2016-12-10 Foreign Medical Students Face Difficulties in the U.S.
International students seeking a medical degree in the United States face serious difficulties. First, there is often a language barrier.…
2016-12-06 Refugees Improve English Skills While Waiting for Resettlement
For many refugees around the world, boredom is a fact of life. While the United Nations High Commission on Refugees…
2016-12-03 Majority of US Undergraduates Are ‘Nontraditional’
There is a commonly held belief in the United States about the best path to a college education. Many Americans…
2016-12-01 Lawyers, Teachers in Cameroon Strike for More English
Protests over the English language in Cameroon have grown violent. A strike, called to increase the use of English, has…
2016-11-29 What Is a Charter School?
Last week, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Betsy DeVos to be the Secretary of Education in his administration. DeVos is…
2016-11-26 ‘President Trump’ Worries Some International Students
Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was one of the almost 400 international students attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Twenty-four-year-old Alnahdi was from…
2016-11-19 More College Students May Be at Risk for STDs
College is a time when many young people experiment and learn more about themselves. Some may have romantic relationships and…
2016-11-22 Girls on Wheels: Bicycle Programs in India and Kenya
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. In developing countries, attending school can be a daily struggle for…
2016-11-15 How Well is English Spoken Worldwide?
Adults in the Netherlands are the best non-native English speakers, a new report released Tuesday says. The report also says…
2016-11-16 Pakistan Orders Turkish Educators to Leave the Country
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has ordered Turkish educators reportedly linked to an opposition Turkish clergyman to leave the country by November…
2016-11-12 Does Technology Belong in College Classrooms?
Modern technology has a strong influence on many things we do. In fact, technology is shaping almost every part of…
2016-11-08 Improve Your Pronunciation By Taking Selfie Videos
English learners can improve their pronunciation skills with training exercises used by singers. A smartphone with a camera can help,…
2016-11-08 Schools Are Latest Victims in Kashmir Conflict
Unidentified attackers have set fire to more than 20 schools in Indian Kashmir over the past two months. Education is…
2016-11-05 Chinese Company’s Connection to US Universities Raises Questions
A Chinese education company has given thousands of dollars to representatives of top universities in the United States. Reuters news…
2016-11-01 Growing Number of American Girls Question School Dress Codes
In August, a group of eighth grade girls took part in an unusual protest in the American state of Maryland.…