2017-05-13 What Makes a Great College Graduation Speech?
Imagine it is a beautiful spring day in the month of May or early June. You are sitting among a crowd of people at a large theater or stadium. Around…
2017-05-06 Support for Public Universities Still Below Pre-Recession Levels
Public colleges and universities in the United States depend heavily on financial support from the states in which they are located. But a new report shows the level of support…
2017-05-06 China Heads New Alliance of Asian Universities
China has organized an alliance of Asian universities to compete with western educational institutions. The alliance will share resources and increase exchanges of students and teachers. The new organization is…
2017-05-09 Improve Your Long-Term Memory by Spacing Practice
Imagine you are trying to develop a skill that you want to remember — and use — for a long time. Perhaps you are learning a new language or complex…
2017-05-01 ‘Clickbait’ for Colleges: Online Media Appeals to Students
Millions of people share material like videos and news stories with their friends and family over the Internet every day. They use social media websites like Facebook and Twitter to…
2017-05-02 Arts Program in Poor Performing Schools Helping Students
An arts program is helping students at some of the lowest performing schools in the United States. The program, called Turnaround Arts, aims to help improve low performing schools by…
2017-04-29 American College Students Challenge Free Speech
For many years, American colleges and universities have let people speak on their campuses even if many students do not agree with their beliefs. College-aged students often do not agree…
2017-04-25 Crossing Language Barriers with Jazz Education in Asia
April 30 is International Jazz Day. In countries around the world, musicians, educators, students, and music lovers will take part in celebrations. These activities tell about the history of jazz…
2017-04-22 Study: Female Professors Do More Service Work than Males
Susan Mackey-Kallis is a busy woman at Villanova University, outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mackey-Kallis is an Associate Professor in Villanova’s Department of Communications. Like most professors in the United States,…
2017-04-23 Students Going into Debt to Pay for College
College students are facing more debt than ever before. Students who graduated from college in 2015 left school with an average of $34,000 in debt, the Federal Reserve Bank reported…
2017-04-15 Schools, Universities Teach Students the Truth About Fake News
In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines and broadcasters. But now, just about anyone can report and publish on the Internet and share it as news…
2017-04-18 Using VOA Learning English to Improve Listening Skills
Editor’s Note: This report is part of a series about how to use the VOA Learning English website for group activities. Such activities can be excellent tools for classroom learning…
2017-04-11 Avoid Ineffective Study Methods
Imagine you have a test in school. It could be for a class in history or mathematics. Even worse, you could have an English test. How should you prepare for…
2017-04-09 Teaching American Students About US Founding Documents
Should American high school students know at least as much about their country’s historic documents as immigrants seeking citizenship? Many states and schools are asking that question. People who want…
2017-04-05 Classrooms in Boston to Get Different Kind of World Map
Walk into most any classroom, and you will see a large world map hanging somewhere on the wall. Teachers use maps for subjects like geography and social studies. In the…