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,…
2014-07-03 Scandal Threatens China’s College Entrance Exam
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Millions of high school students in China took a college entrance examination recently. The highly competitive test is often praised for giving…
2014-06-26 North Dakota Oil Boom Crowding Schools
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. The oil industry is growing fast in the American States of North Dakota and Montana. Removing oil from the ground has made…
2014-06-05 The Never-Ending Controversy Over Same-Sex Education
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Should girls go to school only with other girls? Is it better for boys to attend all boys schools? Educators at…
2014-06-12 70-Year-Old Lives the College Experience
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Many schools across the U.S. hold graduation ceremonies this time of year. In some schools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their…
2014-06-19 Child Beggar Who Asked for Pencil Inspires Man to Build 206 Schools
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Adam Braun established the organization Pencils of Promise in 2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance…
2014-05-29 U.S. Marks 60th Anniversary of Brown Ruling that Desegregated Schools
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Sixty years ago this month, the highest court in the United States changed American education. On May 17, 1954, all nine…
2014-05-22 American Schools Rethink Its Discipline Policy
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Growing up can be hard in poor neighborhoods where crime is common. That is the situation Marco Antonio Aguilar faced when…
2014-05-15 Jakarta Student Rape Puts Spotlight on Indonesian Sex Abuse
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The reported rape of a six-year-old student at a well known school in Jakarta has received widespread media attention in Indonesia.…