2014-10-23 Getting Started with TOEFL
If you are interested in studying at an American university, you have probably heard about the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is widely known as the…
2014-10-02 Boko Haram Threatening Schools in Cameroon
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The school year has begun in Cameroon. But thousands of students and teachers are fleeing their schools in towns that border…
2014-09-25 Tips for Better Writing
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Today we continue our series of expert suggestions for academic writing. Our guest is Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, assistant professor of the Practice…
2014-09-04 New US College Entrance Test Worries China
More than 200,000 Chinese students studied last year at a college or university in the United States. For many students, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, is simply another standardized…
2014-09-18 Chinese Students Flock to US High Schools in Soaring Numbers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Students from China have a long history of coming to the United States for education. And this month, American educators expect…
2014-09-07 Australia Links Aboriginal Aid to School Attendance
Parents in South Australia’s Aboriginal lands may lose some of their financial aid if they do not send their children to school. New rules link school attendance with payments for…
2014-08-28 Experts Share Tips for Writing School Papers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Many secondary and university students have returned to classes, or soon will. And some of you have told us that you…
2014-09-04 Free Language School in Vietnam Teaches Generosity
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. In Vietnam, two members of a family of street vendors (street sellers) are finding a way to help the poorest students…
2014-08-21 S. Africa School Keeps Pregnant Teens in Class
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. In some ways, the high school girls at the Pretoria Hospital School seem like many other girls their age. But there…
2014-08-14 Inner City Kids At Brooklyn School Dominate in Chess
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A neighbourhood school in New York city produces champions at the game of chess. Students at Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 318 have…
2014-08-07 More African students studying in China
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Tens of thousands of Africans are studying in China. The country provides students with financial assistance for education to develop skills…
2014-07-31 ‘Ivory Tower’ Explores Crushing Cost of US College Education
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The cost of attending university in the United States has risen quickly in the past 20 years. Many people today say…
2014-07-17 AAUP Expresses Concerns about Chinese Institutes and Classrooms
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A group of US educators recently criticized American University Partnerships with Chinese Government Teaching Programs. The Chinese Institutes and Chinese Classrooms…
2014-07-24 Young UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Works to Promote Girls’ Education
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Hannah Godefa is just 16 years old, but she is busy defending the right of all girls and women to be…
2014-07-10 Young African Leaders Get US Training
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. 500 young African leaders are taking part in a US government program at American universities this summer. They would study Civic Leadership,…