2008-07-10 ‘Summer Work/Travel’ Brings Many Students to US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, we answer a question from a student in Odessa, Ukraine.…
2008-07-03 Debating Eighth-Grade Graduations
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the United States, middle school is the period between elementary school…
2008-06-26 Online Learning Grows, but Research Finds Mixed Results
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Forty-two of the fifty American states offered some kind of public online…
2008-06-05 Fighting Music Piracy on College Campuses
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. When the parents of today’s young people were in school, sharing music…
2008-06-19 Book Predicts Jump in High School Courses Online
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Computers have been used in teaching for more than twenty years. But…
2008-06-12 Teens Compete, Improve Their Financial Literacy
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Business competitions for young people can be a good way to learn…
2008-05-29 Some College Recruiters’ Actions Raise Concerns
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We started to talk last week about college recruiting companies. Their business…
2008-05-22 Recruiters Help US Colleges Find Foreign Students
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. College prices in the United States have been rising faster than other…
2008-05-15 Study Raises Questions About Reading Program in US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A federal program in the United States called Reading First has received…
2008-05-08 From Forester to National Teacher of the Year
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A science teacher from Prineville, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest, is the…
2008-04-24 Physical Education Aims for Active Lives, Fewer Painful Memories
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more…
2008-05-01 Applicants Ask Colleges: Why Should I Accept You?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. May first is an important date in the college admissions process in…
2008-02-28 What to Do About ADHD in Children?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our series on learning disabilities with a problem that is…
2008-03-06 Children, Self-Control and ‘Executive Function’
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Executive function. What do you suppose that is? Mental health professionals, educators…