2010-06-03 For Young Offenders, a Sentence of Shakespeare’s Sentences
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced — to Shakespeare. ACTOR: “A kingdom for a…
2010-05-27 For Foreign Students, Top Choice in US: USC
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The number of international students in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign…
2010-03-25 Considering National Education Standards
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans are considering national education standards recently developed by teachers and other education experts. The National Governors Association and the Council of…
2010-04-01 Too Few Women in Science
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Two new studies have investigated why fewer females, compared to males, study and work in the so called STEM subjects in the…
2010-04-08 Higher Education in US – What Does It Cost?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we answer a question from a listener in Colombia. John Anderson wants to know the costs of undergraduate and graduate study…
2010-05-06 How an Involved Parent Can Help Prevent Bullying
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we have the last of three reports on bullying. Last week we shared some of your comments on this issue. Now,…
2010-04-22 Girl’s Suicide in US Brings Fresh Attention to Bullying
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An old problem is getting new attention in the United States: bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl…
2010-04-15 New US Law Cuts Out Private Lenders for Student Loans
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we talk more about the costs of higher education in the United States. If you missed last week’s report, you can…
2010-06-24 Before the G-20 Summit, a Girls 20 Summit in Toronto
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Leaders of the world’s twenty largest economies will meet this Saturday and Sunday in Toronto, Canada. The Group of 20 will discuss…
2010-01-28 Students’ Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Web browsers first appeared on computers in the early nineteen nineties. Since then, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate.…
2010-08-26 San Francisco Educator Works to Keep Young People ‘Alive and Free’
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than half of young black men in the United States do not finish high school. Many grow up without fathers and…
2010-06-10 How the Great Coach John Wooden Defined Success
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. John Wooden died last Friday at the age of ninety-nine. He was one of the greatest twentieth-century Americans in sports. He was…
2010-06-17 English and Spanish Speakers Learn Together, and From Each Other
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the last ten years, hundreds of American schools have begun to offer a new way to teach foreign languages. This method…
2010-07-01 Teaching the Dangers of Distracted Driving, Before It’s Too Late
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. Most of the crashes result from distracted driving — not paying attention to…
2010-07-22 National Standards for US Schools Gain Support
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans have never had national education standards. Goals for what public schools should teach are set by state and local school boards.…