2016-04-07 New York’s Emergency Crews Learning Mandarin
When emergency workers arrive at an old firehouse in New York City, the way they greet each other is not what you might expect. These first responders say, “Ni Hao!”…
2016-04-05 Successful Debate Is Like Building a House
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. As an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the…
2016-04-02 Students React to New SAT College Entrance Exam
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The new SAT college entrance exam has arrived. In March, hundreds of thousands of high school students took the redesigned test.…
2016-03-26 College Students Describe Election in One Word: Crazy
George Washington University is at the top of the list of U.S. schools with the “Most Politically Active Students” in 2016. But students at the school say they are not…
2016-03-23 Solar Powered Library Helps Remote Students
Alexis Cullen works as a volunteer in Vanuatu, one of the Peace Corp’s most remote postings. In the village where she works, called Naviso, some people have never heard of…
2016-03-20 Part-Time Professors Demand Full-Time Work
Christina McCoy is a professor who loves teaching 16th and 17th century Spanish literature. But after only one year of teaching at a university in southern Virginia, she is leaving.…
2016-03-13 US Universities Want More African Students
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The United States is looking for sub-Saharan African students to study at American universities. There were about 1 million international students…
2016-03-05 Kanye Tweets for Cheaper Textbooks
Rapper Kanye West went to the social media website Twitter in February to share his views on the cost of textbooks. “Education puts Americans into debt before they even get…
2016-03-04 National Grammar Day Is Here!
What will you be doing on Friday? How will you have spent your day? Do you have trouble understanding these questions? Then you should mark your calendar! Language teachers, learners…
2016-03-02 Immigrants Learn to Lose Their Accents
Some immigrants in the northeastern state of Maine are learning to lose their accents. Some of the immigrants speak English fluently, but have a difficult time being understood because they…
2016-02-23 Body Language Can Help With Public Speaking
Today, we return to the subject of successful public speaking centering on the physical message of presentation. Some call this body language. Charles LeBeau is a professor of public speaking…
2016-02-20 Colleges Look to Change Admission Process
Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities…
2016-02-16 Afraid of Public Speaking? You Are Not Alone!
Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often give brief talks…
2016-02-13 New Land, New Customs
As refugees and migrants flood Europe, Finland is teaching its new arrivals about appropriate behavior. Over 1 million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015. Most were fleeing struggling economies and…
2016-02-06 Politicians Suggest Ways to Reduce Tuition
U.S. presidential candidates are talking about the problem of high costs in higher education. From 2002 until 2012, tuition increased by around 39 percent, on average, among public or government-funded…