Backpacks, hooded sweatshirts, and even bottled water have been banned at some schools. Even seemingly innocent things like the dictionary and the game of tag have been banned. It’s not always a security measure — sometimes, it’s about protecting students’ feelings or making it harder for them to smuggle in cell phones. School is almost […]
Teachers, like anyone else, know that hindsight is 20/20. Business Insider asked teachers for the one thing they wish they knew before becoming a teacher, and more than 50 replied. Some of the most interesting responses are included below. There are quite a few steps you need to take before you become a teacher. To […]
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 […]
The American diet has changed dramatically since the 1970s. The portion sizes of everything from a muffin to a slice of pizza have gotten as much as 138% bigger. Americans now eat far more chicken than they did in 1975, but less beef. And in 2014, people started spending more money eating out than they […]
With the opening of LeBron James’ I Promise School, basketball’s biggest star showed how big an impact he wants his career to have off the court. The school will open with 240 at-risk children, each of them receiving free uniforms, meals, and guaranteed tuition to the University of Akron, as well as a bicycle and […]
More than 50 teachers told Business Insider how the first day of school makes them feel. Most shared some variation of “excited,” or “nervous,” and some had mixed feelings. “It’s sort of like Christmas,” said one. “It’s fun to start unwrapping each child’s personality and figuring out how to help them learn and grow.” The […]
If you were dying for a change in your email status-quo, Google recently rolled out some updates to the desktop version of its popular email client, Gmail. With the new Gmail design, you’ll find some user interface upgrades, some visual changes, and a few other additions — those who used the old Gmail will still […]
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 […]
France just passed a law that bans students from using smartphones at school. There are some exceptions, like schools with students over 15 and for extracurricular activities and students with disabilities. France had already banned smartphone use during class time, but this latest ban extends to breaks and meal times. The ban, which will go […]
LeBron James opened his public school, the I Promise School, in Akron, Ohio, on Monday. Kids who graduate from the school and meet specific standards will qualify for a full scholarship to the University of Akron, through the LeBron James Family Foundation. James has pledged to send up to 2,300 kids to school, potentially creating […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
A study of more than 370 “regular” and gluten-free products marketed to kids reveals that gluten-free packaged foods are no healthier, and in some key ways, they’re worse than other processed foods. Gluten-free kids options have got less protein and less fat inside, which are two key ways to fuel up a growing body. Just […]
We got an inside look at what it’s like on the first day for new cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Over 1,200 cadet candidates arrived on campus on a sweltering July morning for “Reception Day.” After an emotional farewell with their families, the new cadets took the first steps of […]
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, […]
Wall Streeters come from a variety of educational backgrounds, and some degrees tend to lead to higher pay than others. Business Insider reached out to salary-comparison website Emolument to get a better look at what professionals on Wall Street tend to earn based on their degrees. Wall Streeters come from all kinds of educational backgrounds, […]
A Chinese student had his enrollment at a university suspended because of his father’s bad social credit score. The father, surnamed Rao, had failed to repay a $29,900 loan and was added to a debtor blacklist that prevented a university from accepting his son. State media reported that the incident also caused Rao’s social credit […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Scoring a well-paid job is the goal for most college students. But not everyone wants to fill the obvious roles that we hear about growing up, like doctor, laywer, or engineer. Here are 29 unusual jobs that you might not know exist — and some of them pay six-figures or higher. For many students, a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Preschools in New York City are no joke — some parents hire preschool consultants and apply years in advance in the hopes that they can get their kid into a preschool that could cost as much as a college. Many parents think that getting their kids into one of the “Baby Ivies” will help them […]
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, […]
Business Insider is looking for a paid intern to work on our Strategy section this winter. BI interns spend their time researching, writing, pitching, and producing stories, and they get an author byline for every post they write. They also help editors find irresistible stories from our partners — including Slate, Inc., and Entrepreneur — […]
The job market is booming, but experts say there won’t always be an abundance of jobs. As many as 96.2% of graduates from these 50 universities find themselves employed 10 years after graduation. Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech made the list for best colleges for employability — see if your school did as well. Recent […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new study from Pew Research Center found that one out of two teens reports being online “almost constantly.” The study found that another 44% say they go online multiple times each day. The time teens spend online has gone up significantly since Pew’s 2014-2015 study. Back then, only 24% of teens reported being online […]
About 56% of American families with children have started saving for college, according to a new study from Sallie Mae. Among families with savings, the average amount saved was $18,135. Families with higher incomes, those with children closer to college age, and parents with bachelor’s degrees tend to have more money stowed away for college. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The number of mass shootings in the US this year reached 101 on Friday. Ten people were killed in a high-school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. There have been nearly as many US mass shootings as days in 2018. On Friday, a 17-year-old gunman opened fire on students and staff at a high school in […]
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 […]
Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, gave the commencement address at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania on May 13. He concluded his speech on the importance of compassion by warning graduates about the growing divide between rich and poor. Weiner also spoke out against tribalism, in which we cling to people who look […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]