuntmen, Computers and the

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After the I.P.O., a Billion-Dollar Bill for Employee Paydays

A compensation strategy at start-ups keeps expenses low until they go public. At that point, the companies may face billions of dollars in catch-up expenses.A compensation strategy at start-ups keeps expenses low until they go public. At that point, the companies may face billions of dollars in catch-up expenses. Initial Public Offerings, Stocks and Bonds, Regulation

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Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal. United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Inflation (Economics), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates),

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How to Lure the Spendy and the Thrifty? Bring On the ‘Barbell.’

Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time.Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time. Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Consumer Behavior, Restaurants, Fast Food Industry, Slang Read More

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