As Gen Zers enter the workforce, some are forgoing four-year college degrees in favor of tech training and trade school.
The private tutoring industry is valued at $62 billion and some private tutors for ultra-high-net-worth families get massive paychecks.
A mother is dreading her empty nest because her only child chose a college far from home, but she knows it's time to let him go.
Nearly half of the respondents to a Pew Research Center survey said a college degree is less important in getting a high-paying job than 20 years ago.
After the pandemic ruined his high school graduation and college experience, a student is excited to celebrate his graduation from college properly.
The students won $10,000 from a school pitch competition for an AI product, but Emory University then sought to expel one founder and suspend another.
A college professor often found students in school only because their parents forced them. Instead, the kids should take a gap year or volunteer.
A recent college graduate can't get a full-time job, so she has several part-time jobs to make ends meet. She feels like she has failed.
"You may succeed. You may fail. But make it your life's work to remake the world," Tim Cook told Tulane University's graduating class in 2019.
Colleges decided to start ending the year early during the Vietnam War because officials worried the nicer weather would bring out more protesters.
A student who got into Yale reveals everything he put in his college application. His college essay was focused on his heritage, and his GPA was high.
"What you're seeing now is the end-product of this cultural revolution in American education playing out on American campuses," Griffin said.
The Berrie Foundation had given Columbia millions for years, but quietly pulled funding last month, The New York Times reported.
At 42 years old, a mother returned to college and followed her dream of being a teacher. Her daughter was starting as a freshman at the same time.
Gaza war protests escalated on US college campuses as Columbia students seized a hall, echoing past student outcry over events like the Vietnam War.
Pan said on LinkedIn he'd gotten "some help from AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence)" to write the speech, which featured meditation and singing.
A college professor says she's seeing a lot of older students in her classes. Gen X and Baby Boomers are becoming leaders in the classroom.
Columbia is canceling its main commencement event in the aftermath of protests against Israel's war in Gaza.
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Over 2,000 Pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at college campuses throughout the US as clashes with police turn violent.
When my kids were forced to remote learning, I noticed they were thriving. We decided to homeschool and prioritize travel and safety for them.
Ralph Young, a history professor who has studied and written extensively about protest movements in America, says universities are making a mistake.
The Patriots owner and Columbia megadonor Robert Kraft took out full-page ads decrying what he described as "hate" by student protesters.
We allow screen time at home, but our kids go to a tech-free school. They can use screens at home whenever they want but don't overindulge.
There has been a wave of protests at several universities across the country in recent weeks over the Israel-Hamas war.
In 1985, Columbia students protested for the school to divest from South Africa. The recent outcry over Israel's war in Gaza has many similarities.
Hundreds of student protesters have barricaded the entrance to Hamilton Hall, with several inside the building, per multiple reports.
A college graduate is a remote freelancer, so she developed her business from her childhood bed. She doesn't feel part of the professional world.
A 40-year-old mother decided to go to college while raising her five children. She had to stop cooking dinners and attending events for her kids.
A student couldn't decide which college he should go to after getting accepted to multiple Ivy League colleges. A coin toss and research helped.
Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, says "work-life balance" is a "debilitating phrase" as it implies there's a trade-off. Instead, he sees it as a circle.
A high schooler takes the New Jersey Transit to school every day for the past four years. The commute taught him how to be independent.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has criticized Columbia's handling of on-campus antisemitism and student protests. He was booed when he arrived on campus.
A private-equity firm took over a chain of special-education-focused private schools. An investigation by my colleague is worth your time to read.
During a CNBC interview, Cooperman, a billionaire Columbia donor, weighed in on the protests and unrest on the university's campus.
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, is pulling support for Columbia University as protests against Israel divide the campus.
A college student thought studying abroad would entail cheap, short trips around Europe. But her classmates are heading to Dubai and the Alps.
When Audax Group's private equity arm bought a chain of schools specializing in autistic students, parents saw diminished services and added stress
Our son is homeschooled, and as we travel, he joins classrooms. He's been to schools all over Europe, and they're different from schools in the US.
Columbia University's president, Nemat "Minouche" Shafik, took a strong stance against antisemitism during her congressional testimony.
She put too much time and energy into college sports, preventing her from befriending classmates or studying abroad. She injured herself for life.
People often asked me which school I liked better, but I don't think one system is better than other. I liked and disliked things from both.
A high school student can't afford SAT prep, so she knows she won't do well. Now that colleges are requiring the test again, she's worried.
Business Insider spoke with a 25-year-old private tutor for some of Dubai's richest families.
A recent college grad couldn't find a job, so she moved home. She wonders why she is failing. Her therapist told her she has post-grad depression.
A Yale freshman says Ivy League students party more than you might think. They go to frat houses, throw toga parties, and head to the local bar.
Harvard's reversal on standardized testing echoes Brown, Dartmouth, and Yale, but the timing will be tight for this year's applicants.
School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low wages, according to a report.