2021-01-20 US Push to Reopen Schools as Teachers Get Vaccinated
American political leaders are pushing for schools to reopen this winter as teachers started to receive COVID-19 vaccines. But others…
2021-01-17 The Sound of a Foreign Word Caused Debate on US Campus
Last August, The University of Southern California, known as USC, became involved in a dispute over language that appeared widely…
2021-01-10 The Influence of a Non-Traditional High School Chief
Joe Clark was a non-traditional high school principal whose unusual way of enforcing rules became the subject of a 1989…
2021-01-13 Teachers Help Students Understand Violence at US Capitol
Social studies teachers across the United States are changing their plans for lessons this week. They want to help young…
2021-01-10 Who Is Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Choice for Education Chief?
The United States will soon welcome Joe Biden as its new president. The president-elect has already named several people to…
2021-01-06 Outdoor Education Continues in the Cold
Cindy Soule is a teacher in Portland, Maine, an area known to have extremely cold and snowy winters. But cold…
2021-01-02 College Students Among Leaders in Coronavirus Reporting
Student reporters have been on the frontlines of COVID-19 news coverage at their universities. This year, many of them broke…
2020-12-30 How to Break Bad Habits
Imagine you are studying English. Perhaps you are learning new words or expressions. But then you feel the need to…
2020-12-27 2020 Was a Difficult Year for Teachers and Learners
At the beginning of 2020, the problems faced by American schools and colleges included issues like slavery, school shooting, sexual…
2020-12-23 To Keep Schools Open, Schools Ask College Students to Help
In a town near Indianapolis, Indiana, 19-year-old college student Grace Kern has been working in elementary school classrooms. She is…
2020-12-23 Try These Apps to Improve Your Pronunciation
Have you ever been sure that you were pronouncing a word correctly only to find out just how wrong you…
2020-12-20 Students of Color Face Challenges in STEM
Dominique, not her real name, is a Black electrical engineering doctoral student. She found herself in a difficult situation at…
2020-12-16 Schools Face More Failing Grades During Pandemic
School districts across the United States have reported the number of students failing classes has risen many times higher than…
2020-12-13 How COVID-19 Has Changed Internships for Three Students
An internship is a way for many students to explore different careers and gain valuable skills during their education. It…
2020-12-10 US Schools Cannot Seem to Decide on In-person Learning
New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students on Monday. Like many other school districts across the…