2021-04-14 US Colleges Divided Over Requiring Student Vaccinations
American colleges and universities hope to return to pre-COVID life in the autumn. Some schools are urging students to get the vaccine but others are wondering if they should or…
2021-04-12 Students Plotting School Violence Show Worrying Signs
A new study finds that students who plan attacks on schools are often bullied and act in ways that worry others. The same warning signs are found in many adults…
2021-04-11 How Will Colleges Evaluate Students during Pandemic?
When schools around the U.S. closed starting in March 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions, more American students than usual received low grades. Now, many people are wondering: How will colleges…
2021-04-07 With New Aid, US Schools Hope to Solve Problems
Schools across the United States now must decide how to spend federal aid money meant to help them fully open after the coronavirus pandemic. They also want to deal with…
2021-04-05 50-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Goes to School for First Time
Until recently, Shade Ajayi had never gone to school. Now 50, the businesswoman is learning to read and write alongside students nearly 40 years younger than she is. Ajayi attends…
2021-04-04 College Basketball Tournaments Lift Student Spirit
The American college basketball tournaments known as “March Madness” look a little different than they used to. There are very few fans watching the games in person. The players stay…
2021-03-31 Transgender Islamic School in Pakistan Breaks Barriers
Every day, Rani Khan gives lessons at the first transgender-only Islamic religious school in Pakistan. Wearing a long cloth covering over her hair, she teaches from the Muslim holy book,…
2021-03-28 College President Zooms with Students Isolated Due to Virus
At the end of every workday, Debra Schwinn gets on a Zoom call. As the new president of Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, she is talking to her students.…
2021-03-21 Biden Administration to Give Schools Money to Reopen
The administration of President Joe Biden is moving forward with its plans to help schools reopen this spring. The administration is making money available to expand coronavirus testing for teachers,…
2021-03-21 Online Educator Coursera Plans to Sell Shares
If you are like over 70 million other people around the world, you may have taken a class with Coursera. Coursera is an online education company that helps create Massive…
2021-03-17 Four Ways to Find an English Speaking Partner
Many VOA Learning English users live in places where it is hard to find someone to practice speaking English with. You may be one of those people. So you may…
2021-03-14 College Educators Form Alliance to Defend Free Expression
About 200 college educators in the United States have formed a non-profit organization called the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA). On its website, the group says it aims to help college…
2021-03-10 US Lawmakers Debate Ban on Trans Girls in Sports
Lawmakers in the American state of Mississippi passed a measure last week to ban transgender athletes from joining competitive female sports teams. Similar bills are under consideration in more than…
2021-03-07 Proposed Law Could Make It Easier for Foreign STEM Students to Stay, Work in US
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden said he was sending a bill to Congress called The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. The aim of the bill is…
2021-08-16 Kabul Airport in Chaos, Biden Defends US Withdrawal
Thousands of Afghans sought to flee the capital Kabul on Monday, a day after Taliban fighters seized the city. Hundreds of people ran alongside an American military transport plane as…