2019-10-30 Foreigners Help Fill US Teaching Positions
The New Mexico high desert is known for its beauty. The area enjoys sunny skies, and even snow in winter. One thing missing has been teachers. The Aztec Municipal School…
2019-10-28 Russian Village to Lose Its Last Teacher
Uminur Kuchukova of Russia could have retired years ago. Yet the 61-year-old teacher keeps working at a school in the Siberian village of Sibilyakovo. She continues to teach for one…
2019-11-03 TOEFL Releases New App for English Test
Students around the world wanting help with the TOEFL English test have a new tool: a mobile app. The “TOEFL® official app” became available last week. Users can download it…
2019-10-27 College Success: Helping Others to Help Yourself
Editor’s Note: This report is part of a continuing series offering advice to students at colleges and universities on how to be successful throughout their educational experience. In some ways,…
2019-10-23 Americans: Our Education System Is a Major Concern
A majority of Americans say they are not satisfied with the nation’s education system. They also have little hope that public schools will improve anytime soon. That information comes from…
2019-10-16 South Sudanese Teacher Working with Refugees of All Ages
Teacher Koat Reath is a refugee from South Sudan. His students are, too. They smile as they sing along with him in their classroom. Koat and his students are living…
2019-10-20 More Colleges Use Chatbots to Communicate Online
Imagine you are about to complete high school and are thinking about attending a college or university. After doing some research, you find a school you would like to attend,…
2019-10-13 Marijuana Use Rising Among US College Students
The college years in the United States are a time for students to experiment. Many U.S. colleges and universities urge their students to explore a variety of ideas, interests and…
2019-10-09 South Carolina College Teaches Old-School Trades
The sounds of artists at work fill workshops at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. In the college’s Iron shop, Alex Fisher is busy making…
2019-10-06 More Than 2.2 Million Students Took SAT, Most Ever
The College Board said that more than 2.2 million students in the class of 2019 took the college entrance test SAT. That is the largest group ever and an increase…
2019-10-02 Judge Rules Harvard Does Not Discriminate against Asian-Americans
A U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard University’s admission policy does not discriminate against Asian-American students. Judge Allison Burroughs said that although Harvard’s admission program is “not perfect,” it…
2019-09-30 California to Let College Athletes Make Money from Endorsements
The governor of California signed a law Monday that will permit college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement deals. The law could bring major changes to college…
2019-11-10 Growing Global Student Debt Fuels Search for Solutions
Student loan debt is a worldwide problem. In the United States, the country’s overall student debt reached a record $1.6 trillion this year. The average person with student loan debt…
2019-11-06 U.S. Students Not Making the Grade in Math and Reading
A new report shows that most American fourth and eighth graders did not do well on math and reading tests. The latest so-called “Nation’s Report Card” was released last week.…
2019-10-30 NCAA Votes to Permit College Athletes to Make Money
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has taken the first step toward permitting college athletes to make money from their “name, image and likeness.” The NCAA Board of Governors voted…