Read how UI graduate who studied "useless" course bagged master's degree

Read how graduate earlier lost her admission into UI

A graduate shared a mistake that made her lose her admission into UI during her first attempt. She celebrated as she finally bagged a degree after trying again.

Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers

Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers Ryan Quinn Thu, 06/25/2026 - 01:29 PM The ruling says the Education Department violated Congress’s instructions by adding criteria strictly limiting which degrees qualify for higher federal student loan borrowing caps. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

Teachers get honest about the 7 things in education ‘no one wants to admit’ but are absolutely true

Rote memorization is a better way to learn things like math facts and vocabulary words than whatever the latest trendy method is at the moment. The post Teachers get honest about the 7 things in education ‘no one wants to admit’ but are absolutely true appeared first on Upworthy.

Iowa Declared War on Chronic Absenteeism. Now It’s Gaining Some Ground

Davenport, Iowa, superintendent TJ Schneckloth has an easy way of describing the impact of student absenteeism. “Take your favorite book,” he said. “Let me rip one page out and it’s no longer your favorite book.” The loss of knowledge and continuity mirrors what students face when they miss even a single day of school, he []

Ray Dalio was a ‘terrible student’ who got into investing by golf caddying for Wall Street traders: Now he hires talent who have experienced hardship

What I find quite often is the case is that that student who did really, really well—and in remembering all the things that they've learned and so on—hadn't gone through anything like that, [and] may not be the most inventive, may not be the most determined.