2016-05-28 Less Financial Aid Going to Students Who Need It
Financial aid is an important resource for students who want to attend college in the U.S. but don’t have enough money. Financial aid is offered by banks, the government, and…
2016-05-16 Many Incidents of Sexual Assault at US Colleges Go Unreported
More than half of college students did not report incidents of sexual assault because they did not think it was “serious enough.” Others said they were embarrassed or thought “nothing…
2016-05-14 Harvard Tries To Reduce Exclusive Clubs
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the exclusive Porcellian Club. Franklin Roosevelt was a member of the Fly Club. John F. Kennedy was a Spee. Eduardo Saverin, who…
2016-05-17 Improve Your Pronunciation By Setting Reasonable Goals
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you ideas about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle…
2016-05-01 Schools in US Don’t Get Same Funding
Education spending in the United States differs from school to school. In the southern state of Mississippi, a school in Brookhaven spends $6,417 per student. Just 100 kilometers west, Natchez…
2016-02-27 Planning Powerful Presentations
Editor’s note: When teaching public speaking, Professor Charles Lebeau divides presentation into three aspects. The three aspects of a presentation are: the physical message, the visual message, and the story…
2016-04-14 World Bank to Invest in Education for Girls
The World Bank Group plans to invest close to $2.5 billion over five years in education projects to help girls between the ages of 12 and 17. The bank says…
2016-05-03 Malia Obama’s College Decision Brings Attention to ‘Gap Year’
Malia Obama’s decision to wait a year before going to college is bringing new attention to “Gap Years.” A gap year is when a student takes a year off after…
2016-04-23 If You Did Not Get into Harvard, Do Not Worry
Fewer than 5 percent of the students who applied to Stanford University in California were accepted this year. About 6 percent of the applicants to Yale University in Connecticut were…
2016-04-26 Education Tips: Ask Questions
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how to improve your English skills. This week, Suzanne Meyer, the assistant director at the…
2016-04-24 Kids Need More Than ‘The Basics’ to Learn
America’s top education official says many schools are spending too much time teaching the “basics” – reading, math and writing. That might seem opposite to what educators have been saying…
2016-04-19 Success In Debating and Business
Over the last few weeks we discussed a method for teaching debate to English learners. Debate is a valuable way to practice communicating. It can also bring long-lasting rewards outside…
2016-04-16 What America’s Top Schools Have in Common
Four public high schools named as the best in the United States have much in common. All four high schools have high academic requirements for students interested in admission. The…
2016-04-13 Successful Debate for Expressing Opinions
Teachers of English may hesitate to teach debate because they think it is beyond their students’ language ability, or proficiency. But debate can be a powerful tool. It can help…
2016-04-09 More US Students Choose College Overseas
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Hunter Bliss, like more and more American students, left the United States to go to college. He told the BBC that…