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☆ I wish I'd dropped out of college. Graduating with a degree didn't justify my now-mounting debt.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But, in hindsight, I wish I'd dropped out just to save myself on my now-mounting debt. Since then, nobody has asked me about my college degree. AdvertisementI believe my best — and safest — bet would have been to switch to an online degree when the pandemic first hit. It just goes to show that sometimes, a bit of risk-taking can pay off; I wish I'd been bolder. I'll definitely chalk up my university experience as "You live, and you learn" territory; I still really enjoyed aspects of my college experience.

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☆ Elon Musk's Texas school opening is delayed after Ad Astra postponed an inspection for a second time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's Ad Astra school in Texas faces delays in opening. Ad Astra, located on a 40-acre former horse ranch, was expected to open this summer. AdvertisementElon Musk's Ad Astra school opening in Texas is getting delayed. It's not to be confused with the other Ad Astra School that Musk cofounded in 2014 alongside John Dahn. The previous Ad Astra school is now located at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and had 16 children enrolled in its 2021-2022 academic year.

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☆ What the top 2024 election issues are for these young voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Elise Hammond | Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Along with the economy, young voters also name abortion, immigration, foreign policy, climate and gun control as other priorities. A recent GenForward survey conducted by the University of Chicago supports what dozens of young voters told CNN. Foreign policyAmerica’s position on the world stage is also top of mind for young voters. The Israel-Hamas war has proved to be a key sticking point for progressive and young voters, as well as Arab American and Muslim communities. Regardless of what issues are galvanizing young voters to head to the polls, many say they think their turnout in November will surprise some people.

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But broadband companies have been focused on transitioning their customers to other affordable options to help them make up the expired discount, according to the companies’ earnings calls. In the wake of the ACP’s expiration, broadband companies have reported losing some customers. While broadband providers were generally supportive of the ACP, many in the industry believed the subsidy benefitted too wide a swath of U.S. households. During the second quarter, Charter reported a loss of 149,000 internet customers, while Comcast reported a decline of 120,000 broadband customers. Charter has tried to retain its low-income consumer base by rolling out new savings deals like offering ACP customers a free unlimited mobile line for one year.

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In the wake of the ACP's expiration, broadband companies reported losing some customers. "But that doesn't take away from the families for whom this was important, and could now lose access to broadband." Pete Marovich | ReutersStill, Sohn believes bipartisan support for the ACP should make reauthorizing it a political slam dunk for Democrats. While broadband providers were generally supportive of the ACP, many in the industry believed the subsidy benefitted too wide a swath of U.S. households. Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey said in July that the ACP's expiration impacted both losses and low income broadband connections after the company had "put a lot of effort into the ACP program."

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☆ 48-year-old founded 'Moms on Mushrooms' to share the practice of microdosing for mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Tracey Tee founded Moms on Mushrooms, a platform where moms can discuss, both online and in person, their interest and experiences with microdosing psilocybin mushrooms. "Some girlfriends invited me to a camping trip that summer [in 2020] to just camp out with some moms," Tee says. She lives in Colorado where psilocybin mushrooms are legal to grow, use and share. So, Tee sought out an alternative solution for managing her mental health as she began to wean herself off the SSRI: microdosing psilocybin mushrooms. Moms on Mushrooms is the platform Tee created for moms to discuss their interest and experiences with psilocybin mushrooms.

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☆ Consumer agency calls out ‘junk’ fees that parents pay for online school lunch accounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The fees parents pay to make online deposits into their children’s school lunch accounts are under scrutiny at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which found that some parents may pay up to 60 cents in fees for every dollar they deposit. “Transaction fees and other types of junk fees can take an economic toll on American families just trying to pay for basic school expenses, including school lunch for kids,” said CFPB director Rohit Chopra in a statement. Based on data the agency collected, it determined such families pay roughly $72 a year for 180 days of lunches plus $42 in fees when they make two deposits a month into their child’s account. The agency estimates that payment processors collect between $28 million and $92 million in fees from families paying full fare for lunch, and between $1.9 million and $10.2 million from those paying reduced prices. On top of transaction fees, parents may be charged a small program fee when they open an account or a convenience fee to transfer funds between their children’s accounts.

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☆ Living on $25,000: ALICEs who live paycheck to paycheck explain how they scrape together enough food to get by
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

However, this criteria leaves low-income households who don't qualify relying on thinly stretched grocery budgets, food pantries, or employer meal discounts. Many ALICEs worry their family will go hungry, but they're running out of options to put food on the table. AdvertisementKelley also said she doesn't live near many food pantries and has to drive long distances to reach a grocery store or Walmart. AdvertisementDo you live paycheck to paycheck? Are you open to sharing how you afford food, housing, and other expenses?

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☆ A low-income millennial mom was evicted from her apartment but isn't 'homeless enough to get help'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's a studio-size garage apartment that she shares with her partner, her 11-year-old daughter, and their dog. The Airbnb is the third place in southeastern North Carolina where Hedden and her family have lived since mid-January. Advertisement"I'm not homeless enough to get certain help because I have a roof over my head," she said. "But I'm too homeless to get a job because I don't know where I'm going to live in three weeks. Without help, Hedden said she's "trying not to drown."

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☆ I went to school in Texas and Saudi Arabia. The differences between the 2 systems actually set me up better for the future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Leena Al-Ali | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But life at an American school was only a part-time gig for me. Related storiesIn Texas, a good education meant moving into the "good" neighborhoods to be zoned for the "good" schools. In Saudi, it meant succumbing to private school tuition, as only international private schools taught in English. My schedule was packed in Saudi ArabiaMy backpack was jam-packed with thick books from the sheer number of subjects we had to juggle in Saudi schools. I missed the posters stapled on tops of posters with dangling flyers that colored the walls of my American schools.

Persons: —, didn't Organizations: Service, West University, Houston, Business, Saudi Locations: Texas, Saudi Arabia, Houston, Cowboy, Saudi

☆ 34-year-old making $49,000 a month in passive income: What I always tell people who want to build successful side hustles
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Ryan Hogue | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Today, I've built more than 10 passive income streams, including multiple e-commerce brands, a YouTube channel and an online school. Combined, these businesses bring in about $49,000 a month in passive income. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to earning passive income online Print-on-demand lets me sell items like t-shirts and coffee mugs with custom designs on them. Myth #2: You can make passive income without putting in the workOutside of dividend investing, building passive income streams will always require time and dedication. Building my profitable passive income streams required a lot of discipline.

Persons: I've, — Organizations: Walmart, eBay, Amazon Locations: Etsy

☆ This company thinks the future of education is virtual reality schools that offer students a more 'decentralized' experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementBack in 2015, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey predicted that — sooner or later — virtual reality headsets would find their way into the classroom and enable a new, more immersive future for education. Now, an online school called Optima Academy Online seems to be answering those queries, and bringing Luckey's vision to fruition. Kevin Wolf/APOptimaEd, the Florida-based company behind Optima Academy, is helmed by conservative education activist Erika Donalds, wife of Republican Congressman Byron Donalds. A field trip to EverestThe school instructs students through a combination of virtual reality sessions and online classes. Instruction for kindergarten through second grade is more similar to virtual school where classes are both live and pre-recorded, according to Optima's website.

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☆ Marc Andreessen throws his support behind an Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg cage fight in a talk with Peter Thiel
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marc Andreessen, speaking on a panel with Peter Thiel, backed a Zuckerberg-Musk cage fight. Andreessen and Thiel also said, unrelated, that attendees should homeschool their kids. Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen is apparently rooting for Tesla's Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to square off in a cage match. He and PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel also urged the event's attendees to homeschool their children, Puck reported. Representatives for both Andreessen and Thiel did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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☆ Biden administration details plans for $42 bln investment in US internet access
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The $42 billion in federal funding under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program is based on a newly released Federal Communications Commission coverage map that details gaps in access. Texas and California - the two most populous U.S. states - top the funding list at $3.1 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. But other less populous states like Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana cracked the top 10 list for funding due to lack of broadband access. The administration estimates there are some 8.5 million locations in the U.S. that lack access to broadband connections. The lack of broadband access drew attention during COVID shutdowns that forced students into online schooling.

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☆ Biden to detail plans for $42 billion investment in US internet access
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Zients compared the broadband effort to President Franklin Roosevelt's efforts in 1936 to bring electricity to rural America. The administration estimates there are some 8.5 million locations in the U.S. that lack access to broadband connections. The lack of broadband access drew attention during COVID shutdowns that forced students into online schooling. The Biden administration will say how much of the $42 billion in funding each state will receive under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program, based on a newly-released Federal Communications Commission coverage map that details access gaps. The advisers noted the economy has added more than 13 million jobs since Biden took office, including nearly 800,000 manufacturing jobs.

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☆ Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Sarah Mervosh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Oklahoma approved what would be the nation’s first religious charter school on Monday, handing a victory to Christian conservatives but opening the door to a constitutional battle over whether taxpayer dollars can directly fund religious schools. The online school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, is to be run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, with religious teachings embedded in the curriculum. But as a charter school — a type of public school that is independently managed — it would be funded by taxpayer dollars. After a nearly three-hour meeting, and despite concerns raised by its legal counsel, the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved the school in a 3-to-2 vote, including a yes vote from a member who was appointed on Friday. Kevin Stitt, a Republican who supports religious charter schools, and leaders of the Republican-controlled State Legislature.

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☆ Mom and dad of 9-year-old high school graduate share their No. 1 parenting rule: 'You've got to develop a different mindset'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Talking to David Balogun is like talking to, well, a 9-year-old. "This is the normal 9-year-old part," his mother, Ronya Balogun, tells CNBC Make It as she refocuses him on the conversation. David is one of the youngest people in the U.S. to earn a high school diploma. When it comes to raising a child like David, "there is no book on it," Ronya says. 1 rule: When a system isn't built for your child, don't try to fix your child.

After nearly two decades of Western-led intervention and engagement with the world, 18% of the population had internet access, according to the World Bank. "For girls in Afghanistan, we have a bad, awful internet problem," Sofia said. "It's too hard to access internet in Afghanistan and sometimes we have half an hour of power in 24 hours." Seattle-based Ookla, which compiles global internet speeds, put Afghanistan's mobile internet as the slowest of 137 countries and its fixed internet as the second slowest of 180 countries. She was working with international companies to find solutions to poor internet access but said she could not elaborate.

☆ I'm a Cirque du Soleil performer. I grew up in the circus, and now I travel the world with my husband and kids.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Jill Schildhouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Her husband works alongside her, and their kids travel with them. Then, at age 20, I was invited by Cirque du Soleil to join the Flying Trapeze troupe of Zaia in Macau, China. Working for Cirque du Soleil, I have a lot more consistency. I see my husband 24/7I met my husband, Ammed Tuniziani — a third-generation performer who comes from a traditional circus family in Venezuela — while working with Cirque du Soleil. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and everything is complimentary — it's one of the benefits that comes with being on tour with Cirque du Soleil.

☆ Warren Buffett's daughter-in-law was stumped by what to get the investor for Christmas - so she shared her company's finances with him
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's daughter-in-law showed the investor her company's finances as a Christmas gift. "I put together our music company's balance sheet to show him that we were making money," she said. "I didn't know what to get him, so I put together our music company's balance sheet to show him that we were making money," she said. Unlike most people who walk Warren Buffett through their assets and liabilities, Mary Buffett wasn't seeking an investment. Since divorcing Peter Buffett, Mary Buffett has worked as a consultant and speaker, founded an online school, and taught business and finance to university students.

☆ 40+ best Cyber Monday tech deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Christina Colizza | Christina Colizza Is An Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

SKIP AHEAD Cyber Monday tech deals | Cyber Monday tech salesTo help you make the most of the shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales on tech products that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Cyber Monday 2022 tech dealsBelow, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday tech deals based on our previous coverage and reporting. Lowest price ever4.7-star average rating from 13,906 reviews at Best BuyBeats (now owned by Apple) is known for its great over-the-ear headphones, and these are no exception. 4.6-star average rating from 38 reviews at Best BuySelect-favorite brand Netgear says the Nighthawk AX5300 Wi-Fi router provides expanded network capacity and extended coverage. Best Cyber Monday 2022 Tech salesHere are the best Cyber Monday tech sales that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ 41 best Cyber Monday tech deals in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Christina Colizza | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

☆ Billionaires like Elon Musk want to save civilization by having tons of genetically superior kids. Inside the movement to take 'control of human evolution.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

"We are the Underground Railroad of 'Gattaca' babies and people who want to do genetic stuff with their kids," Malcolm told me. Ellison, meanwhile, who has two children in their 30s, has reportedly resumed having kids — with his 31-year-old girlfriend. "The person of this subculture really sees the pathway to immortality as being through having children," Simone said. The person of this subculture really sees the pathway to immortality as being through having children. Before she met Malcolm, Simone was convinced she wanted to live her life single and child-free.

☆ Kids’ average daily screen use increased by more than an hour and twenty minutes during the pandemic, analysis finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Average daily screen use by children during the Covid-19 pandemic increased by more than an hour and twenty minutes, according to an analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday. Kids’ average daily screen use increased by 1.5 times during the pandemic – from a baseline of 162 minutes a day before the pandemic to 246 minutes during the pandemic, according to the analysis. Also, some of the studies in the analysis used retrospective estimates, meaning parents could have misremembered how much screen time their kids had before the pandemic. Parents and caregivers’ amount of screen time, as well as their stress levels, during the pandemic were found to be associated with the duration of kids’ screen use, the analysis said. It is also critical to discuss balancing screen use with other important daily functions, such as sleep and physical activity,” the researchers advised.

☆ College Enrollment Declines Again Though Online Schools, HBCUs See Increases
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Historically Black colleges and universities, such as Morehouse College in Atlanta, have seen some recent enrollment increases. College enrollment dropped for the third consecutive school year after the start of the pandemic, dashing universities’ hopes that a post-Covid rebound was at hand. The rate of the decline has slowed this fall, with college enrollment dropping 1.1% since last autumn. Over the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, enrollment fell about 6.5%, according to the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit that released a report Thursday.

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