2017-10-07 College Admissions: Looking Beyond Big Name Schools
When students around the word think about higher education in the United States, a few images are likely to appear in their minds. They probably see beautiful old buildings, libraries…
2017-09-29 Western Schools Lead Reuters List of World’s Top 100 Universities
Western countries again top Reuters’ yearly list of the World’s Most Innovative Universities. The media group ranks educational centers based on scientific gains, invention of new technologies and success in…
2017-09-30 Website Helps Students Hoping to Attend College
When looking for stories with the words “college application help,” Google’s search engine identifies over 500 million examples on the World Wide Web. It is hard to say how long…
2017-09-25 More than 100 ‘Chibok’ Girls Restart Education in Nigeria
More than 100 young women have returned to school for the first time in three years. The young women were schoolgirls in the Nigerian town of Chibok when they kidnapped…
2017-09-26 Cooperative Learning May Change Your Mind About Group Work
Two heads are better than one. Or so the expression goes. It means that two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person alone.…
2017-09-19 Students with Learning Disabilities Can Learn New Languages
Laura Grey is proficient in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian and German. She is also learning Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Dutch. She is doing this although she has a…
2017-09-23 American Community Colleges May Help More People Find Work
Now more than ever, higher education is one of the most important tools many people have as they seek a bright economic future. The Georgetown University Center on Education and…
2017-09-16 College Admissions: Understanding the Common Application
What do all of the over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States have in common? The answer is not a lot. These schools are all different in many…
2017-09-12 After Harvey, a Long Road to Recovery for Houston Schools
Now is the time that students and teachers are supposed to be beginning a new year together. But those affected by Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas earlier this month, have…
2017-09-09 US Education Chief Promises to Change Rules on Sexual Assault
The United States Secretary of Education plans to change the way colleges and universities deal with accusations of sexual assault. “The era of ‘rule by letter’ is over,” said Education…
2017-09-05 Should English Teachers Explore Cultural Topics in Class?
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. If you are standing in front of an iceberg, it might look like the largest thing you’ve ever seen. But, you’re…
2017-09-02 Schools Under Pressure to Protect Free Speech
Colleges begin the new school year under pressure to protect free speech — even when many students strongly disagree with the speakers’ messages. Many of the protests in the last…
2017-08-26 You Won’t Get Grades at These Colleges
At most American colleges, teachers give students grades that evaluate their performance in class. The grades range from A to F – with A the highest and F signaling failure.…
2017-08-29 Can Computer Programs Help Students, Teachers?
Junior Alvarado was worried when he began his first year at a public charter high school in Washington, DC. He often struggled in his math classes and earned poor grades…
2017-08-23 Survey: Fewer Americans Like Charter Schools
American’s support for charter schools has dropped significantly in the past year. But there is less opposition to other kinds of school choice, including vouchers, according to a new survey…