The suite of professional development offerings, created with early childhood educators in mind, will roll out as part of StraighterLine's broader "Finish Your Degree ...

As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- StraighterLine, an online education platform that makes it easy for students to take virtual courses for college credit, announced today its new ...

StraighterLine offers online higher education courses in multiple subjects. Course prices start at $79, and the company offers a membership program for $99 a month. StraighterLine has a transfer ...

We check in with the growing Federal Hill edtech startup, which offers non-accredited college courses for nontraditional students. CEO Burck Smith says the market is validating his model.

Like most colleges, online institutions are under pressure to improve their graduation rates. Some are getting more selective about which students they admit, turning away those who appear less likely ...

Thursday night networking takes on a new, competitive dimension at Betamore’s location in City Garage. Higher edtech company Straighterline is hosting a trivia happy hour at the space on Nov. 8. The ...

StraighterLine has has added five new science courses and four new science professors to its science department, bringing the online college course provider's total number of available science courses ...

StraighterLine (StraighterLine.com) announced today that it completed a $10 million financing. Led by FirstMark Capital (firstmarkcap.com), a New York City-based venture capital firm with a history of ...

Burck Smith is so far making good on his vision for revamping the way people pay for and complete college courses. His startup company, Straighterline, enables students to pay $99 a month for ...

A year ago, Peter Thiel called it a bubble. Whatever you call it, the cost of attaining a college degree has skyrocketed to the point of absurdity — to the point of one trillion red flags. Student ...