2021-04-18 Will Colleges Require SAT or ACT Tests in the Future?
Even before the COVID-19 health crisis, many American colleges and universities started to reconsider the value of tests like the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…