2013-01-31 The tenure positions in American higher education
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. In American higher education, the number of positions that offer the job security of tenure has been shrinking…
2013-01-24 What Online Teens Consider ‘Research’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence — and a not-so-good influence — on this…
2013-01-10 The effects of using entertainment media
This is the Education Report in Special English. Common Sense Media is a non-profit group in the United States that studies children’s use of media and technology. The group has…
2013-01-17 Medical schools are offering three-year programs
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Medical schools in the United States traditionally require four years of study. Now, a small number of universities…
2013-01-03 Drexel University Sacramento in California
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is more than 120 years old. In 2009, the university opened Drexel University…
2012-12-20 Tragedy at One School, Renewal at Another
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Funerals began this week for the school shooting victims in Newtown, Connecticut. Last Friday a 20-year-old local man…
2012-12-13 Vietnamese Man Wants a “Book Revolution” in his Country
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. A Vietnamese man hopes to raise the quality of education in his country by building “parent libraries” in…
2012-11-29 Kurdish Lessons Now Allowed in Some Turkish Schools
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Speaking Kurdish was a crime in Turkey until about twenty years ago. More recently the government has been…
2012-11-15 Number of International Students Attending American Colleges and Universities Continues Rising
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States.…
2012-10-25 Mali Conflict Keeps Children Out of School
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. Students and teachers are busy with the new school year in Mali and throughout West Africa. However, aid…
2012-11-08 Puberty Lessons for African Girls May Raise Attendance
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. A new study shows that simple, low-cost interventions can help teenage girls in Africa stay in school during…
2012-10-18 United Nations Report Urges “Putting Education to Work”
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. A new United Nations report says over two hundred million young people in developing countries have not completed…
2012-09-06 Touring Colleges, Without Ever Leaving Home
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students who want an easy way to get information about a large number of colleges in the United States can visit a…
2012-04-19 Helping Women Continue Their Education After Prison
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some women’s prisons in the United States offer classes for college credit. But when the women gain freedom, they do not have…
2012-01-05 A Goal for 2012 – Learning English
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Some of you shared your goals at the VOA Learning English page on Facebook. And,…