2015-12-12 Google Looks to Black Universities for Diversity
The tech industry is driving the U.S. economy into the future, but not everyone is sharing in the prosperity. Only…
2015-12-16 New US Education Law Gives States More Control
States and local communities in the United States gained more control over education standards and testing last week. U.S. President…
2015-12-08 One School, Five Languages
In New York City public schools, 176 different languages are spoken among the more than 1 million students. For 160,000…
2015-12-01 UK Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Attend University
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report: A surprising new study says minority students in the UK are…
2015-12-05 Online University Offers Poor Students a Chance
Like many young people around the world, Emmanuel dreamed of getting a university education in the United States. The 26-year-old…
2015-11-28 US ‘Open Doors’ for International Students
More international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, a new report says. The report shows…
2015-11-24 Peacemakers, Employers Come Together for Education
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Imagine you are a high school student in Lebanon. A new…
2015-11-21 International Students Find Ways to Pay High Tuition
When Marine Hayashi first arrived at American University in 2013, she was a little afraid. “I got homesick and I…
2015-10-07 Most Promising Children Chosen for Program in Cambodia
A group of 50 Cambodian schoolchildren are trying a program to develop young people who can improve the country. They…
2015-11-17 Blacks, Latinos Score Lower on Tests than Whites, Asians
White and Asian students continue to do better on tests than black and Latino students, says the U.S. Department of…
2015-11-14 Do Student Athletes Have Any Power?
Several weeks of student protest and a six-day hunger strike over the handling of racial tension on a college campus…
2015-11-03 How Well Does Your Country Speak English?
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The world’s English continues to improve, says a newly released study.…
2015-10-31 ‘Better Make Room’ for College Kids, Obama Says
First Lady Michelle Obama launched a media campaign last week designed to help more young people go to college. A…
2015-10-24 Can You Wrap Your Words Around These Tongue-Twisters?
Can you say quickly and successfully: “She sells sea shells by the sea shore?” It is hard even for native…
2015-10-27 Med Students Learn Medical English in Cuba
How can I help you? How long has it been hurting? These are among the sentences that medical students are…