2002-02-25 Measles in Africa
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Five leading public health organizations have announced acampaign to reduce the number of…
2002-02-18 Infectious Diseases
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization and several other United Nationsagencies are calling for a…
2002-02-11 Tools For Life
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Experts say deaths from infectious diseases can be greatlyreduced at very little cost…
2002-02-04 WHO and Smallpox
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization has delayed the destruction of thelast remaining supply of…
2002-01-28 UNICEF Child Sex Report
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, saysmillions of children…
2002-01-21 Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Each year, thousands of people are killed or injured byexplosions from land mines.…
2002-01-14 Economics and Health
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. The World Health Organization has released a report about howdisease weakens the economies…
2002-01-07 Storing Drinking Water
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Safe drinking water has always been rare and valuable. Throughoutthe world, drinking…
2021-03-03 Coronavirus Crisis Stirs Debate About School Choice
Last spring, Kelli Rivera of Atlanta, Georgia, became so concerned with how local schools were dealing with the coronavirus pandemic…
2021-02-28 Enrollment at US Community Colleges Drops Sharply During Pandemic
College student Peniella Irakoze recently called more than 1,000 other students who did not return to her school, Phoenix College,…
2021-02-24 How to Gain Confidence in Your English Speaking
At VOA Learning English, we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence?” That is…
2021-02-21 What Lessons Will Students Learn from Reduced Class Time?
Most public high school teachers in the United States never expected a school year like the current one. School buildings…
2021-02-17 US Health Agency Issues New Guidelines to Safely Reopen Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines to help schools decide whether they can safely…
2021-02-17 US Schools Plan for Remote Learning into the Fall
School leaders around the United States are planning for the possibility of more distance learning in the next school year.…
2021-02-14 How Should the History of Race, Slavery Be Taught in America?
How history should be taught in American schools is a subject forcefully argued by many different American groups. One example…