2015-02-12 Schools Closed by Ebola Reopen in Guinea and Liberia
Children in Guinea started their school year in January. Schools were closed there for five months because of Ebola. In Liberia, the schools are to reopen February 16, 2015. The…
2015-01-15 Test Scores Drop in South Africa with New Education Plan
Every year, South African 12th grade students take a test to decide their next steps following the completion of high school. Many students were unhappy with the results of their…
2015-02-13 Three Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often give brief talks…
2015-02-05 Future Doctors Write, Edit for Wikipedia
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Over the years, some teachers and editors have said they do not trust the information on the website Wikipedia. They say…
2015-02-04 Taiwan Changes Entrance Exams to Promote Innovation
Taiwan’s annual university admissions tests are taking place this week. Tens of thousands of students are trying to give the right answers to math and language questions. High scores permit…
2015-01-30 New Minister Cleans Up Cambodia’s Education System
Cambodia’s Grade 12 students took their final test in August 2014. Only 26% of them passed. The new Minister of Education had ordered extra security around the testing places. Students…
2015-01-28 How Do You Develop More Female Engineers?
Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The Obama administration wants to change that. They are spending money to do it. The government will invest three…
2015-01-22 South Africa’s Exam Results Reflect Progress, Continuing Challenges
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Every year, South African 12th grade students take a test to decide their next steps following the completion of high school. Many…
2015-01-11 College Women Return to Guide High School Students
Halima Adenegan graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 2012 — four years after she graduated — she started a program to help guide, or mentor, the…
2015-01-08 Writing School Papers: Does Your First Version Say It All?
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. You have written your research paper, your personal essay, your book review – whatever your college class requires. You have provided good…
2015-01-07 Education Activist Praises Gains for Girls in Uganda
Award-winning Ugandan education activist Beatrice Ayuru says thousands of girls have reached her dream of a good education for Ugandan children. But she says the struggle to guarantee schooling for…
2015-01-02 High Stakes Threaten the Security of English Language Tests
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in our series on English language testing. The British Home Office recently took away the rights of several universities to sponsor foreign students.…
2014-12-27 New English Tests Are Better, but Harder
Editor’s note: This article is the third in our series on English language testing. In this article, we look at trends in language testing, accuracy of the tests and how…
2014-12-25 Critics See Secular Education Under Attack in Turkey
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Education is a growing issue of dispute in Turkey between those who support religion and government and those who oppose it. Opponents…
2014-12-20 Tips for Applying to US Colleges, Part Three
For the third part of our series “Tips for Applying to US Colleges” we visited Shenandoah University. Shenandoah University is named for the scenic Shenandoah Valley in the US state…