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Will PayPal Billionaire Peter Thiel's Team of College Dropouts Change Learning?
Meet Thiel's inaugural class of super-elite "20 Under 20" fellowship recipients.
Education
The Coming Paradigm Shift in Education Reform
Instead of ignoring the role poverty plays in hindering student achievement, the next wave of reformers might tackle it head on.
Education
Ten Commencement Speakers You Wish You'd Had
These ten speakers inspired but still kept it real with their audiences, making their graduation speeches memorable years after they were given.
Culture
People Are Awesome: These Guys Prompted a Lawsuit to Support College Grants
An incident of racial stereotyping in Boston has actually resulted in tens of thousands of dollars donated to support minorities in higher education.
Education
Is the Education Reform World Filled with Too Much Jargon?
What does "authentic, inquiry-based learning" even mean? It might be time for a moratorium on meaningless edu-speak.
Education
Do Rich White Kids Automatically Think They're Harvard Material?
According to counselors, low-income black students need to be talked up into applying to elite schools. Well-off white students need talking down.
Education
A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students
Of course, the overall admission rate was lower than ever: 6.2 percent.
Education
PayPal Billionaire Peter Thiel Should Stop Telling College Students to Drop Out
Thiel's program to turn dropouts into tech entrepreneurs isn't just hypocritical, it's also irresponsible.
Culture
Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (We Bet Not)
A glimpse into what it took to get a good education at the end of the Civil War.
Education
Enterprising Teacher Is Crowdsourcing the Cost of Harvard Grad School
Donors who chip in to send Philadelphia English teacher Zac Chase to Harvard will get access to his educational experience.
Education
Brainy and Famous! Celebrities With Graduate Degrees
Sure, Harvard grad Natalie Portman is super smart, but here are 13 other actors, musicians and even a model—all with advanced degrees!
Education
More College Grads Are Taking Nonprofit Jobs. But Is It Just a Fad?
Desperate grads are turning to nonprofit and public sector jobs—and finding they like them. But will they stay?
Education
Meet the Facebook App That Predicts College Admissions
Want someone to tell you if you have a shot at getting into your dream school? Now there's an app for that.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: The United States Is No Longer the Fattest Country
It turns out that the rest of the world is gaining on us. Guess which country is the fattest now?
Education
Report Backs Up the Idea That College Shouldn't Be the Goal
You won't need a B.A. in anthropology to be an electrician or a dental hygienist.
Technology
Nine Unlikely Power Sources, from Revolving Doors to Battery-Charging Shoes
Power, wherever we can find it.
Education
Geoffrey Canada Tells Stephen Colbert Racism Has Nothing to Do with the Achievement Gap
The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.
Lifestyle
Go Ahead, Inhale Your Food
Your mom was wrong. Here are some legal inhalants you can now choose from: chocolate, coffee, and vitamin (?).
