2016-05-14 Harvard Tries To Reduce Exclusive Clubs
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the exclusive Porcellian Club. Franklin Roosevelt was a member of the Fly…
2016-05-17 Improve Your Pronunciation By Setting Reasonable Goals
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you ideas about how you can improve your…
2016-05-01 Schools in US Don’t Get Same Funding
Education spending in the United States differs from school to school. In the southern state of Mississippi, a school in…
2016-02-27 Planning Powerful Presentations
Editor’s note: When teaching public speaking, Professor Charles Lebeau divides presentation into three aspects. The three aspects of a presentation…
2016-04-14 World Bank to Invest in Education for Girls
The World Bank Group plans to invest close to $2.5 billion over five years in education projects to help girls…
2016-05-03 Malia Obama’s College Decision Brings Attention to ‘Gap Year’
Malia Obama’s decision to wait a year before going to college is bringing new attention to “Gap Years.” A gap…
2016-04-23 If You Did Not Get into Harvard, Do Not Worry
Fewer than 5 percent of the students who applied to Stanford University in California were accepted this year. About 6…
2016-04-26 Education Tips: Ask Questions
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how to improve your English…
2016-04-24 Kids Need More Than ‘The Basics’ to Learn
America’s top education official says many schools are spending too much time teaching the “basics” – reading, math and writing.…
2016-04-19 Success In Debating and Business
Over the last few weeks we discussed a method for teaching debate to English learners. Debate is a valuable way…
2016-04-16 What America’s Top Schools Have in Common
Four public high schools named as the best in the United States have much in common. All four high schools…
2016-04-13 Successful Debate for Expressing Opinions
Teachers of English may hesitate to teach debate because they think it is beyond their students’ language ability, or proficiency.…
2016-04-09 More US Students Choose College Overseas
For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Hunter Bliss, like more and more American students, left the United…
2016-04-07 New York’s Emergency Crews Learning Mandarin
When emergency workers arrive at an old firehouse in New York City, the way they greet each other is not…
2016-04-05 Successful Debate Is Like Building a House
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. As an English learner, you want to be able to understand…