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Shannon Serpette
17 Mar 2024, 18:45
My daughter is on track to become high school valedictorian. I'm not sure it's worth the effort and stress.
A mother has watched as her daughter worked hard to be the valedictorian. It won't guarantee admission to college, so she isn't sure it was worth it.
Kristina Puga
13 Mar 2024, 01:30
The SAT is now digital for the first time. One test expert says the new format makes the test easier.
The SAT is now digital, which makes it shorter and adaptive. One SAT expert says the changes make the test easier and test real-world skills.
India Amos
11 Mar 2024, 19:14
I was a stressed-out, type-A college student. My study abroad experience in Argentina helped me become less anxious.
Studying abroad for a semester was a lasting, positive experience for a stressed college student. Argentina's laid-back culture reduced her anxiety.
Shannon Serpette
09 Mar 2024, 21:19
I warned my son about the dangers of frats before he went to college. He joined one anyway.
A mom warned her college-bound son that fraternities were all about parties and degrading women. He joined one anyway, and she sees frats can be good.
Mallory McDuff
04 Mar 2024, 23:08
As a single mother and professor, I raised my 2 daughters on a college campus. My kids loved it.
A single mom professor decided to raise her daughters in a rental home on the college campus. The community — students, neighbors — became family.
Matthew Loh
01 Mar 2024, 11:33
A junior high teacher who beat a student for comparing him to an anime character was given a 10% pay cut for 3 months: Japan officials
The 38-year-old teacher had his pay temporarily docked after putting the student in a headlock and punching him twice in the head, officials said.
Elizabeth Blackwell
29 Feb 2024, 20:19
I couldn't afford full-time childcare, so I had my daughter start kindergarten early. I don't regret my decision.
A mom started her kid in kindergarten early because full-time childcare was too expensive. Other parents discouraged her, but she has no regrets.
Grace Eliza Goodwin
27 Feb 2024, 02:38
A widow unexpectedly received $1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock. Now, she's covering Bronx med students' tuition forever.
Ruth Gottesman told The New York Times she was surprised when she found out her husband left her $1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock.
Lia Miller
25 Feb 2024, 18:39
My kids went to school in Bolivia and Armenia. It was coming back to the US that was hardest for them to adjust.
Her kids struggled with the fear of school shootings when moving back to the US. She listened to their fears and told them it's natural to be afraid.
Kenneth Niemeyer
25 Feb 2024, 05:08
Peter Thiel doubles down on his program to pay kids not to stay in school
Billionaire Peter Thiel is "doubling down" on his program that encourages kids to skip college because he says universities are now overly "woke."
Terri Peters
24 Feb 2024, 20:15
We started homeschooling our kids to travel. We've bonded as a family, and they're learning through unique experiences.
We pulled our kids from public school and started homeschooling so we can travel. The world is their classroom and their interests are the curriculum.
Matthew Loh
23 Feb 2024, 13:13
About half of America's new college graduates are working in high school-level jobs like food service and retail: report
Around 52% of recent graduates in the US start their careers in jobs that don't need a college degree, per a new joint report by two research firms.
Vanessa Ogle
22 Feb 2024, 22:19
College was too stressful and expensive for me. But I loved grad school because it was free and incredibly fulfilling.
My undergrad college life was stressful and expensive. Grad school allowed me to specialize in my study and expand my social and financial freedom.
Jamie Davis Smith
21 Feb 2024, 00:33
My daughter attends an IB charter school. Her student-driven classes are more about mastery than memorization.
A mother sends her daughter to an IB charter school. Her classes are more student-driven and encourage mastery of subjects rather than memorization.
Matthew Loh
20 Feb 2024, 10:48
A Massachusetts high school wants to call in the National Guard to help quell a 'disturbing increase' in violent fights, drug abuse, and truancy
In a letter to officials, the Brockton school committee said it recently experienced "an alarming 35 teachers absent" amid the rise in violence.
Lauren Edmonds
18 Feb 2024, 03:03
A Florida high school required parents' permission for students to watch Disney's 'Tangled,' prompting some to say local education laws are 'out of control'
One parent said the influx of permission slips is getting "out of control" and "burdensome."
Katy Fleming
16 Feb 2024, 23:25
I grew up in the US, while my wife grew up in the UK. She had a better education and now has a better understanding of the world.
Growing up in the US, she didn't learn about world geography or other cultures in school. Her wife grew up in the UK, where she learned about the world.
Connie Cheung
11 Feb 2024, 20:41
I studied at Yale and Cambridge University. The elite colleges offered me secret societies, maids, and formal balls.
A student attended Yale and Cambridge and was amazed at the elite privileges, like secret societies, maids who cleaned her dorm, and formal balls.
Kinsey Gidick
08 Feb 2024, 21:54
We paid the equivalent of our mortgage to send our kid to pre-K. We've finally recovered financially 4 years later.
Montessori school cost as much as her monthly mortgage payment. She had to ask her parents for help to afford it and financial recovery took 4 years.
Joshua Zitser
08 Feb 2024, 04:03
A Florida school made parents sign permission slips to let their kids participate in Black History Month events, report says
Parents at Miami's iPrep Academy received permission slips that enabled them to opt their kids out of Black History Month events, a local outlet said.
Aurora Weirens
08 Feb 2024, 03:18
I'm a student at Cornell. From the teaching farm to the student-run hotel, here's what a day is like on campus.
The author is a student at Cornell.Courtesy of Aurora Weirens I'm a student at Cornell University studying go...
Ana Altchek
07 Feb 2024, 03:21
SATs are back. Dartmouth is the first Ivy League to reverse course after pledging to remove standardized test requirement.
Dartmouth and all the other Ivy League's previously stopped requiring standardized test scores to apply. But starting in 2029 you'll need them again.
Thibault Spirlet,Joshua Zitser
06 Feb 2024, 20:34
A UK professor was unfairly fired over his anti-Zionist beliefs, a tribunal ruled
David Miller, who has criticized Israel, was wrongfully terminated and subjected to prejudice because of his beliefs, an employment tribunal ruled.
Ashley Abramson
05 Feb 2024, 20:09
My son's alternative school doesn't have grades, tests, or homework. Kids decide what they're interested in learning.
An alternative Sudbury school has no grades, tests, or homework. A graduate's mom says it gave her son a happy childhood and he's now a secure adult.
Ash Jurberg
04 Feb 2024, 18:58
My sons are in the Australian education system, while my nephew attends school in the US. Some differences surprised me.
The Australian education system differs from the US by placing less emphasis on sports and school spirit, a dad says. But all students hate homework.
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