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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dining hall food, depending on the college or university, can sometimes be hit-or-miss. However, some places of higher education offer their students food that’s practically gourmet or even Michelin Star quality. Here are the top 15 colleges in the country for on-campus dining, according to students. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. College dining […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the US are also the country’s most exclusive. Using data from the Department of Education, we found the 20 colleges with the lowest admissions rates. Many of the most selective schools also appear at the top of many college and university rankings. Visit Business Insider’s […]
LinkedIn recently published its third annual Top Startups ranking, showcasing the best US startups to work for in 2019. LinkedIn says it selected 50 companies based on four measures: employee growth, job-seeker interest, member engagement with the company and its employees, and how well these startups pulled talent from the LinkedIn Top Companies list. These […]
It’s back-to-school season, and that means some children are going to school for the very first time. The change may be hard for them, but parents struggle with the adjustment as well. Mikel Jollett, writer and frontman of rock band the Airborne Toxic Event, tweeted about dropping off his son for his first day of […]
Millions of students across the US are starting or returning to college, which keeps getting more expensive. Using data from the Department of Education, we looked at how many students received federal financial aid at the top schools on U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Millions […]
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 […]
K-12 public school teachers revealed to Business Insider the things they wish they could tell students. Some of these pieces of advice would get them in trouble with parents and administration. Other times, teachers wish they could tell students not to stress out too much over a test score. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]
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. […]
Business Insider asked K-12 public school teachers to answer the question, “What’s something about your job that a lot of people don’t know?” Many people don’t know teachers can’t use the bathroom when they want to if it leaves students unattended. Others say classrooms can get dangerous when students start throwing objects. Here’s 11 of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
School-ranking website Niche released a list of the best teachers in American public high schools, after analyzing thousands of schools. Per Niche’s methodology, the rankings are based on factors like student and parent reviews, student-teacher ratio, and teacher tenure. The top spot went to the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, Mississippi. Visit […]
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 […]
Many students may not have the opportunity to get to know their substitute teachers since they typically only come in for a day or two at a time. Substitute teachers tend to get calls the morning of the day they work and have only a few hours to prepare lesson plans. Some areas of the […]
K-12 public-school teachers revealed the hardest parts of the job to Business Insider. Many teachers say teaching kids going through difficulties at home takes an emotional toll. Rude parents and misbehaving kids also make the job challenging. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. As many students head back to school, teachers will gear up […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Student debt is one of the biggest and fastest-growing financial burdens on Americans. Using data from the Department of Education, we found the overall debt burden and average balance per borrower in each state and DC. Residents of California owe as much as $131 billion in student debt altogether, while DC residents had the highest […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
A key part of the American Dream is the idea that anyone can make it to the top, no matter where you come from. But a World Bank report shows that it’s more likely for children from modest backgrounds to reach a higher economic echelon in most countries than it is in the US. Nearly […]
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 […]
College is expensive, and tuition prices are always rising, as is the average student-loan debt burden. Money’s 2019 ranking of the Best Colleges in America analyzed over 700 four-year colleges with a particular eye on value to determine which institutions are most worth the cost of attendance. The resulting top 25, determined from 19,000 cost […]
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 […]
Washington state’s 2019 Teacher of the Year, Robert Hand, spent the afternoon with Bill Gates. Hand teaches family and consumer science, or what folks used to call “home economics” back in the day. He taught Gates how to make a BBQ chicken as Gates admitted that cutting and cooking a chicken is something he’s never […]
Professors at top schools can make more than $175,000 a year. Harvard University professors make the most compared to other Ivy League faculty members — they earn $226,394 per year. Here are the average yearly salaries of professors at all 8 Ivy League colleges. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Professors at Ivy League […]
I first attended college in the mid-1980s before pursuing pre-law. After 25 years, I went back to school to get my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rhode Island College. This fall, I’ll be attending the University of Connecticut to get my Master’s in social psychology. Here are the most surprising things I had to adjust […]
Phillips Exeter Academy was founded by a Harvard graduate in 1781. Founder Dr. John Phillips set out to teach young men “the great and real business of living.” The 1,200-student-strong now co-ed high school in New Hampshire is still a boarding school unlike any other today. It uses the Harkness Method, a unique teaching model […]
America’s student-loan debt crisis is hurting women more than men. Women carry more than half of the nation’s $1.7 trillion student-loan debt — and it takes them longer to pay it off because of the gender pay gap. Women also feel worse about their student-loan debt: they’re more stressed by it and less likely to […]