2006-04-06 Oceangoing Programs for International Students
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. In January, we talked about the Semester at Sea program and its move to a new home at the University…
2006-03-30 Students Face New Worry: Wrongly Scored College-Entry Tests
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About five hundred thousand students took the SAT college-admissions test last October. The College Board, which owns the test, says…
2006-03-23 Intel Science Talent Search Winners Announced
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. An eighteen-year-old high school student from Utah has won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the…
2006-03-16 When Jazz Lovers Get Together to Listen and Learn
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Education Report. (MUSIC) Jazz began in America. It represents a mix of African and European music and cultures. One of the best…
2006-02-09 Winners of Children’s Book Awards Announced
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Every year, the American Library Association honors artists and writers of books for children. One of these honors is…
2005-12-15 Teen Taught by Mom Wins Top Science Competition
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. A sixteen-year-old boy from California has won first prize in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Michael…
2005-11-24 Number of Americans Studying Abroad Continues to Rise
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, in the United States, the Institute of International Education released its yearly report. “Open Doors Two Thousand Five”…
2006-02-02 American Educators Consider Later High School Start Times
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Medical research is leading American education officials to consider having high school classes start later in the morning. The…
2006-01-26 As Demands on Cheerleaders Grow, Injuries Take a Big Jump
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. About three million young people in the United States are involved in cheerleading. People often think of cheerleaders when…
2006-01-19 Bush Proposes to Expand Foreign Language Teaching
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools. The new plan is called the…
2006-01-12 University of Virginia Is New Home for ‘Semester at Sea’
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. Three times each year, the Semester at Sea program takes more than six hundred college students sailing around the world.…
2006-01-05 U.S. Adults Make Few Gains in Reading Skills Since 1992
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About one in twenty adults in the United States cannot read English. A new federal study shows that adults made…
2005-12-29 SEED School Aims to Help Students Grow With Skills for Life
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. The SEED School in Washington, D.C., provides an intensive educational program in a boarding school environment. Students live at a…
2005-12-22 Over One Million U.S. Students Are Home-Schooled
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we told you about a big honor for a California teenager who is home-schooled. Sixteen-year-old Michael Viscardi of…
2005-12-08 Homecoming – A Way to Relive School Days of the Past
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. A listener in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Hua Khanh Co, asks us about the tradition of “homecoming.” He explains…