2015-01-28 How Do You Develop More Female Engineers?
Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The Obama administration wants to change that. They are…
2015-01-22 South Africa’s Exam Results Reflect Progress, Continuing Challenges
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Every year, South African 12th grade students take a test to decide…
2015-01-11 College Women Return to Guide High School Students
Halima Adenegan graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 2012 — four years after she graduated —…
2015-01-08 Writing School Papers: Does Your First Version Say It All?
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. You have written your research paper, your personal essay, your book review…
2015-01-07 Education Activist Praises Gains for Girls in Uganda
Award-winning Ugandan education activist Beatrice Ayuru says thousands of girls have reached her dream of a good education for Ugandan…
2015-01-02 High Stakes Threaten the Security of English Language Tests
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in our series on English language testing. The British Home Office recently took…
2014-12-27 New English Tests Are Better, but Harder
Editor’s note: This article is the third in our series on English language testing. In this article, we look at…
2014-12-25 Critics See Secular Education Under Attack in Turkey
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Education is a growing issue of dispute in Turkey between those who…
2014-12-18 Obama Announces Initiative to Lift Up Young Native Americans
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Getting a good education and good jobs have long been issues for…
2014-12-13 Will Chinese Replace English as the Global Language?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when he spoke to them in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua…
2014-12-13 Writing the Narrative Essay: How to Find the Words
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. A student from overseas did well on a research paper for an…
2014-12-06 Understanding of English Improves Worldwide
The world’s understanding of English appears to be getting better. The private education company EF recently released a report called…
2014-12-05 Expand Your Skills for Writing College Papers
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. Many students say there is no easy way to write college papers.…
2014-11-28 South Korean Students Stressed Over College Entrance Exam
This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. More than half a million South Korean students in their final year…