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  Summary List Placement Amazon's book editors have chosen their top picks for the best books of January 2021.  The list includes 12 titles that span a wide range of genres, from moving memoirs to satirical novels. We've broken down each of the books below, with captions provided by Amazon's book editors. Sign up for Insider Reviews' weekly newsletter for more buying advice and...

  Summary List Placement The rise of online learning platforms is democratizing education by allowing people to learn pretty much anything from home.  However, there are countless types of online classes and platforms to choose from, which can be overwhelming. To make it easier, we compared and broke down the differences between four of the most popular online learning platforms: Udemy, LinkedIn Learning, Coursera,...

Summary List PlacementThis year, investors poured more than $4 billion into EdTech startups by August, according to Crunchbase, rising to $9.7 billion by November, Wired reports. When the pandemic forced many students into full-time remote learning last spring, people begun reconsidering the value of a traditional college education in its present form. This helped spur the growth of online education options across the educational...

  Summary List Placement A professional website can make you stand out as a job applicant or be the best way to showcase your small business. If you've never coded or built one before, there are multiple platforms that can help you build a beautiful, comprehensive site, such as Squarespace, WordPress, Adobe Portfolio, and more. Below, you'll read a comparison of five of the...

 Summary List Placement Whether you want to learn the basics of drawing or how to make your character sketches more dynamic, these expert-taught online classes cover everything you need to know. You can buy or gift all of these for either a one-time fee or a monthly subscription, with the most expensive option ($129.99) giving you over 26 hours of in-depth instructional material. Read...

 Summary List Placement With the start of October comes another set of 12 thrilling, poignant, and captivating reads selected by Amazon's book editors.  This month, the list includes a powerful recounting of experiences in group therapy, an enthralling new thriller that will appeal to lovers of "Gone Girl," a poignant fiction read exploring the impact of modern warfare, and more. Each of October's picks...

Summary List Placement   The average annual salaries of public school teachers differs from state to state, ranging from a little over $45,500 in Mississippi to nearly $86,000 in New York.  After recently ranking the teacher salaries in every state and DC and with the school year beginning around the country, Business Insider decided to look at what are the 10 states where public...

Teachers, students, and parents across the US are overwhelmingly concerned about going back to packed classrooms this fall, with the novel coronavirus still on the loose.  President Donald Trump has been bullish about reopening schools to in-person classes, even as experts warn that is a very risky move.  But there are many things that could be done to make classes safer, including holding them...

  One-third of the global population is currently under quarantine, and as a result, online courses are seeing spikes in enrollment.   Coursera is a leading online learning platform and revealed their most popular classes of the moment — from brand-new CME-eligible global health courses on COVID-19 to the science of happiness.  Read more: 100 online courses from Coursera are $0 now through May 31 More...

  Learning relevant business skills is convenient, cost-effective, and enjoyable with GoSkills.  The up-and-coming e-learning site has especially robust offerings in Microsoft Excel and project management.  You can become a more valuable employee, a more effective manager, or a standout job applicant with the help of the online lessons.    You don't have to have a business degree to excel in your career, but...