2021-11-27 Rwanda’s English Learner Becoming MIT Professor
Purdue University chemistry professor Jianguo Mei is from China. He has been teaching students in the United States for over 10 years. Mei knows it is important to communicate effectively…
2021-11-23 Art Class Offers Escape, Healing for Students
American students have experienced a worldwide health crisis, nationwide protests and school closings and restrictions over the past two years. But art classes in schools have helped some students deal…
2021-11-21 Researchers: Large Language Family Had Ancient Origins in China
A recent study has followed the origins, or beginnings, of the family of languages that include modern Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Mongolian. The findings show a shared genetic ancestry for…
2021-11-20 With Aid Money, US Schools Place Attention on Mental Health
Schools in the United States are using a large increase in federal money to help students’ mental health needs. School systems, or districts, are given plenty of freedom on how…
2021-11-18 South Korean Test Takers Gather as Infection Rates Grow
A school teacher wearing protective gear guides a South Korean student before the start of the College Scholastic Ability Test at a high school in Seoul, Nov. 18, 2021. (Jung…
2021-11-16 Report: International Students Returning to US
A new report finds that more international students are coming to the United States after a sharp drop because of the coronavirus health crisis last year. About 15 percent fewer…
2021-11-13 Proposed Living Space at California University Causes Big Debate
Businessman Charles Munger recently gave $200 million to the University of California at Santa Barbara, known as UCSB, to help pay for a new student living space. At colleges, students…
2021-11-09 Students Learning English Had a Difficult Time During the Pandemic
A research center has found that students learning English as a second language, or ESL, struggled during the coronavirus health crisis. Last month, the WIDA consortium, a research group based…
2021-11-07 Ugandan Children Lose Hope in Long School Closure During Pandemic
Schools in Uganda have been fully or partly closed for more than 77 weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The United Nations cultural agency says that is the longest break…
2021-11-06 How Second-Year Students Spend Their First Year on Campus
Jheannelle Johnson, a second-year student at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was nervous about taking tests known as “midterms.” The tests cover the first part of her school year. Speaking…
2021-11-03 US Schools Debate Gifted and Talented Programs
American school systems usually have gifted and talented programs for students that show a high level of success. Such programs have been under much criticism in recent years. Some parents…
2021-10-31 Critical Race Theory Opponents Seek School Board Seats
The Guilford school system in the northeastern American state of Connecticut is seeing organized opposition from local and national groups. The opposition comes after efforts to look at issues of…
2021-10-27 Tips to Address Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to threaten or insult someone. Concern over cyberbullying has been at the center of recent criticism directed at social media companies. Last month,…
2021-10-24 Should American Companies Stop Requiring College Degrees?
In 1988, the percentage of U.S. adults age 25 or older with a college degree reached 20 percent for the first time. That information comes from the National Center for…
2021-10-20 Study Says Undocumented Students Need More Help
Researchers have found that about 321,000 undocumented and asylum-seeking children from Central America went to American schools from 2017 to 2019. The research was by the Rand Corporation, a nonprofit…