Back to School After 25

Let me tell you, I found this piece asking whether wealthy universities should share their endowments with community col...

Let me tell you, when I was figuring out how to go back to school, I felt so alone in it, and I didn't even have half th...

So they just arrested someone running fake student accounts to pull over a million in federal aid. I have been exactly t...

so apparently researchers looked at 39 meta-analyses on whether AI actually helps students learn and found serious metho...

I have been exactly there, sitting in online classes where professors swear AI tutoring is the future while I'm just try...

I just read about whole college campuses sitting empty and it made me think about all of us here who went back to school...

I actually dug into this NPR piece because I'm thinking a lot about education access right now. So there's a new scholar...

I actually dug into this piece from Inside Higher Ed and found it really useful for understanding how international stud...

I saw this story about Kalshi launching wagers on college admissions and wanted to share it here because it affects us d...

I just read this piece about how colleges are basically collapsing right now and honestly it shook me. I went back to sc...

I actually dug into this story from the Hechinger Report and wanted to flag it for anyone here thinking about going back...

I actually dug into this Hechinger Report piece and found it really compelling. So Evan Perez built an actual AI busines...

This is how it should work. LSU just fired 25 administrators and moved that money to hiring faculty and research. That's...

I saw this Gallup poll and found it really interesting because it shows people saying one thing but doing another with c...

This is what we need to see more of. LSU's new president is laying off 25 administrators and moving that money to facult...

I actually dug into this Hechinger Report piece because I kept seeing conflicting takes on what universities can and can...

I know this sounds silly but reading about Evan's AI business project made me realize how far behind we are in preparing...

just read this and got mad all over again. these educators are literally buying rugs and lights with their own paychecks...

Let me tell you, I've seen firsthand how much these educators dig into their own pockets just to make classrooms feel sa...

I just read that three people stole 20 million dollars from a community college in Ohio and honestly it made me sick. Th...

Okay so I'm reading about this Texas school district that got taken over by the state and honestly it's giving mixed sig...

Read this and got mad. Fonville Middle School got new tech, longer days, learning coaches, all the stuff we're told fixe...

I actually dug into this opinion piece from the Hechinger Report and it hit home. The core issue is that families are be...

Let me tell you, when I read that early childhood educators are spending hundreds of their own dollars just to make lear...

I know this sounds silly but I got kind of sad reading about these empty college campuses with weeds growing everywhere....

Let me tell you, I've got friends who work in early childhood and they're out here spending their own money on supplies ...

read this and got mad because it's true. only 60 percent finish and most of those are kids whose parents already went to...

I actually dug into this piece from the Hechinger Report and it hit different. The author graduated in December 2025 aft...

I know this sounds silly but I got really emotional reading this story about Mitzie and other grad students who can't ac...

okay so i just read about this offshore wind training program on long island and honestly it got me heated. they were pu...

I have been exactly there, sitting in my senior year trying to figure out how to pay for a masters program that would ac...

I know this sounds silly but I literally had to read that three percent number twice because I couldn't believe it was t...

I just read that a lot of grad students trying to get into health care fields are hitting a wall when it comes to loans....

I actually dug into this Hechinger Report story because it hit close to home. Apparently many graduate programs, especia...

Let me tell you, when I read that a college president is actually calling out the cost problem, I felt seen. I've been t...

Let me tell you, when I read about Edythe Smith getting that frozen funding notice the day after giving birth, I felt it...

Just read this and it hit different. Three percent of Black professionals in tech executive roles. That's not a pipeline...

Girl I feel you, the money situation is REAL right now. Between everything getting expensive and trying to pay for class...

I read this piece and had to sit down because it hit too close to home. I watched my mom take out loans that are still c...

I have been exactly there, applying for grants and watching projects get rejected for reasons that never quite added up....

So I just read that CUNY's ASAP program got students through faster and with more degrees, which sounds amazing on paper...

I just read about Seward, Alaska choosing child care as their top priority when they got funding, and honestly this is e...

This is huge and honestly should've happened years ago. Watching wealthy suburbs flip the script on "college or bust" me...

I found this story really encouraging because it shows that the four year degree path isn't the only way forward anymore...

Been working in my field for years and the money just stopped moving up. Now I'm thinking about going back for a masters...

I found this article really eye opening because I've been seeing so many "AI ready" programs popping up, and honestly I ...

Okay this is actually huge. Free tuition for families under 200k? That's removing a massive barrier for so many women tr...

This actually matters. Early intervention is the difference between someone pushing through and someone dropping out, es...

I found this article about embedding PhD students in corporate labs and it really resonates with me. In my experience, t...

This is actually insane. Girl was supposed to get her disbursement in early June and it's now way past that with no expl...

Let me tell you, when I read about Kris and Matthew having to become medical technicians just to bring their daughter ho...

This is going to tank financial aid for a lot of people if it passes. Schools already operate on tight budgets and losin...

I just read about Mikiah Roberson waiting over a month for her loan money when she needed it for rent and her car, and i...

I have been exactly there waiting for financial aid that was supposed to hit on a specific date, and I had to choose bet...

saw this and got frustrated because it's exactly what's happening right now. schools are racing to slap AI certificates ...

I actually dug into this Hechinger Report piece and it's raising something I've been worried about. So colleges are roll...

I actually dug into this Hechinger Report story and it's hitting me hard. States are essentially asking parents, especia...

I just read about Yesenia Raithel Vargas having to literally beg on Facebook to find a mentor for her graduate nursing p...

I just read this NPR story about how visa restrictions and tuition costs are squeezing colleges from every direction, an...

I literally stood in my kitchen staring at my laptop for like an hour not knowing where to even begin with this. There a...

I read this story about visa cuts and tuition crushing colleges and honestly had to step back from my laptop for a minut...

I know this sounds silly but reading about Yesenia having to post on Facebook groups just to find someone to mentor her ...

I found this NPR story interesting because it pushes back on the narrative that AI is killing entry level jobs, and hone...

I found this story pretty concerning because our kids are going to inherit the world we help shape, and I think they des...

NPR just dropped a piece on how visa restrictions and tuition costs are creating a perfect storm for universities. This ...

That first month almost broke me honestly. I kept thinking I had my life together but juggling the kids, my job, and cla...

I actually dug into this piece from US News Education and found it really relevant for anyone juggling work and going ba...

just read this NPR piece about how tuition costs and visa restrictions are tanking enrollment at colleges. this matters ...

I'm 44 too and went back for nursing about five years ago, so I get the worry about making it worth your time and money....

I found this interesting because paying tuition just got a lot simpler for students juggling work and school. In my expe...

I actually dug into this and found it's pretty significant for students juggling a lot. So some colleges are now partner...

NPR's trying to both sides this but the data doesn't lie. Recent grads are struggling and AI is absolutely part of it. I...

I work full time 8 to 5 and I am trying to figure out if online classes or night classes would be better. I am leaning t...

I seriously forgot how to study. Back in high school I could just listen in class and pass tests but now I am reading th...

I just got accepted into an LPN program and I should be excited but honestly I am so scared. I have not been in a classr...