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If Peter Thiel Thinks Students Should Drop Out of School, Why Is He Teaching at Stanford?

Thiel has been a harsh critic of higher education, but he'll be teaching a startup-centered computer science class.

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Why Stanford's Free Online Education Experiment Is Booming

Professors want virtual students to have the same experience as the ones in the physical classroom.

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Why Google+ Is an Education Game Changer

When it comes to teaching and learning, Google+ has some pretty serious advantages over both Twitter and Facebook.

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Common Law: The Recession Is Forcing Law Schools to Be More Practical

Forget lectures and Socratic-style seminars. Law schools are shifting toward job-friendly skills like project management.

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Can American Students Rediscover Their Creativity? David Kelley Thinks So

Somewhere along the way, students start saying "I'm not creative." Here's how to help them rediscover their right-brain abilities.

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Brain Drain: How Our Thirst for Academic Talent Hurts the Rest of the World

While a top international scholar is teaching in the States, who's educating college students back in that professor's homeland?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Could One Hour of Therapy Boost Black Student Achievement?

A new study suggests confidence building psychological exercises can help close the achievement gap

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Getting Under My Skin: When "Tiger Mother" Meets "Race to Nowhere"

Frustrated kids and conflicting messages about education are leaving parents more confused than ever about how to handle our "achievement culture".