2006-02-23 Praise for Advanced Placement Classes, but Also Criticism
I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Education Report. The Advanced Placement program is fifty years old. As we reported last week, it was created to let high school…
2006-02-16 Advanced Placement Programs Grow in U.S. High Schools
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Sixty percent of high schools in the United States now offer college-level work through Advanced Placement courses. Two times…
2006-04-27 Some American Colleges Drop the SAT and ACT as Required Tests for Admission
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States has more than three thousand colleges and universities. Most require high school students to take an…
2006-04-20 College Applications From International Graduate Students Increase
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. A recent report says more international graduate students are seeking to continue their education in the United States this year…
2006-04-13 School Districts Approve Plans to Link Teacher Pay with Student Performance
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, the Florida Board of Education approved a program that will link increases in teachers’ pay to improvements in…
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…