President Donald Trump was asked about his reading habits during an interview on Fox News Thursday night. Host Tucker Carlson asked Trump, “What do you do at the end of the day? What do you read, what do you watch?” “Well, you know, I love to read,” Trump replied. “Actually, I’m looking at a book, […]
Over time, even facts we consider steadfast truths can change. People used to think doctors could forgo washing their hands before surgery. Knowledge is ever-evolving. The seven ideas below probably changed since your school days. Re-educate yourself. SEE ALSO: Inside Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, the New York City boarding school that costs more than Harvard […]
In a speech addressing Congress in February, President Donald Trump called education the “civil rights issue of our time.” He’s not the first to assert such a claim. President George W. Bush used the same language in 2002, President Barack Obama did so in 2011, and many other politicians have used similar language over the […]
A warning to all New Yorkers: If everyone on the subway seems to be reading the same book this spring, you’re not going crazy. New York City residents have picked “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the winning book for the “One Book, One New York” program. The program encourages all city residents to read […]
Rome wasn’t built in a day. The hard truth is that there just aren’t quick fixes for most things in life. It takes time to gain experience and build up an expertise in most fields. That being said, other abilities are easy to pick up after just a few minutes, as this helpful Quora thread […]
The SAT and ACT are some of the most high-stakes tests a high-school student can take. So it’s understandable why many students experience anxiety surrounding the exams. Still, freaking out while taking a test isn’t ideal, since it normally means you lose some focus and risk hurting your score. New York City test-prep expert Anthony-James […]
On Tuesday, US News & World Report released its annual ranking of top law schools. Yale Law took the highest award as the No. 1 law school in the country. This makes Yale Law the reigning champion every single year US News has rated law schools based on data metrics. “Yale has been No. 1 […]
On Tuesday, US News & World Report released its annual ranking of top law schools. Yale School took the highest award as No. 1 in the US. This makes Yale Law the reigning champion every single one of the 23 years US News has rated law schools based on data metrics. Harvard Law School slipped […]
Gaining acceptance into selective colleges seems harder today than ever before, leading an increasing number of students to turn to test prep for high-stakes standardized tests. Anthony-James Green, a New York City-based SAT and ACT tutor, experiences firsthand the lengths to which families will go to improve their students’ scores. His $1,500-an-hour price tag may […]
Manhattan has the largest population density of any city in the US, and its K-12 schools serve more than 1 million students. Yet, there is only one boarding school on the entire island: Léman Manhattan Preparatory School. Léman is an elite private school located in the southernmost part of the city. It educates more than […]
Student-loan debt in the US has grown to a staggering $1.3 trillion, and the average 2016 graduate will have to repay more than $37,000. The US government touts its income-driven repayment plans as the solution for managing debt if you don’t have a high-paying job. These plans allow you to pay 10% to 15% of […]
The spring semester for college students is slowly winding down, which means students in their senior year are getting ready to graduate. Many US colleges have lined up impressive commencement speakers, landing leaders in business, entertainment, and politics. We’ve compiled a list of college commencement speakers below and will continue to update this list as […]
First, we looked coast to coast to find the most famous book set in every state. Now we’re hitting the books to discover the most famous author from every state. Not all the choices were cut and dry. To qualify for this list, the famed authors had to be born in their respective states, but […]
Harvard Law School announced Wednesday that it will accept the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in a pilot program for students applying to its class of 2018. The move is a major divergence from the norm in law school admissions, and is part of a larger strategy to expand access to legal education and to diminish […]
The charter-school industry — consisting of schools that are funded partly by tax dollars but run independently — is rife with the same types of fraud and mismanagement that led to the Enron collapse, according to a study published by three education researchers. The study, “Are Charter Schools the Second Coming of Enron?” examines the […]
Joi Ito, co-author of Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future, became a focus of attention after he was selected to lead MIT’s high-profile Media Lab despite being a two-time college dropout. In this interview with Business Insider, Ito offers his perspective and advice on how to learn most effectively in the modern era — […]
In 2013, Ebony Horton realized that she needed to overhaul her lifestyle. Working an entry-level job in Washington, DC, Horton earned a mere $38,000 a year — barely enough to cover her living expenses, let alone make a dent in the more than $100,000 she owed in student loans. “I was struggling to survive,” Horton, […]
Mark Zuckerberg, one of the most famous college dropouts in the world, is finally getting his degree from Harvard. No, the 32-year-old billionaire Facebook CEO isn’t going back to class. Instead, he will be delivering the commencement address to the class of 2017, and that means he’ll also be receiving an honorary degree. Harvard President […]
Chance the Rapper has made his dedication to his native Chicago and the city’s youth clear, and now he’s putting serious money behind it. The musician, who recently made history with his wins at the Grammys for his streaming-only album “Coloring Book,” announced on Monday he will be donating $1 million to Chicago Public Schools, […]
“Some ideas just can’t wait,” reads the website for the Thiel Fellowship. In 2011, investor, entrepreneur, and Trump adviser Peter Thiel launched a program that awards $100,000 to promising young entrepreneurs who are willing to drop out of college and turn their bright ideas into real businesses. Dozens of tech prodigies have passed through the […]
Freddy Chang, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, is happily immersed in the heavy course load required of his dual majors in finance and international studies at the Wharton School. But as much as he’s enjoying his second year at the Ivy League school in Philadelphia, he almost gave up his spot in the […]
Attending business school — or any graduate school, for that matter — is a costly endeavor. MBAs in the US are increasingly debt burdened. The average student coming out of the country’s banner programs, including a handful of public universities, graduates more than $65,000 in the hole — many hit the six-figure mark. While you […]
The University of Notre Dame announced Thursday that it had chosen its commencement speaker, The Washington Post reported. But rather than invite President Trump, the school chose to host Vice President Mike Pence, a slight change from tradition during the prior two presidencies. In fact, four of the past six presidents — Barack Obama, George […]
Should you work before business school, or head straight there from undergrad? Brian Precious, author of “Get In, Get Connected, Get Hired: Lessons from an MBA Insider,” and former recruiter for MBA programs at Oregon State University, Purdue University and University of Illinois, says, “It depends.” Ultimately, both options can be valuable and useful, he […]
Harvey Mudd College (HMC), a tiny liberal-arts school in Claremont, California, is an engineering, science, and mathematics powerhouse. In fact, its graduates out-earn those from Harvard and Stanford about 10 years into their careers. But in addition to its reputation for producing strong graduates in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math), HMC students […]
In a business school interview, you have to be prepared to answer some questions. And you need to be prepared to ask them. Asking questions during an interview can be an essential opportunity to get insider information about the program, as well as demonstrate interest, curiosity, and enthusiasm to your interviewer, writes Brian Precious, author […]
Harvard President Drew Faust explicitly criticized President Donald Trump in a media roundtable at Bloomberg News on Tuesday, The Harvard Crimson reported. “This administration seems unpredictable in many ways,” Faust told journalists, according to The Crimson. “It doesn’t seem tied to the traditional notions of the role of government. And so [the new administration’s] understanding […]
Conversations about SAT and ACT scores are ubiquitous for high school students applying to college. Still, although most student understand the high-stakes nature of the exams, many are still unsure what their study schedule should look like to ensure top results. Anthony-James Green, a $1,500-an-hour SAT and ACT tutor, says he knows the key to […]
An Idaho judge has sentenced a high school football player to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service after prosecutors said he took part in a locker room sexual assault on a black, disabled football player in a small Idaho town. District Court Judge Randy Stoker sentenced John R.K. Howard of Keller, […]
More than 58 years have passed since Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 consisted of a 23-inch-diameter metal sphere with four radio antennas — that’s it. Compared with the highly sophisticated satellites in orbit today, including the Hubble Space Telescope […]
Earlier this month, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as President Trump’s Secretary of Education — by the narrowest of margins. Her confirmation marked a win for parents looking for greater “school choice” — the ability to pluck a child from his or her public school and get a subsidy to place them in a private, charter, […]
A California college reversed the decision to suspend one of their students for surreptitiously recording his professor during an anti-Trump rant, The Washington Post reported. Caleb O’Neil, a freshman business major at Orange Coast College, recorded his human sexuality professor calling Trump’s election win a”an act of terrorism.” During the rant, which took place November […]
Higher education takes on new meaning in Pueblo County, Colorado. In February, local officials announced that a first-of-its-kind scholarship program will create $475,000 in funding to help send the county’s graduating high school seniors to local colleges. A majority of the fund — about $425,000 — came from taxing legal marijuana. “A couple years ago, […]
When bank loans and personal savings run thin, thousands of students are turning to an unlikely source to pay for college: crowdfunding. New data released by GoFundMe, the crowdfunding site launched in 2010, finds that within the last three years more than 100,000 campaigns have raised over $60 million in donations, strictly to pay for […]
The future of jobs may seem precarious. As automation takes hold across a broad array of industries, robots increasingly replace human workers. But rather than sound the alarm, CEO of HiringSolved Shon Burton says students just need to become more strategic when picking future jobs. “What things will not be automated in 20 years?” Burton […]
The response to the Trump administration’s reversal of some Obama-era transgender rights prompted swift and sharp rebukes from LGBT rights groups and advocates on Wednesday night. A directive given by former President Barack Obama last year granted transgender students the choice to use public school restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity. Without the […]
The Trump Administration is expected to unveil guidance rolling back protections for transgender students this week. But behind the scenes, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions privately sparred over the order, The New York Times reported. The order would reverse guidance from the Obama Administration directing schools to allow transgender students […]
A federal investigation into Lisa S. Coico, former president of City College, the flagship of the City University of New York (CUNY), has expanded, the New York Times reported. Coico abruptly resigned in October amid an investigation into her use of college funds to pay for personal expenses. Prosecutors are now investigating an additional money […]
The SAT is one of the most high-stakes standardized tests high-school students can take. A high score can bolster the chances of securing a seat at a top college. However, students hoping to get top scores often hurt their chances by focusing on the wrong material, Anthony-James Green, a $1,500-an-hour SAT and ACT tutor, told […]
Malcolm Gladwell is taking aim at Stanford University’s request for charitable donations. In a series of tweets on Tuesday he lambasted the elite school, linking to a request from Stanford for gifts to help support student financial aid. “Stanford has $22.4 billion in the bank, tax free,” he tweeted. “You might as well send your […]
If you want to go to college these days, it’s more expensive than ever to attend. Tuition at both public and private schools continues to rise at a fast clip, and Americans collectively owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loan debt. Using data from the College Board‘s Trends in College Pricing and The Chronicle […]
Gaining acceptance into selective colleges seems harder today than ever before. Acceptance rates at top schools decline almost every year, and former admissions officers at Ivy League schools say the competition is at an all-time high. Anthony-James Green, a New York City-based SAT and ACT tutor, agrees. “It’s become a little bit of an arms […]
Automation has taken hold in pretty much every single industry, whether it’s robo-investors on Wall Street or automated analyses of x-rays in the medical field. This automation can cause disruption, changing the way certain jobs are done and eliminating the need for others. To compete against this threat, college students would be wise to ask […]
Automation has become an increasingly disruptive force in the labor market. Self-driving cars threaten the job security of millions of American truck drivers. At banks, automated tellers are increasingly common. And at wealth management firms, robo -advisers are replacing humans. “Any job that is routine or monotonous runs the risk of being automated away,” Yisong […]
Many Catholic schools that accept vouchers rely on that public funding to stay open, a new study finds. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has advocated for expanding such programs. Catholic schools’ reliance on vouchers highlights the legal grey area in the separation of church and state. American Catholic parishes that participate in student voucher programs rely […]