2017-04-29 American College Students Challenge Free Speech
For many years, American colleges and universities have let people speak on their campuses even if many students do not agree with their beliefs. College-aged students often do not agree…
2017-04-25 Crossing Language Barriers with Jazz Education in Asia
April 30 is International Jazz Day. In countries around the world, musicians, educators, students, and music lovers will take part in celebrations. These activities tell about the history of jazz…
2017-04-22 Study: Female Professors Do More Service Work than Males
Susan Mackey-Kallis is a busy woman at Villanova University, outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mackey-Kallis is an Associate Professor in Villanova’s Department of Communications. Like most professors in the United States,…
2017-04-23 Students Going into Debt to Pay for College
College students are facing more debt than ever before. Students who graduated from college in 2015 left school with an average of $34,000 in debt, the Federal Reserve Bank reported…
2017-04-15 Schools, Universities Teach Students the Truth About Fake News
In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines and broadcasters. But now, just about anyone can report and publish on the Internet and share it as news…
2017-04-18 Using VOA Learning English to Improve Listening Skills
Editor’s Note: This report is part of a series about how to use the VOA Learning English website for group activities. Such activities can be excellent tools for classroom learning…
2017-04-11 Avoid Ineffective Study Methods
Imagine you have a test in school. It could be for a class in history or mathematics. Even worse, you could have an English test. How should you prepare for…
2017-04-09 Teaching American Students About US Founding Documents
Should American high school students know at least as much about their country’s historic documents as immigrants seeking citizenship? Many states and schools are asking that question. People who want…
2017-04-05 Classrooms in Boston to Get Different Kind of World Map
Walk into most any classroom, and you will see a large world map hanging somewhere on the wall. Teachers use maps for subjects like geography and social studies. In the…
2017-04-08 New System to Measure Value of College Education
Each year, millions of students complete their study programs at the colleges and universities across the United States. The new graduates receive an official piece of paper from their schools.…
2017-04-04 Empowering Educators through Data
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD is working with teachers and schools to reform education through data. The OECD is over 50 years old, and has 35…
2017-04-01 Online Degree Programs Face Barriers to Success
Last week, we talked about Americans taking college classes and completing study programs online – that is, with the help of computers and over the Internet. The United States Department…
2017-04-04 Sometimes It Pays to Disobey
Most people would say they disapprove of breaking rules. But one highly respected university in America is offering a big prize for exactly that. The Media Lab at the Massachusetts…
2017-03-28 Three Methods to Improve Your Presentations
Giving a presentation can be a scary task. It can be even more worrisome when the presentation is not in your native language. You may forget the English words for…
2017-03-25 Online Degree Programs May Change the Future of Higher Education
The more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States offer many different educational experiences. For hundreds of years, young people have come to these schools to learn new…