When the author's daughter called her to say she wasn't enjoying her first weeks of college, they discussed options. She quickly decided to drop out.
A grad student took five years between her undergrad and Master's programs. This allowed her to become a more rounded employee and student.
Julie Maresco is a teacher and a mom of two. She says in the last five years school shootings feel like a much more real threat.
Tiffany Fite, 51, and her husband paused their careers to pursue graduate school in Brno, Czech Republic.
A former admissions director at Cornell shares how to write a successful college application for students looking into highly-selective schools.
Wall Street made billions investing in crooked colleges. Students were left with worthless degrees and a mountain of debt.
India's main testing body, the National Testing Agency, has faced a series of controversies. Now, it seems some are taking advantage of the chaos.
Michelle Donnay has been a school teacher in Minnesota for the last 27 years. She says this generation needs more support than previous ones.
The philosophy students "all owned up to it, to their credit," said the professor, who was surprised they would use AI for such a basic assignment.
I started writing letters to my kids' teachers on the first day of school. It shows that I care even though I can't be there physically.
Tyrone and Felecia Freely launched an event series called "Lectures on Tap," where professors give lectures in bars.
While ChatGPT can come up with an essay in seconds I still want my students to write the "old way." Writing by hand helps with learning.
Adam Caller, who founded Tutors International, said he sees the downsides of wealth up close, like significant maintenance and big personal staffs.
My husband is a public-school teacher and I'm a freelancer. While money is tight, we are trying to help our kids in other ways.
My son and I are talking about college options. Whether he chooses a university, does a gap year, or goes to community college first, I support him.
Australia is introducing a cap on new international students that it will accept from next year, to curb record migration.
This teacher used to come out as queer at the start of every school year in September. She no longer does, but still makes her classroom welcoming.
Liza Jean Miezejeski says studying in Europe taught her to become more open-minded and feels she will have to "relearn" being an adult if she goes back.
After completing her bachelor's and master's overseas, Scarlett Kiaras-Attari now plans to pursue a Ph.D. in London.
I've seen parents being very involved when kids are younger, but as they move in the school years they are not as present.
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.