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…
2021-03-03 Coronavirus Crisis Stirs Debate About School Choice
Last spring, Kelli Rivera of Atlanta, Georgia, became so concerned with how local schools were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that she decided to teach her children at her home.…
2021-02-28 Enrollment at US Community Colleges Drops Sharply During Pandemic
College student Peniella Irakoze recently called more than 1,000 other students who did not return to her school, Phoenix College, this term. The 20-year-old works part-time for the community college…
2021-02-24 How to Gain Confidence in Your English Speaking
At VOA Learning English, we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence?” That is a great question. No matter what language we are learning,…
2021-02-21 What Lessons Will Students Learn from Reduced Class Time?
Most public high school teachers in the United States never expected a school year like the current one. School buildings closed across the country in March of 2020. Education went…
2021-02-17 US Health Agency Issues New Guidelines to Safely Reopen Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines to help schools decide whether they can safely reopen. Most U.S. school systems have been holding classes online…
2021-02-17 US Schools Plan for Remote Learning into the Fall
School leaders around the United States are planning for the possibility of more distance learning in the next school year. William “Chip” Sudderth III is a spokesperson for Durham, North…
2021-02-14 How Should the History of Race, Slavery Be Taught in America?
How history should be taught in American schools is a subject forcefully argued by many different American groups. One example of the ongoing dispute was an effort by the administration…
2021-02-10 Student Mental Health Difficulties on the Rise
Claire Brennan Tillberg’s 11-year-old daughter has been hospitalized twice in recent months after sharing that she was having suicidal thoughts. The Massachusetts girl has autism, depression and anxiety. Although her…
2021-02-07 US Drops Case Against Yale for Racial Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice withdrew a lawsuit last week against Yale University over how it accepts students. In October 2020, the department accused the school in New Haven, Connecticut…
2021-02-03 School Reopening Debate Divides US Community
The Decatur, Georgia school system, near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is in a community full of health professionals. Decatur is a politically liberal area outside…
2021-01-31 Will Universities Require Coronavirus Vaccination for Students?
People involved in higher education are asking: Will universities require students to get the coronavirus vaccine before they come back to school? Many universities already request health information from new…