2006-02-23 Praise for Advanced Placement Classes, but Also Criticism
I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Education Report. The Advanced Placement program is fifty years old. As we…
2006-02-16 Advanced Placement Programs Grow in U.S. High Schools
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Sixty percent of high schools in the United States…
2006-04-27 Some American Colleges Drop the SAT and ACT as Required Tests for Admission
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States has more than three thousand colleges…
2006-04-20 College Applications From International Graduate Students Increase
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. A recent report says more international graduate students are seeking…
2006-04-13 School Districts Approve Plans to Link Teacher Pay with Student Performance
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, the Florida Board of Education approved a program…
2006-04-06 Oceangoing Programs for International Students
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. In January, we talked about the Semester at Sea program…
2006-03-30 Students Face New Worry: Wrongly Scored College-Entry Tests
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About five hundred thousand students took the SAT college-admissions test…
2006-03-23 Intel Science Talent Search Winners Announced
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah has won the…
2006-03-16 When Jazz Lovers Get Together to Listen and Learn
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Education Report. (MUSIC) Jazz began in America. It represents a mix of…
2006-02-09 Winners of Children’s Book Awards Announced
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Every year, the American Library Association honors artists and…
2005-12-15 Teen Taught by Mom Wins Top Science Competition
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. A sixteen-year-old boy from California has won first prize in…
2006-02-02 American Educators Consider Later High School Start Times
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Medical research is leading American education officials to consider…
2006-01-26 As Demands on Cheerleaders Grow, Injuries Take a Big Jump
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. About three million young people in the United States…