2016-04-02 Students React to New SAT College Entrance Exam
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The new SAT college entrance exam has arrived. In March, hundreds…
2016-03-26 College Students Describe Election in One Word: Crazy
George Washington University is at the top of the list of U.S. schools with the “Most Politically Active Students” in…
2016-03-23 Solar Powered Library Helps Remote Students
Alexis Cullen works as a volunteer in Vanuatu, one of the Peace Corp’s most remote postings. In the village where…
2016-03-20 Part-Time Professors Demand Full-Time Work
Christina McCoy is a professor who loves teaching 16th and 17th century Spanish literature. But after only one year of…
2016-03-13 US Universities Want More African Students
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The United States is looking for sub-Saharan African students to study…
2016-03-05 Kanye Tweets for Cheaper Textbooks
Rapper Kanye West went to the social media website Twitter in February to share his views on the cost of…
2016-03-04 National Grammar Day Is Here!
What will you be doing on Friday? How will you have spent your day? Do you have trouble understanding these…
2016-03-02 Immigrants Learn to Lose Their Accents
Some immigrants in the northeastern state of Maine are learning to lose their accents. Some of the immigrants speak English…
2016-02-23 Body Language Can Help With Public Speaking
Today, we return to the subject of successful public speaking centering on the physical message of presentation. Some call this…
2016-02-20 Colleges Look to Change Admission Process
Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for…
2016-02-16 Afraid of Public Speaking? You Are Not Alone!
Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children…
2016-02-13 New Land, New Customs
As refugees and migrants flood Europe, Finland is teaching its new arrivals about appropriate behavior. Over 1 million migrants arrived…
2016-02-06 Politicians Suggest Ways to Reduce Tuition
U.S. presidential candidates are talking about the problem of high costs in higher education. From 2002 until 2012, tuition increased…
2016-01-30 US Religious Colleges Test Anti-Discrimination Law
Justin Massey chose to study at Wheaton College in 2011 because of the university’s strong religious and academic record. “I…