2020-07-25 Virus Risks Pushing Some Teachers Away from Teaching
As pressure grows for teachers to return to their classrooms this fall, concerns about coronavirus risks are pushing many away.…
2020-07-27 Colleges Win Immigration Battle, But Fear for US Image Overseas
Colleges and universities in the United States are pleased with a recent government decision on international students. Yet many schools…
2020-07-22 Back-to-School Plans Worry Working Parents in Virus Era
For generations, school has been a place for children to learn and make friends. But in the United States, school…
2020-07-26 Study: Coronavirus May Keep Poor US Students Away from College
The number of high school students in the United States seeking federal aid to pay for college fell sharply following…
2020-07-19 To Mask or Not to Mask? US Divided on How to Reopen Schools
Schools and educators across the United States are in the middle of a debate over how best to reopen schools.…
2020-07-15 US Withdraws Planned Visa Restriction for International Students
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has withdrawn planned visa restrictions for international students. The restrictions would have forced…
2020-07-14 More Colleges, States Back Legal Action over Foreign Student Rule
More colleges and state officials are taking legal action against the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students. They say…
2020-07-02 Indonesian Teacher Goes Long Way to Home School Students
Henrikus Suroto teaches at a school on the Indonesian island of Java. When the coronavirus health crisis forced the school…
2020-07-12 Debates on US School Reopening Turn Emotional
As coronavirus infection rates rise sharply in the U.S., the White House is pressuring schools across the country to reopen…
2020-07-09 Harvard, MIT Test New US Visa Rule for International Students
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took legal action Wednesday against the United States government. The schools…
2020-07-08 New Rules: Foreign Students Must Leave US if Classes Go Online
International students will be forced to leave the United States or change colleges if their school plans to offer online-only…
2020-07-05 Coronavirus Changes Plans of College Interns Everywhere
If everything had gone as planned, Mina Lee would be in Guatemala right now. The 20-year-old American told VOA the…
2020-07-15 The Role of School Nurses During a Pandemic
When several students came to her office one day in 2009 with high temperatures and pain in their throats, Mary…
2020-07-01 Budgets Limit Social Distancing Choices for Some Schools
Schools across the country are considering how and when to reopen their buildings as they plan measures to control the…
2020-06-28 With No Students, Small College Town Worries over Future
Many colleges and universities in the United States are in small towns around America. When the coronavirus struck in March,…