A student overworked herself in high school to earn a free ride to college. But her scholarship program didn't leave room for self-exploration.
To get through back-to-school, after 18 years of teaching, my husband learned to only focus on what you can control.
Jeffrey Wang got into Harvard, Yale and Princeton with the same college application essay about studying in McDonald's.
I have kids in middle school and college and have been shopping for over a decade. I buy secondhand when I can, and wait for deals.
Last fall my school banned phones in classrooms. It had such great impact on kids, and now I'm wondering why more schools don't do the same.
The back-to-school season is stressful. I'm a teacher and parent, and I have learned how to make things easier for both kids and parents.
Todor Merdjanov spent one month at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 2013. He wants more people to know what the country is like from the inside.
We sent one child to kindergarten and retained the other, so our kids are in back-to-back grades even though they're two years apart. Here's why.
The professional declutterer says college students should focus on tidiness in their dorm rooms and use vertical space for organization.
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Columbia University President Minouche Shifak resigned, making her the third Ivy League president to step down over Israel-Hamas war protests.
A professor who has worked with students for 20 years says Gen Z is accepting of neurodivergent people and interested in unique learning techniques.
A school in London says AI tools will let students in the pilot scheme learn at their own pace and get time for critical thinking and other pursuits.
A mother didn't know she had so much to do ahead of her son's college move-in. He needed to open a new nationwide bank account and register to vote.
After Yale, the author couldn't find a full-time job, so she lives with her mother in NYC. She's glad her culture welcomes multigenerational living.
She wanted her children to leave the Common Core curriculum behind in the US. The IB program in the UK is student-led and reduces exam stress.
Safety experts and parents share their views on the potential dangers of posting back-to-school photos online, debating the risks and benefits.
Charissa Enget thought she had a full-ride to pursue her master's degree in Bangkok — but she ended up in the countryside where nobody spoke English.
Amanda Mrozek moved from Michigan to Cologne, Germany for college. Tuition was mostly free, but she struggled to adapt to differences at school.
Harvard computer science professor David Malan told BI that far from displacing software engineers, AI would amplify their productivity instead.
Amelie Krikorian spent at least $4,000 to improve students' classroom experiences and brighten up "a cement, concrete, brick box."
"Kids are not scared of their teachers. They respect them, but it's not where they feel like they can't ask their teachers any questions," Jackie Easthope told BI.
The writer enrolled in grad school for her MBA right after college. She wishes she had waited for grad school, gotten a job, and traveled instead.
The college-application process in the US was lengthy and demoralizing for their son, who ended up attending college in France.
It wasn't easy to send her kids so far from home, but she knew they'd benefit from an international education — during school and as working professionals.
Duolingo's owl mascot constantly rags on users. It's a risky marketing strategy, but Gen Z loves it.
After relocating her family to Spain in 2016, Jackie Baxa's children grew fond of the European lifestyle, and decided to attend college in Europe.
A Gen Z data scientist recommends building your own AI project to get hands-on experience to talk about in your interviews.
In a bid to break teenagers' dependence on digital devices, one London school has tried operating from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — and banning smartphones.
Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire investor and widow of Steve Jobs, just spent $70 million on the most expensive home ever sold in San Francisco.
She decided to marry her boyfriend because it was the financially right decision. She was trapped in the marriage for years before she divorced him.
The writer's son said he wanted to drop out of high school to teach himself. She let him, and he explored his love of travel and filmmaking.
Prestigious UK boarding school Eton College tells parents of first-year students to leave smartphones at home
We know our 5-year-old won't thrive in a public school setting, so he's going to a private school. He can receive scholarships for college.
Mary Meeker is back with a new report about AI and education — and it predicts how teaching will change.
In high school, when she asked her parents about going to college in Europe, they said it was too far away. She went to Canada instead.
Kraft donated $1 million to Yeshiva University last week. He pulled his support from Columbia University after Israel-Hamas protests in April.
Loreal Hemenway and Stephanie Osmundson, two art teachers in Henderson, Nevada, found a creative way to wear their wedding dresses again.
A mother is struggling to accept that her son, who has autism, won't be able to go to college like the other kids he graduated with.
Chinese students are welcome in the US "to study humanities and social sciences, not particle physics," Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said.
Tired of a bad job market and the stigma of being left on the shelf at 30, some Chinese women have found a solution — run, and go West.
The author's father wanted her to attend his alma mater, Purdue. But she enrolled at Ball State instead. He judged her and never accepted her choice.
However, declining college enrollment rates can also be due to the changing sentiments of the younger generation towards higher education.
The daughter of a Russian-American mining magnate is suing her NYU roommate, accusing her of stealing luxury items and selling them on The RealReal.
Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.
These colleges and universities have produced more billionaires than any other, according to a list compiled by Forbes.
Zoomers on social media are mocking the younger generation, saying they have a "blue light stare" from growing up with too many screens.
Schools are cracking down on vaping. In one New York middle school, administrators have installed "vape detectors" in the bathrooms.