2016-05-13 How Colleges Keep Students from Dropping Out
Tyler Mulvenna worked three jobs last summer, but was still short the money he needed to pay for college. Mulvenna, 21, a junior at Georgia State University in Atlanta, got…
2016-05-10 Education Tips: Improve Your English by Looking for Patterns
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle…
2016-05-24 Improve Your Pronunciation By ‘Shadowing’ Others
Many English learners can improve their pronunciation by listening carefully to native English speakers and trying to match the up-and-down movement of their sentences. That is the opinion of Marla…
2016-05-07 Fewer US Students Are Ready for College
Fewer high school students in the United States were ready for college in 2015, say recent test results. Only 37 per cent of seniors scored at or above proficiency level…
2016-05-28 Less Financial Aid Going to Students Who Need It
Financial aid is an important resource for students who want to attend college in the U.S. but don’t have enough money. Financial aid is offered by banks, the government, and…
2016-05-16 Many Incidents of Sexual Assault at US Colleges Go Unreported
More than half of college students did not report incidents of sexual assault because they did not think it was “serious enough.” Others said they were embarrassed or thought “nothing…
2016-05-14 Harvard Tries To Reduce Exclusive Clubs
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the exclusive Porcellian Club. Franklin Roosevelt was a member of the Fly Club. John F. Kennedy was a Spee. Eduardo Saverin, who…
2016-05-17 Improve Your Pronunciation By Setting Reasonable Goals
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you ideas about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle…
2016-05-01 Schools in US Don’t Get Same Funding
Education spending in the United States differs from school to school. In the southern state of Mississippi, a school in Brookhaven spends $6,417 per student. Just 100 kilometers west, Natchez…
2016-02-27 Planning Powerful Presentations
Editor’s note: When teaching public speaking, Professor Charles Lebeau divides presentation into three aspects. The three aspects of a presentation are: the physical message, the visual message, and the story…
2016-04-14 World Bank to Invest in Education for Girls
The World Bank Group plans to invest close to $2.5 billion over five years in education projects to help girls between the ages of 12 and 17. The bank says…
2016-05-03 Malia Obama’s College Decision Brings Attention to ‘Gap Year’
Malia Obama’s decision to wait a year before going to college is bringing new attention to “Gap Years.” A gap year is when a student takes a year off after…
2016-04-23 If You Did Not Get into Harvard, Do Not Worry
Fewer than 5 percent of the students who applied to Stanford University in California were accepted this year. About 6 percent of the applicants to Yale University in Connecticut were…
2016-04-26 Education Tips: Ask Questions
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how to improve your English skills. This week, Suzanne Meyer, the assistant director at the…
2016-04-24 Kids Need More Than ‘The Basics’ to Learn
America’s top education official says many schools are spending too much time teaching the “basics” – reading, math and writing. That might seem opposite to what educators have been saying…