Business Insider released its annual ranking of the best colleges in America, highlighting schools that provide a quality education and graduate students on time, set graduates up to earn well-paying jobs early in their career, and create a memorable and enjoyable campus experience. (You can read about the methodology in detail here.) Location wasn’t a […]
Graduating with a degree in coding seems like it all but guarantees you a high-paying job with awesome perks. But with so many universities beefing up their computer science programs, which US universities are your best bet? HackerRank, a free coding practice website that allows developers to hone their coding skills by solving challenges, launched […]
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Trump repeatedly disparaged what he saw as America’s failing school system. “We are rated 28 in the world. The United States, think of it, 28 in the world,” he said in a video he uploaded to Facebook earlier this year. “Third-world countries are ahead of us.” Though he never explicitly mentioned […]
Business Insider released its annual list of the best colleges in America, emphasizing schools with high graduation rates and early-career earnings, rather than focusing solely on glamour statistics, like reputation and selectivity. But that’s not to say that the caliber of the students doesn’t play an important role in what makes a school great. So […]
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of its 2015 global rankings on student performance in mathematics, reading, and science, on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA. The PISA is a worldwide exam administered every three years that measures 15-year-olds in 72 countries. About 540,000 students took the exam […]
Adjusting to life post-college can be tough — paying rent and bills, financing a social life, and earning an often meager salary is hard enough. Slap thousands of dollars in student loan debt on top of that, and it’s easy to start feeling helpless. But choosing the right state to live in could go a […]
In early 2015, 15 students at Corinthian Colleges, then one of the largest for-profit college chains, formed a group called the Corinthian 15 and pledged to strike until their student loans were discharged. Corinthian Colleges shuttered its doors just months later, displacing roughly 16,000 students. Today, as a part of the organization called the Debt […]
In November, President-elect Trump and his wife Melania announced that the family will keep their son Barron enrolled in his New York City-based day school rather than moving to Washington, D.C. right away. A spokesperson for the Trump’s noted that there is “obviously a sensitivity to pulling out a 10-year-old in the middle of the […]
It’s only been six years since I graduated from college, but sitting there in Robertson Hall, I felt ancient. Nearly every student who’d showed up to the Princeton University lecture that day was clacking away on a laptop — I’d come non-ironically armed with a legal pad and Bic pen. And while I’d done all […]
In late November, a website called “Professor Watchlist” launched with the mission to “expose and document” college professors the website claims “discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.” Created by a nonprofit organization called Turning Point USA, the site currently has more than 100 professors listed, and includes their photographs and […]
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, is one of the most prestigious colleges in the nation. In addition to its top-20 ranking by the US News and World Report, it enjoys an esteemed reputation for educating and preparing for service top-ranking members of the US military and intelligence communities, not to […]
The San Francisco Unified School District sent an automated phone message to thousands of parents Wednesday informing them that the district will continue to provide a “safe space” for recent immigrants “regardless of immigration status” and affirming the city’s status as a so-called sanctuary city for non-citizen immigrants. The message seems to be a response […]
During his campaign, President-elect Trump repeatedly hit out at the role of federal government in education, arguing instead for increased local control of schools, and hinting that the Department of Education (ED) should be abolished. In his book “Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America,” Trump writes: “A lot of people believe the Department […]
No one wants to look like an idiot! These 13 grammar rules will help you become a comma pro in no time, and will keep you from looking like a lame duck. Christina Sterbenz contributed reporting on a previous version of this article. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story » […]
In 1832, Yale students — including future President William Howard Taft’s father — founded one of America’s most famous secret societies: Skull and Bones. Since then, the group has come to signify all that both mesmerizes and repulses the public about the elite. Each year, only 15 juniors are “tapped,” or chosen, for lifetime membership […]
Harvard and Yale Law School graduates have established themselves in some of America’s most powerful positions — from president to Supreme Court justice. In fact, every single current member of the Supreme Court attended law school at Harvard or Yale — though Ruth Bader Ginsburg ultimately got her degree from Columbia Law School after transferring […]
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Michigan billionaire and charter-school advocate Betsy DeVos as his choice for education secretary Wednesday, a move that has prompted a flurry of praise and backlash from either political side throughout the week. DeVos, a fierce proponent of school vouchers allowing students to use public funds to attend private schools, heads up […]
Malia Obama has chosen to attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 after she takes a gap year, the White House announced on Sunday. Her announcement follows months of speculation about her choice after she went on a tour of the Ivies, Stanford, and New York University last year. With an eye on first […]
The elementary admissions process in New York City is utterly grueling, as evidenced by new kindergarten admissions workshops that have popped up around town. But among exemplary schools, one stands out as the gold-standard of top public elementary schools: Hunter College Elementary School. The irony that Hunter has the word “college” in its name shouldn’t […]
Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, school accepted just 5.2% of roughly 39,000 applications for its class of 2020. As Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust said in 2014, “We could fill our class twice over with valedictorians.” The school seeks out students who not only have high […]
It’s hard to estimate the impact your chosen college — or your children’s — will have on your life. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t try. To come up with the “best colleges for your money “— defined as schools that offer “a great education, at an affordable price, that prepares students for rewarding careers” […]
Yale’s secret societies often seem shrouded in mystery. They are bastions of influence and intrigue that hold among their members some of the world’s most powerful people. But some information about secret societies isn’t as clandestine as some might think. Yale’s “landed societies” — those that meet in tombs or halls — are registered with […]
National student loan debt in the US topped $1.3 trillion this year, with the average borrower for the class of 2016 graduating an estimated $37,172 in the hole. Though borrowing money for education is more common than ever, one financial planner says many of her 20-something clients don’t fully understand the debt they’re taking on […]
Michelle Rhee, former head of Washington, DC’s public schools, and Betsy DeVos, chairwoman of the American Federation for Children, met with President-elect Trump at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey over the weekend. The meeting fueled speculation that one of the education stalwarts may become the next secretary of education. The meeting with DeVos, […]
Students have a tough time distinguishing between ads and news, and understanding conflicts of interest in information that is presented as fact, according to a new Stanford study reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The study comes at a time when Facebook and Google are being loudly criticized for helping spread fake news during a […]
The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to newly released data from the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE). Foreign students in the US were up 7.1% from last year […]
If there’s one insight I took from my day trip to Princeton, New Jersey, it’s this: It’s really pretty. Not just the Princeton University campus — the town surrounding it, too. According to Business Insider’s rankings, the Ivy League university is the top college in the US, thanks to its 90% graduation rate and stellar […]
Hang around a Japanese playground long enough, and you might start to think you’re at clown school. Amid the din of freeze tag and leap frog, a gaggle of kids could come whooshing past you in a pack of unicycles at any moment. Silly as the unicycle may seem, Japan’s Ministry of Education actually requires […]
The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to newly released data from the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE). Foreign students in the US were up 7.1% from last year […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent an email to students at the City University of New York on Sunday, writing that “This is the State of New York, not a state of fear. We will not tolerate hate or racism.” Cuomo referenced the “harsh and ugly rhetoric of the [presidential] campaign” before inviting New Yorkers […]
On November 19, 1863, famed orator and former Secretary of State Edward Everett delivered a two-hour speech at the Gettysburg National Cemetery — but most people only remember the two-minute speech given by President Abraham Lincoln. Arguably, Everett’s words that day deserve just as much attention and praise as Lincoln’s. His speech backhanded the Confederacy […]
Just days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, people around the country took to social media to document instances of bullying and harassment that sprang up in American schools. Parents posted on Facebook about the verbal and physical abuse their children suffered. Students recorded videos of white power demonstrations in the halls. Through all […]
President-elect Donald Trump reached a $25 million settlement in a series of fraud cases tied to Trump University real estate seminars — cases that he repeatedly vowed to never settle. The settlement covers three different cases of students who claimed that they were lured by false promises into paying $35,000 to learn about real estate […]
Hundreds of thousands of students apply to the Ivy League every year with the hope that they will be part of the lucky few who get accepted. And while it’s common knowledge that the chances of getting into one of the elite schools are low, the decline in the admission rate over past decade is […]
A student loan default can impact more than just student borrowers Parents who co-sign on student loans face the same ramifications for default as student borrowers. Dirk Wierenga learned that lesson the hard way, The New York Times reported last year. His son came out of college optimistic about job opportunities and his ability to […]
Earning a law degree was once a sure-fire path to a successful and lucrative career. Law school enrollment remains high, but an oversaturation of lawyers has left graduates struggling in the job market. Even the grads who find jobs aren’t guaranteed a six-figure salary, leaving many stuck under a mountain of student debt. Which is […]
The SAT is one of the most high-stakes standardized tests you can take in high school. The score you earn on the exam, while not the sole determinant, can certainly go a long way in securing your seat at a top college. With that in mind, we talked to an expert to find out the […]
President-elect Donald Trump is the first University of Pennsylvania graduate to ever be elected President of the United States. Trump started out at Fordham University, located in the Bronx borough in New York City, but he transferred to UPenn’s Wharton School of Finance his junior year and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science […]
Finland is an innovative country when it comes to education, and its innovation yields results. It’s consistently one of the highest performing developed countries on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an important tool for measuring education systems worldwide. While Finland’s ranking dropped to 12 in the most recent PISA ranking, it’s still a […]
The SAT is one of the most high-stakes standardized tests high-school students can take. A high score can certainly go a long way in securing a seat at a top college. To learn about last-minute strategies for students to boost their SAT scores, Business Insider talked to Chris Ryan, an SAT instructor who got a […]
Columbia University suspended its wrestling team’s season on Monday while it investigates a leak of illicit text messages sent among team members, The New York Times reported. The messages, shared on the private messaging app GroupMe, were peppered with derogatory references to women, minorities, and gay people. Screenshots of the messages were made public by […]
We all have memories from our childhood that we’d likely rather forget. Sometimes it’s those very same painful life lessons that have the most lasting impact on your world view. Recent Harvard University graduate Soa Andrian used one of her childhood memories as a jumping-off point on her college admissions essay. She told the story […]
If the future generation is going to one day successfully run the world, they’ll need a few essential skills at their disposal. Jillian Bayor, founder and CEO of college admissions firm Ivy League Essay and business school admissions firm MBA Ivy League, spent the college admissions seasons of 1998, 1999, and 2000 looking for the […]
Some students at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan were recorded chanting “build the wall!” during their lunch period on Wednesday in a video that is quickly going viral. Their words echo the same ubiquitous call that took hold during President-elect Trump’s campaign. A video that appears to show the incident currently has more than […]
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly hit out at the role of federal government in education, arguing instead for increased local control in schools. He’s also hinted in the past that the US Department of Education (ED) should be abolished. “A lot of people believe the Department of Education should just be eliminated. Get […]