2015-10-21 Rethinking Grammar: How We Talk
We judge people by the way they speak and the grammar they use. Listen to several Americans from different regions…
2015-10-14 Rethinking Grammar: Who Makes the Rules?
If you learned about grammar in school, you were probably taught to think about “correct” and “incorrect” ways of using…
2015-10-17 Students Get Motivation Straight From the Top
It is a common complaint of students: What they are learning does not have a practical use. The quickest way…
2015-09-30 Terror in Cameroon Targets School Children
The Cameroonian government says that terrorism threatens large numbers of schoolchildren. Two bomb attacks killed nine people last month in…
2015-09-25 Kenyan Education Ministry Orders Schools to Close
Last week, we reported that Kenyan teachers went on strike. They want the government to honor a court decision that…
2015-09-23 Students Love Grammar! So Why Do Teachers Hate It?
Today we have a special guest. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations…
2015-09-16 Kenya Teachers’ Strike Continues for Third Week
Dispatch from Kenya: This article comes from James Mwangi, Director of Mavens Education Centre in Kenya, a private school in…
2015-09-16 Afghan Refugee Wins UN Award for Teaching
Aqeela Asifi, who fled to Pakistan as a young woman, has spent her life teaching other Afghan refugees. For her…
2015-09-10 Calais School Offers Migrants Help in Time of Crisis
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Those sounds you hear are from the Chemins des Dunes School…
2015-09-03 Cambodia: No-Cheating Exam Rule Is Working
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The top education official in Cambodia is praising efforts to prevent…
2015-08-26 Betty Azar, ‘Rock Star’ of English Grammar
It all started with a question from a student. The year was 1965. Betty Azar was teaching her first English…
2015-08-19 Peshawar Attack Survivors Learn Nanotechnology in US Visit
On December 16, 2014, Taliban militants attacked Pakistan’s Army Public School. They killed 132 children and 13 teachers. Many call…
2015-08-13 Police and Children Connect at Summer Camp
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Recent killings by police officers have raised tensions in some American…
2015-08-08 Are American College Entrance Exams Unfair?
A growing number of American universities are dropping the entrance exam requirement. More than 800 universities now allow students to…
2015-08-06 African Universities: More Students, Less Money
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Education experts say Africa’s growing higher education system is important to…