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The 20 college majors that pay the least

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Some collegiate fields of study may not guarantee great wealth, even if they still lead to socially useful and emotionally satisfying careers. Using Census data, we found the 20 college majors with the lowest average personal incomes post-graduation. Many of the majors on the list are in education, and there’s been a big recent push […]

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A teacher suing her school district is alleging it made her pay for school supplies and work unpaid hours

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A teacher in South Carolina is suing her school district, alleging that the district required her to pay for school supplies and work for free at school-related events. The lawsuit, obtained by WIS Digital, claims the school district violated state and federal law. The Department of Education found 94% of teachers pay for school supplies, […]

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An exercise Stanford professors developed to map out how your life will unfold removes the agony from big career decisions

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Design thinking is a way of approaching problems or decisions. It’s usually applicable within a business context, like improving the way that products or services function. However, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans write in “Designing Your Life” that design thinking can enhance your life in general. Here’s how to apply this mindset for optimal success. […]

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A search expert at Google reveals 3 common mistakes that can prevent you from getting the best search results (GOOG, GOOGL)

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Daniel Russell, a senior research scientist at Google, shared with us three common mistakes that can prevent you from finding the perfect search results. Such habits include performing only one search on a particular topic, tailoring search results to get a specific answer rather than the most accurate result, and skipping search results that include […]

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Here’s the salary breakdown for Chicago-Booth’s class of 2019, including the industries that are paying its MBA grads the most

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The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business ties for third-best business school, and takes first place for part-time MBAs, according to US News. Booth’s 2019 Employment Report shows that over 65% of the class of 2019 went into careers in consulting or finance, both of which had the highest median salaries of all reported […]

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What happened when US presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton faced impeachment, and how it compares to today

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On September 24, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The inquiry in investigating Trump’s attempt to get Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, to investigate Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son. If Trump’s impeached, he will then be tried by the Senate, but no sitting president has ever […]

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The billionaire who dished out $34 million to pay off student loans for an entire college class says America’s student loan system is a ‘catastrophe’

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Robert F. Smith, the billionaire software investor who spent $34 million to pay off student loans for an entire college class, called American’s $1.5 trillion in student loans “atrocious” in an interview with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker. In September, Smith expanded that pledge when he also promised to pay off those students’ parents’ outstanding […]

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A Detroit university just agreed to provide city high school grads free tuition — and it’s pointing to a nationwide trend toward lessening the burden of college costs

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Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan, just announced a plan to provide free tuition for area high school graduates. The Detroit Free Press first reported the news. Michigan is in the top ten worst states for student loan debt, and state schools charge slightly higher tuition than the national average. As the cost of […]

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The best educational toys for kids

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Children learn by playing, and educational toys encourage the development of essential skills like creativity, thinking outside the box, and problem-solving. STEM toys, in particular, enhance divergent and innovative thinking, help children develop hand-eye coordination, and better promote spatial skills. Not surprisingly, the educational toys in this guide are all STEM. Of all the expert-approved […]

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Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an entire college class, said his $34 million gift was inspired by a small act of philanthropy he saw his mom make

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In May, billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off student loan debt for an entire graduating class. Smith made the announcement that he would pay off the student loans of the 400 graduating seniors during his commencement address at Morehouse College. In September, he followed up on the announcement by pledging to also pay […]

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Colleges and universities are tracking potential applicants when they visit their websites, including how much time they spend on financial aid pages

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Colleges are increasingly turning to tracking software to learn more about potential applicants, according to a new report in The Washington Post. At least 44 public and private US colleges reportedly work with consulting firms to help track this data. Schools can build profiles on applicants that predict how likely they are to need financial […]

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Chipotle is paying its employees’ college. Here are 15 major companies that will help you pay for school.

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Chipotle just announced it will offer free tuition to employees who have worked at the company for 120 days or more. Other major companies across the country offer some sort of college-tuition reimbursement program. Verizon employees are eligible to receive up to $8,000 per year of tuition reimbursement. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]

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A real-estate billionaire who was the first in his family to attend college just pledged $100 million to fund scholarships for first-generation students at his alma mater, UVA

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Billionaire real-estate developer David Walentas just pledged to donate $100 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to fund scholarships for first-generation students. The gift will cover UVA’s $44,724 tuition for 60 first-generation students from Rochester, New York; New York City; or the Commonwealth of Virginia beginning in 2022, the school said in […]

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Lambda School is Silicon Valley’s big bet on reinventing education and making student debt obsolete. But students say it’s a ‘cult’ and they would have been better off learning on their own.

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Some of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest believe that Lambda School is a new model for vocational education that could make student debt obsolete. The big innovation: Rather than paying up-front for tuition to its 9-month coding bootcamp program, Lambda School asks most students to sign income sharing agreements — where they pay a portion […]

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Some colleges let you pay tuition with a credit card — here’s how to determine if it’s worth it, and what card to use if it is

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Paying college tuition with a rewards credit card can help you reach financial goals or earn points, but you need to be aware of the potential drawbacks, like high interest rates if you can’t utilize a 0% intro APR offer. It’s less common for private schools to accept credit cards than public colleges, but there […]

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The 15 worst US states to be a teacher

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Arizona, New Hampshire, and Hawaii topped WalletHub‘s annual ranking of the worst states for teachers. Many states on the list have held protests and strikes calling for better education funding and higher pay. Here are the 15 worst states to be a teacher. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Being a teacher can look […]

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The 15 best US states to be a public school teacher

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North Dakota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania topped WalletHub’s annual ranking of the best states to be a teacher. New Jersey has the best school districts in the country, while North Dakota has the second lowest pupil-teacher ratio after Vermont. Here are the 15 best states to be a teacher. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]

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The Trump administration wants to slash funding at University of North Carolina and Duke for its Islamic studies program

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The Trump administration is looking to slash funding for the Consortium for Middle East Studies — a program run by Duke University and the University of North Carolina. The consortium received $235,000 from the grant in 2018. The consortium, according to an Aug. 29 letter from the U.S. Education Department, “unfairly promotes the positive aspects […]

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Meet Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who’s paying off student loans, owns a home in Malibu, and married a former Playboy model in a lavish Italian ceremony

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Robert F. Smith is a billionaire tech investor and philanthropist who founded and serves as CEO of Vista Equity Partners. Smith announced in May he will pay off the student debt of the entire graduating class of 2019 of Morehouse College in Georgia. In September, he extended the gift to include the debt owed by […]

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The billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an entire graduating class just pledged to pay off their parents’ educational loans, too

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Private equity billionaire Robert F. Smith isn’t just going to pay off the Morehouse class of 201 9’s student loans as he promised at their graduation — he’s now promising to pay off their parents’ educational debt too. The gift will cost Smith $34 million, the historically black college said in a press release September […]

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7 countries where higher education is free

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There are seven developed nations — including Sweden, Norway, and Ireland — where students attend school for free. Sweden does not charge tuition for both public and private colleges. Norway pays the most for college subsidies, spending 1.3% of its annual GDP. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. As the US faces a higher […]

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14 universities and grad schools in the US with zero tuition

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For families who can’t afford higher education, a select few schools don’t charge tuition. Tuition-free universities include smaller schools like Barclay College and Webb Institute, as well as military academies like West Point and the United States Coast Guard Academy. Some graduate programs, like Weill Cornell Medical College and NYU School of Medicine, now offer […]

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Amazon is adding 30,000 jobs and holding hiring events today — here’s where to find them (AMZN)

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Amazon is adding 30,000 jobs at its corporate offices, fulfillment centers, and stores. The company is holding career fairs to help fill the roles on Tuesday in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, Seattle, and Arlington, Virginia, which is the site of Amazon’s second US headquarters. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Amazon is adding 30,000 […]

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Harvard accepted over $8 million in donations from Jeffrey Epstein. The university plans to redirect unused funds toward supporting victims of human trafficking and sexual assault.

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Harvard University stated that in an ongoing review, the university found that it had accepted over $8 million in donations from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. To date, the review includes donations from Epstein between the years of 1998 and 2007, predating his conviction as a sex offender in Florida in 2008. The […]

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‘It’s our generation’s milestone’: From Sallie Mae-themed music videos to popping debt balloons, here are all the ways people are celebrating paying off student loans

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As the nation’s total student debt surpasses $1.5 trillion, many millennials have delayed buying a house or getting married to pay off their loans. Yet some Americans are turning the moment they pay off loans as a milestone in itself. Viral music videos, parties, and other celebrations depict people celebrating paying off their loans. Business […]

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Slack, the chat app competing with Microsoft, is launching ‘Slack 101,’ an online classroom to teach newcomers how to use its app (WORK, MSFT)

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On Monday, Slack launched “Slack 101,” an online resource for new users to teach them how to use Slack. Slack currently has support resources and a tutorial built into its app, but Slack 101 is designed as a free online course to walk users through the basics. Before launching Slack 101, Slack conducted research that […]

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MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito resigns after New Yorker exposé shows he quietly worked with Epstein to secure anonymous donations

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MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito announced his resignation on Saturday in an email to MIT’s provost and president that he forwarded to The New York Times. Late Friday, The New Yorker published an exposé containing emails sent between Ito and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was a convicted sex offender and faced charges […]

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15 American landmarks that were built by slaves

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Four hundred years have passed since the arrival of the first 20 slaves into the US. Many of the United States’ most famous buildings were built by enslaved African Americans, including the White House and the US Capitol. Here are 15 famous American landmarks you may not have known were built by slaves. Visit Business […]