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Here are the 50 smartest colleges in America

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There are plenty of college rankings and ways to find out the best colleges in the US. These colleges enroll the smartest students in the country, according to SAT and ACT scores. California Institute of Technology took the top spot, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Which schools have the brightest young minds in […]

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The 50 smartest public high schools in America

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Public high schools can offer high quality academics just as much as private schools — without the tuition cost. Niche recently released its 2019 ranking of the best public high schools in America. Within this ranking are the smartest public high schools in America, which Niche ranked by best academics. See which high schools made […]

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LeBron James’ new public school for at-risk kids — what he’s called the ‘most important’ project of his career — could set a new standard for athletes

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LeBron James’ new public school in Akron, Ohio, I Promise School, opens on Monday. The school was created for children at risk of falling behind and offers an infrastructure to improve education and home support. James called the project “the most important” thing he’s done as a professional, and it could lead a way for […]

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This startup is betting college students will use chatbots

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Admithub is a chatbot built for college campuses. Using Admithub students could, for example, ask a last-minute question about FASFA at 1 a.m or a question about applying for housing. Or university officials could send a message with a reminder to submit enrollment forms. Admithub is used by 30 colleges and universities, including Arizona State […]

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An eccentric tech investor and self-help guru has a wild, controversial idea to solve one of America’s biggest problems that he thinks could turn you into a billionaire

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Americans owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, and the problem isn’t going away as tuition rates climb and the demand for college degrees remains high. James Altucher, a tech investor and self-help guru, says young people should consider letting wealthy individuals or organizations invest in their future for a percentage of their future earnings. […]

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The CEO of an ‘experiential education’ company explains why he bought one of America’s top Tour de France teams and why a YouTube video will never replace real travel

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LES HERBIERS, France — Last August we reported that one of the US’s top pro cycling teams was in danger of folding unless it came up with $7 million within a week, which was kind of crazy considering its star rider had just finished second in the world’s preeminent bicycle race. It wasn’t fake news, […]

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The 34 colleges that produced the most US presidents

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Some colleges have a pretty decent track record when it comes to producing presidential alumni. Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, the College of William & Mary, West Point, and the University of Pennsylvania have all taught more than one student that went on to become president of the United States. But plenty of other […]

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The founder of one of China’s hottest startups explains how getting too much press and customers early on nearly sunk the company

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Chinese education startup VIPKid, which connects native English-speaking teachers with Chinese students, raised $500 million in April for a valuation of over $3 billion. But a year after the company launched in 2014, it had a unusual crisis that nearly derailed the company, CEO and founder Cindy Mi told Business Insider. During its pilot stage, […]

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The gaokao is China’s notoriously tough entrance exam, that can also get you into western universities — check out its punishing questions

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China’s version of the American SAT and British A-level exams takes place in June every year. It’s called the gaokao, and is known as one of the toughest exams in the world. Lots of western universities now take Chinese students based on their gaokao scores, rather than other standardized tests. Scroll down to see past […]

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A $1 billion Gates Foundation-backed education initiative failed to help students, according to a new report — here’s what happened

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A seven-year education initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation centered on improving teacher effectiveness didn’t work, according to a new report from RAND. The initiative, called the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching, didn’t improve student graduation rates or schools’ ability to retain effective teachers. The Gates Foundation believes that while the initiative […]

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Here are the top 3 qualities you need to succeed, according to a high school dropout who became a venture capitalist at one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent firms

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Cyan Banister is a self-taught engineer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Banister made early bets on companies like Uber, SpaceX, and Postmates. Now, she manages multi-millionaire dollar deals at Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founders Fund. But Banister didn’t have a traditional education: She dropped out of high school as a teenager amid issues at home, and […]

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Top tech talent is losing interest in working for Facebook — and the company’s tough year in headlines might be the cause

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Students from universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Georgia Tech are losing interest in working at Facebook according to a new study by education software company Piazza. Piazza surveyed students from leading universities for the past few years. In 2018, student interest in working for Facebook had dropped by 4 percent. Students from universities […]

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6 ways college is different in the US and the UK

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College in the United Kingdom looks very different than the United States, despite a shared language and history. UK college students pay less for education, have a different grading system, and spend less time completing their degrees compared to American students. Whether you’re preparing to study abroad or are just curious about the cultural differences, […]

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Melinda Gates says the early rise of ‘male-focused’ computer games is a big reason there are fewer female computer science graduates today than in the 80s and 90s

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Melinda Gates says that gaming is a big reason for a decrease in the number of women in tech in the last three to four decades, she told Molly Wood in an interview with Marketplace. More specifically, she said, it was the types of games that were released in the early years of personal computers […]

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The founder of a $3 billion tech company warns: ‘Don’t go to business school. Everything you’re taught in business school is wrong.’ (ZUO)

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The subscription business model is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Done well, subscriptions create loyal customers and long-term cash flow. But hardly anyone knows how to do them well, and business schools haven’t caught up in how to teach them, says Tien Tzuo, an early Salesforce employee who recently took his […]

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The famous Stanford ‘marshmallow test’ suggested that kids with better self-control were more successful. But it’s being challenged because of a major flaw.

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The Stanford marshmallow tests have long been considered compelling evidence for the need to teach kids how to delay gratification and exercise restraint. Some studies have shown that a child’s ability to resist temptation (by not immediately eating a marshmallow, for example) can predict their future success in school and life. But new research is […]

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Inside an exclusive, strict Long Island all-boys school that counts high-powered media stars, politicians, and CEOs as alumni

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Chaminade High School is a Catholic, all-boys school on Long Island, in New York. The school has a strict dress code, requires four years of religion courses, and teaches Bloomberg financial software to upperclassmen. Chaminade is the alma mater of several notable figures in politics and business, including conservative news anchor Bill O’Reilly, two Republican […]

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Each year the government asks 10 simple questions to test the public’s knowledge of science. Can you correctly answer them all?

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Every two years, the National Science Foundation is required to tell the president how the US is doing in regard to science and engineering. “As economies worldwide grow increasingly knowledge-intensive and interdependent, capacity for innovation becomes ever more critical,” the NSF says in its latest report, titled “Science & Engineering Indicators 2018.” The news is […]

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Hundreds of USC professors are demanding the university’s president resign amid mounting sexual misconduct scandal involving a school gynecologist

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Two hundred USC professors are calling for university president C.L. Max Nikias’ resignation. The school is facing a sexual-misconduct scandal involving a former gynecologist who several women claim abused them. USC conducted an investigation in 2017 and found that his exams were outside of the scope of medical practice. USC offered him a deal to […]

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At a high school in California, parents pay $55,300 a year for their kids to spend 6 weeks without cell phones, live in log cabins, and farm for their food

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Midland School is a co-ed boarding school in Los Olivos, California, where in addition to completing a rigorous curriculum, students farm, clean, and explore the surrounding wilderness. Students and faculty have no access to cell phones during the six-week term. Annual tuition at Midland costs $55,300, though more than half the student body gets scholarships […]

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Both of these 21-year-old twins landed full-time jobs at Apple — here’s how it happened, and their best interview advice (AAPL)

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Cameron and Tyler Haberman — twin brothers — have just graduated from University of California, Berkeley, and are both headed to work in finance at Apple. The brothers said their Apple interviews got off to rocky starts. But the Haberman twins recovered and landed their dream internships, which turned into jobs. Here’s their best advice […]

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The most expensive college in every state, in one map

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College tuition varies at schools across the US. Using data from the Department of Education, we found the most expensive college in every state. College tuition has been getting more expensive, and costs widely vary among the country’s colleges and universities. Using data from the US Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System program, […]

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Mark Zuckerberg once made a $100 million investment in a major US city to help fix its schools — now the mayor says the effort ‘parachuted’ in and failed

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In 2010, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million toward creating an education foundation in Newark, New Jersey. The goal was to help the city’s struggling school system. In an interview with Business Insider, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said that the foundation did not use the money wisely. Baraka added that he wishes the foundation […]

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The 20 hardest colleges to get into in America

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The hardest US college to gain acceptance to is Harvard University. More than 90% of applicants get rejected. Academic review site Niche ranked American colleges based on acceptance rate and standardized test scores. With an acceptance rate of just 5.2% and typical SAT scores between 1430 and 1600, Harvard University is America’s hardest college to […]

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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio has turned his bestselling ‘Principles’ into an animated series aimed at new college grads

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Ray Dalio — founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund — has released a 30-minute animated version of his bestseller “Principles,” in eight parts. The lessons are focused on recognizing and adapting to challenges and positively using “radical transparency.” Dalio said he specifically wants new college graduates to see the series. As the […]