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Their son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 23:59

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A girl and her brother on a bridge in Toulouse, France — Lou and Jennifer Zeidberg said their children were drawn to colleges in Europe because they were disappointed with the college application process in the US.
Lou Zeidberg

Education, Parenting, College, Europe, Schools

I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 20:37

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Family on a bridge in Italy — Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.
Lisa Diletti

Education, singapore-freelancer, Italy, georgetown-university, study-abroad, College, University

Duolingo is mean, whiny, and annoying. Gen Z loves it.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 05:37

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Illustration of the Duolino bird with hand tattoos. — Alvarao Dominguez for BI

Tech, Advertising, Education, Media, Discourse, duolingo, marketing

I'm an American mom who raised my kids in Spain. They considered going to the US for college but changed their minds.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 01:43

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A family with two young sons posing with their foreigner's identity card at Real Alcazar of Seville. — Jackie Baxa and her family posing with their Foreigner Identity Cards in Spain. After 15 months of planning, the family relocated to Spain in 2016.
Jackie Baxa

Education, Parenting, College, Europe, Spain, Dublin, as-told-to

The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most

Sat, 07/20/2024 - 06:08

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A photo of a woman using two factor authentication on a cellphone and laptop. — Hackers use ransomware to steal data that they hold hostage until you pay them off.
d3sign/Getty Images

Tech, Tech, ransomware, hacking, Scams, Government, finance

I was given six months to live at 20. Years later, I'm a thriving college grad with a life partner.

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:52

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a woman looking out at the sky — The author, not pictured, was given six months to live.
The Good Brigade

health, Essay, as-told-to, health-freelancer, health, College, Education

A teacher details her 3 summer jobs to save up money and buy supplies for her students

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:06

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Rebecca Cox is holding a sign in the shape of a pencil that says Ms. Cox's Classroom — Rebecca Cox is a teacher working different jobs this summer.
Courtesy of Rebecca Cox

economy, Careers, finance, economy, Careers, Teachers, teacher

Gen Z data scientist says many majors in the field are interchangeable — so this is what to do if you want an AI job

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 15:09

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Allison Krinsky smiling — Allison Krinsky is a data scientist at JPMorgan and graduated with a degree in informatics from the University of Washington in 2022.
Allison Krinsky

Tech, Careers, Education, Careers, college-majors, AI

I'm a teacher and a parent. I support banning cellphones in classrooms.

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 11:35

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a group of teens on their cellphones in a classroom — The author supports banning cellphones in schools.
Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images

Parenting, Essay, parenting-freelancer, cell-phones, Education, school, classroom

This school has 12-hour days, 'relaxing' meals — and no smartphones

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 10:13

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Pupils at All Saints Catholic College. — All Saints Catholic College has become one of London's most popular high schools.
All Saints Catholic College

Tech, Education, smartphones, Phones, Schools, trending-uk, London

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