2010-11-25 Giving Thanks for a Winning Soccer Team
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Americans gather with family and friends to share a meal. Some celebrate the…
2010-11-18 China Passes India as Top Country Sending Students to US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, the Institute of International Education in New York published its yearly report on international students in the United States. The…
2010-11-11 Prison Program Aims to Get Teens to Avoid a Life of Crime
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A program in the eastern United States invites young people into a prison to try to scare them away from prison. The…
2010-11-04 Music Teacher in Boston Offers Life Lessons to Young People
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Twenty-five-year-old Rick Aggeler says he discovered early in life that music is magic. RICK AGGELER: “Music made me feel like anything was…
2010-10-28 Obama, Democrats Aim Voting Appeals at Young People
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. On Tuesday, the United States will hold congressional and state elections in a year defined by voter dissatisfaction. Democrats are trying hard…
2010-10-14 Sleepy Teens, Early Classes: Your Comments
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we talked about the conflict between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes. Many people commented on our website and Facebook…
2010-05-20 More Efforts Urged to Get and Keep Girls in School
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An international conference took place this week in Dakar, Senegal, to find new ways to get and keep girls in school. The…
2010-04-29 Bullying – Comments From Around the World
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week’s report on bullying brought so many comments online, we are going to take this time to share some. One person,…
2010-03-11 The Battle of the Brains
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, students from one hundred three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest. The Battle of…
2010-03-18 Obama’s ‘Blueprint for Reform’ in Education Goes to Congress
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. President Obama sent Congress a proposal this week to rewrite the main federal education law. The current version of the law, signed…
2010-05-13 A Class Where Teens Learn Mothering, and Are Mothered
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called…
2010-03-04 Studies Link Girls’ Sports to Gains in Life
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Most schools in the United States receive money from federal programs. That means most schools must obey a federal law known as…
2010-02-25 Eight US States to Test High School Changes
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Obama administration says American schools should produce students who are “college and career ready.” What is the best way to do…
2010-02-11 Need Help With Your Writing? Try This Web Site
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills. Some materials are available free…
2010-01-14 A Military Education at West Point
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we answer a question from Brazil. Claudio Messias Gentil wants to know about the United States Military Academy at West Point.…