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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 […]

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People said majoring in English was a waste of time and money — but here are 5 ways I use it in my everyday life

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English majors are often the butt of jokes regarding the “useless” nature of a liberal arts education. The misconception that English degrees are a waste of time, energy, and money ignores the valuable skills and experience that can be gained through years of study. Time management and communication, for example, are universally important work skills […]

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Some private colleges are advertising price cuts on their full-price tuition — and it’s just one way that college is a whole different game for the ultra-wealthy

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Pricey private liberal arts colleges are slashing tuition prices so they don’t get overlooked by students who want a more affordable school, reported Tara Siegel Bernard for The New York Times. But these changes only reduce the school’s advertised rates, which wealthy students typically pay — and at the same time, they’re decreasing tuition discounts. […]

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A California official says red-hot coding bootcamp Lambda School is violating state law if it operates without the right registration — but the company insists classes can go on

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On Thursday, Business Insider reported that Lambda School, a hot coding bootcamp with backing from big names like Y Combinator and GV (formerly Google Ventures), had been ordered to cease operations until it properly registered with California state authorities. At the time, Lambda School CEO Austen Allred told Business Insider that it was a misunderstanding […]

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We asked teachers for the one thing students do that drives them nuts — and these are the 6 answers that kept coming up

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Business Insider spoke to 14 teachers and asked about the most annoying things their students do. Many said students spend too much time on their phones during class. Others said they dislike bullying and watching students mistreat one another. Here are the six things students do that most commonly drive teachers nuts. Visit Business Insider’s […]

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The hot Silicon Valley coding bootcamp Lambda School is paying a $75,000 fine for not registering properly with the state of California

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In July, the online coding bootcamp Lambda School received a citation from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) for failure to properly register itself with authorities. Lambda School has agreed to pay a $75,000 fine, and is in the process of properly registering itself. Lambda School has an unusual business model: Tuition is […]

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The best school supplies for students K-12

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You can’t send your kids back to school without all the right supplies. Whether your first-born is heading off to Kindergarten or your kid is somehow finishing up their senior year of high school, we’ve got all the school supplies they need here. Depending on how you feel about school, going back to the hallowed […]

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The 25 most valuable college majors

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The most valuable college majors have a high likelihood of post-graduation employment and a decent salary. Bankrate recently took a look at the most valuable college majors — the top 10 were all in STEM fields. Naval architecture and marine engineering took the top spot. Across all 162 college majors surveyed for the study, the […]

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Startups want a cut of your future earnings, but one tech investor likens the rise in income share agreements to ‘indentured servitude’

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At Y Combinator’s Demo Day even this week, several founders pitched investors on startups that use income share agreements, or ISAs, to generate revenue. Lambda School, an online coding school and YC alumni company, popularized the ISA model by taking a percentage of a graduate’s salary instead of an upfront payment like traditional tuition. While […]

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The 25 highest-paying jobs you can get with an associate degree

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While many high-paying jobs require a bachelors degree or more, there are many positions that only require an associate degree, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These positions include engineering technicians, dental hygienists, and air traffic controllers. Median pay ranges from $55,000 to $125,000, depending on the job. Visit BusinessInsider.com for more stories. Don’t […]

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How grad schools became the hidden culprit behind America’s student-debt crisis

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Households with at least one advanced degree carried 51% of overall student-loan debt in 2016. More students are attending and completing graduate school, but as master’s degrees become more expensive, they’re also borrowing more. Graduate students can more easily pay off loans because they tend to get high-paying jobs. Sometimes, though, those high-paying jobs earn […]

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Here are the 15 best public high schools in the US

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School-ranking website Niche released a list of the best public high schools in America for the upcoming academic year, after rating thousands of schools across the country. The top spot went to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois, which held the No. […]

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The 25 top colleges in the US, and how much you might be earning 6 years after graduating

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School-ranking website Niche released a list of the best colleges in America, starting with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Niche based its rankings on factors ranging from acceptance rates to median income six years after graduation. Other top universities include Stanford, Yale, Harvard, and Princeton. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. A new school […]

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80% of Gen Z college students say they’re voting in 2020 — and they’ve singled out student debt as their biggest concern

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College students could be more politically active than in previous elections. A new survey by learning-services company Chegg found that 80% of students registered to vote expect to cast a ballot in 2020. This is in contrast with a college-student voter turnout of just 48.3% in 2016. The report also suggests that students are becoming […]

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31 teachers across the US reveal their exact salary, and how much of it goes to paying for school supplies like chalk and pencils

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31 teachers from 19 different states revealed to Business Insider how much of their salary they spend on school supplies. Some teachers spend thousands of dollars a year on their classrooms. Salaries for teachers vary. One Mississippi teacher makes $35,000 a year. A teacher from Massachusetts with over 30 years of experience reports an $80,000 […]

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3 reasons a master’s in business analytics could be a better investment than an MBA if you’re looking to boost your career and salary

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A master’s of science in business analytics is a program that allows students to obtain technical and business skills within one year. It grew in popularity around five years ago, and has since experienced a global 300% increase in applicants, according to education research firm QS Quacquarelli Symonds. There’s growing demand from top employers for […]