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Here’s where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on education

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Education policy has largely been a second-tier issue in the 2016 presidential election. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, have focused their comments and discussions mostly on issues like national security, trade, and an email scandal. Still, in Trump’s case, education discussions have followed him as he remains enmeshed in […]

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The 25 colleges where students go on to earn the most money

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Salary potential shouldn’t be the sole thing that attracts you to a particular college or university. But with average student-loan debt hovering around $37,000, students and parents can’t afford not to consider average post-graduation earnings while looking at schools. PayScale, the creator of the world’s largest compensation database, recently looked at the starting and mid-career […]

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A 32-year-old disabled vet thought ITT Tech was his ticket out of poverty — what happened shows everything wrong with the $35 billion for-profit education sector

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It’s not easy to reach Brandon Straub these days. The 32-year-old doesn’t own a cell phone, let alone a landline, and recently, his days center around finding buyers for the belongings he’s selling on Craigslist. With $30,000 in student loans, among other debts, he’s planning to file for bankruptcy. Straub, a veteran of the War […]

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The 20 best colleges for studying abroad

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For students with the travel bug, a college’s study abroad program can make or break where they decide to go to school. But before students can jet off to their country of choice, they need to find a program that is the right fit for them. The Princeton Review recently released its 2017 college rankings, […]

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7 traits Wharton looks for in the ideal MBA candidate

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The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is one of the most prestigious business schools in the US and is ranked one of the best b-schools in the world. After reviewing your application, essays responses, résumé, and references the most qualified candidates will be invited in for an interview. The interview process starts with […]

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The most disturbing aspect of a sexual-abuse scandal at an elite, New England prep school

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An independent report released on September 1 detailing the long-term sexual abuse that went on at St. George’s School, an elite boarding school in Rhode Island, shed light on the policies that fostered an environment where faculty and staff took repeated advantage of students. The report,commissioned by St. George’s and an organization called SGS for […]

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Ex-Ivy League admissions officer reveals why it’s sometimes tougher for Asian kids to get in

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Reddit hosted an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, that featured former Cornell admissions officer Nelson Ureña answering questions about the admissions process at the Ivy League school. Ureña, now a cofounder of college-mentor application company Mentorverse, provided his honest answer to a student who asked if he should withhold the fact that he’s an Asian […]

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The 20 best college football programs in America

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right — college football season is back in full swing. And as co-eds gear up for tailgates, home games, and fierce rivalry matches, some schools’ pride and atmosphere clearly surpasses the rest. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked which colleges have […]

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‘A very unusual’ librarian donated his entire $4 million estate to his university upon his death — and it spent $1 million on a football scoreboard

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A University of New Hampshire librarian, who spent a lifetime living frugally, surprised the school by donating his entire estate — worth $4 million. But then UNH decided to allocate only $100,000 to the library, $2.5 million to a career center, and $1 million to a new video scoreboard at the football stadium, The Washington […]

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How IoT in Education is Changing the Way We Learn

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The Internet of Things, the connection of devices (other than standard products such as computers and smartphones) to the Internet, is in the process of transforming numerous areas of our everyday lives. And while it might not seem like an obvious application of the IoT, education is on that list. The Internet has deeply rooted […]

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A new lawsuit alleges Detroit schools are so understaffed that an 8th grader had to teach a math class

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A lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other state education officials paints an abysmal picture of schooling within the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), the state’s largest public-school district that serves nearly 50,000 students. Filed on behalf of seven black and Latino students who attend five of the […]

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9 apps every college student should be using

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As fall approaches, the weather cools off. Pumpkin Spice Lattés make their much anticipated return. And college students head back to campus. One of the most useful back-to-school supplies might be something students already keep in their back pocket: a smartphone. A well stocked app suite help students connect with new friends, keep organized, and […]

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UNC student claims football player raped her, and that the school has responded with ‘discouragement and delay’

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A student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill claims that she was raped on Valentine’s Day by a junior linebacker on the school’s football team, ABC 11 Eyewitness News reported. Delaney Robinson, 19, a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill, made the allegations against the football player, Allen Artis, 21, seven months after […]

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A high school teacher’s pledge to change the way he grades essays reflects a dramatic shift in the English language

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“Every student should do the best they can.” If you’re a grammar purist, that sentence may have made you cringe. Standard English dictates the word “they,” a plural pronoun, should never be used to refer to a single person. Since “student” is a singular noun, you’d need a singular pronoun like “he” or “she” to […]

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The 20 colleges with the most school spirit

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There’s a number of ways students can show pride in their school, but nothing shows school spirit quite like showing up on gameday. Whether it’s for a basketball game, football game, or a smaller niche sport, students celebrate their schools by covering themselves head-to-toe in school colors and filling stadium seats. They tailgate long before […]

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Ex-Ivy League admissions officers dissect an essay that got a teen into 5 Ivies and Stanford

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High-school senior Brittany Stinson recently shared with Business Insider a humorous admissions essay that got her into five Ivy League schools and Stanford. That essay — which got her into the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Cornell and Stanford — went viral. In the essay, Stinson reflected on her inquisitive personality, told against […]

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Mike Pence is calling for the federal government to repay veterans who spent millions to attend ITT Tech

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In a letter to US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald, Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence urged the federal government to repay veterans who used military benefits to attend ITT Tech, the for-profit college that abruptly closed in early September, Politico reported. Pence called for a full refund of all GI Bill […]