Press Coverage

The Evolllution (those extra “L’s” mean ILluminating the Life Long Learning Movement) is an online newspaper that covers important trends and people in education. So it’s not surprising that the publication recently published an interview with StraighterLine’s CEO, Burck Smith.
If you’re interested in what’s happening on the leading edge of learning, you’ll want to read [...]

Burck Smith, StraighterLine founder and CEO

Over the last few months, we've been covering the crisis in California's system of higher education. At community colleges, students have been shut out of classes. At the Cal State Universities, students have been unable to get into  oversubscribed classes - sometimes, classes that they need to graduate. It's [...]

At StraighterLine, we already know that Thomas Edison State College is a terrific college that offers great courses and exceptional value. That’s why Thomas Edison is one of StraighterLine’s Partner Colleges.
Now, our “open secret” isn’t a secret anymore, because more and ambitious students are discovering Thomas Edison State College and the unique educational value it [...]

By Steven Pope
StraighterLine has been in the press a lot lately. News about professor led courses through Professor Direct has caught the eye of many major publications like The Economist, Fast Company, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. We also launched 15 new online college courses, added 38 Excelsior College Credit by [...]

It’s no secret that the cost of a college degree is soaring out of the reach of many students today. But not for all students. If you’re eager to get a quality education for a very reasonable price, you need look no further than StraighterLine.
Here’s a video that tells you what you need to know about why [...]

The Changing Model of Higher Education: Burck Smith’s Comments to the American Enterprise Institute
As we have written in the past, our CEO Burck Smith is one of the real innovators in American higher education.
We were reminded about that again recently when we reviewed this video of some comments he made to members of the American Enterprise Institute.

Here [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re proud of our CEO, Burck Smith. He’s one of a small group of visionary innovators who are changing the shape of American higher education so that it will serve students better.
If you’d like to hear some of his “disruptive” ideas about how American higher education can be improved, here’s [...]

College for $99 a month is catching on. StraighterLine has had some major news coverage the past couple of months. These publications are saying great things about our higher education innovation and affordability

FOX 5 in Washington DC ran a segment about StraighterLine during their Money segment on Tuesday, 2/23 titled "College for less". Here is the video in case you missed it: