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 United States. Yet many American teachers say they feel overworked,…
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 is accused of widespread application fraud. The Dipont Education Management…
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 the state. It operates 45 schools between the…
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 teenager. A madrasa is a place where people learn about…
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 has used his love of photography for a good cause:…
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 in the United States. Supporters of candidate Hillary Clinton…
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 spend time in quiet thought. The students are learning yoga…
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 college or university. One common barrier is money. The College…
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 to start the new year: setting reasonable goals for learning…
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 and East Africa. Many of these people arrive…
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. He did not know that a conversation he overheard there…
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, education experts in the United States give you tips about…
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, the constitution’s First Amendment bars creation of any law limiting…
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 what professors in the U.S. expect from a college paper.…
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 like all of us, professors of each and every specialty…