Hi, We like your work for entry 17. Could you make a change with the owl to something else? If you come up with some new ideas here, please let me know so I can move you up to rank 1 to post them.
While it is hard to find 'icons' that speak of learning that are not too trite I have done several options that might work with the general layout of my entry #17 per your request. IF there is a symbol that speaks to you more let me know and I can try to incorporate it... Other designers have done the swish type people reaching for stars so I did other symbols than that.
I'm not sure exactly what my administrators are really looking for here. This is a new program we have implemented this year. Post what you might have ready for now. We still have a few days for them to see if anything triggers ideas. I will have you up to rank 1 shortly. Let me know when you post some more logos.