2016-05-07 Fewer US Students Are Ready for College
Fewer high school students in the United States were ready for college in 2015, say recent test results. Only 37…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…