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High School Intercom Will Blast Justin Bieber Until Students Raise $500 for Orphans in Ghana

By Olivia B. Waxman

Watch Teachers Read Mean Tweets About Themselves [VIDEO]

By Melissa Locker

The One Thing Business Schools Need to Start Teaching

By Gary Belsky

Frat Bans Initiations After Hazing Deaths

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College President: SAT Is Part Hoax, Part Fraud

The president of Bard College says recent changes to the SAT are motivated by the competition that College Board has experienced with its arch rival, the ACT, rather than any serious soul searching

By Leon Botstein

Free SAT Class Could Flunk Prep Companies

A new partnership between the College Board and Khan Academy offering free online test preparation following a recent major revamp of the SAT college entrance exam could upend traditionally lucrative tutoring businesses, such as Kaplan

By Charlotte Alter

Boston Public Schools Pulls Condoms With Sassy Wrappers

They have been pulled from schools after parents complained that the wrappers have crude messages

By Olivia B. Waxman

U.S. Treats Its Language Like Garbage

The SAT writes off “big” words like laconic, indefatigable and probity. Russians value their words and teach reverence for their language. Why don't we?

By John McWhorter

California Third-Graders Caught Smoking Pot

It's unclear if they'll face any legal repercussions

By Maddy Fry

Watch Bill Nye and Andy Samberg Judge Invention Ideas at SXSW

Watch online Mar. 8

By Olivia B. Waxman

9 Things to Know About the New SATs

As if high schoolers need another thing to be nervous about: the nation's most influential college entrance exam is planning radical changes to its format.

By Eliana Dockterman

The SATs Grab the Eraser

Another major change to the prominent college entrance exam is headed students' way as The College Board, which created the test, is reverting back to its old 1,600-point based scoring system and making the essay portion optional for students beginning in 2016

By Charlotte Alter

NJ Teen Suing Parents For Child Support Loses First Round

Rachel Canning, 18, wanted $600 a month in support as well as tuition fees paid for her private schooling

By Sam Frizell

Someone Stole the Letters Spelling "YOLO" From Loyola University

Happy Mardi Gras?

By Samantha Grossman

Kid Suspended For Pointing Finger Like a Gun

Suspended for three days for having a 'level 2 lookalike firearm'

By Charlotte Alter

How To Make Your Kids Smarter: 10 Steps Backed By Science

I’ve explored the science behind what makes kids happier, what type of parenting works best and what makes for joyful families.But what makes children — from babies up through the teen years — smarter?Here are...

By Eric Barker

12 Hilariously Revealing U.S. Maps You Won't Find in a Textbook

We've never felt more patriotic

By Dan Macsai

Why Students in Oklahoma Have a Brighter Future

For the first time, the state's graduating high school students must demonstrate a basic understanding in 14 areas of personal finance.

By Dan Kadlec

Learnist's iPhone App Now Lets You Learn from Celebs as Well as Everybody

The platform for educational curation evolves further from its Pinterest-like roots.

By Harry McCracken

Student Loans Are Ruining Your Life. Now They’re Ruining the Economy, Too

American students are well over $1 trillion in debt, and it's starting to hurt everyone, economists say

By Sam Frizell
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