Education Report

2017-02-07 Teachers Find Calm in New Program

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Teaching can be one of the most satisfying jobs in the…

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2017-02-04 Chinese Company Withdraws from Effort to Fight False Records

A Chinese company is withdrawing from an American education project designed to fight fraud among Chinese students. The company itself…

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2017-01-31 California Border Schools Celebrate Bilingualism

Almost 30,000 students attend classes in the Chula Vista Elementary School District in California. The elementary school district is the largest in…

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2017-01-29 Saudi Arabia Uses University Scholarships to Influence Indonesians

Ulil Abshar-Abdalla was the top student in his Arabic language class at a madrasa in Indonesia when he was a…

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2017-01-24 Cambodian Photographer Teaches About Wildlife

Suy Senglim credits a French journalist he met in 2000 for his interest in photography. Since 2012, the Cambodian man…

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2017-01-21 ‘Predatory’ Publications Put Expertise at Risk

"Fake news" stories have been a major issue in recent months. Some Americans say fake news influenced the 2016 presidential election…

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2017-01-17 Yoga Exercises Added to US School Programs

Along with subjects like reading and mathematics, school children at the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School are learning how to…

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2017-01-14 For Poor Students, Getting into College Is Harder Than It Seems

Many people believe a college education can help any hard working person. But not everyone is able to attend a…

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2017-01-10 Start the New Year By Setting Reasonable Learning Goals

Editor's note: We revisit one of our popular Education stories from 2016 - an article that provides a good way…

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2017-01-07 Immigrants Learn New Customs in New Lands

Over 1 million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015. Most were fleeing struggling economies and war in places like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan…

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2017-01-03 From Nairobi to North Carolina: A Kenyan Teacher’s Journey

One day in May 2015, James Gitau Mwangi was reading in the library at the American Reference Center in Nairobi.…

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2016-12-27 Look for Patterns to Improve Your Writing and Speaking

Editor's Note: This week, we revisit one of the most popular Education stories of 2016. In the Education Tips series,…

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2016-12-31 Student Newspapers at U.S. Colleges Face Pressure

Freedom of the press is one of the most valued rights protected under the United States Constitution. Among other things,…

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2016-12-24 Step-By-Step Guide to a Great College Paper

Strong writing is one of the most important skills for any college student. Many non-native English speakers have no idea…

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2016-12-17 Conservative US Website Targets Professors

College professors are no strangers to politics. Political science professors teach at almost every university in the United States. And…

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