2005-10-20 Some American School Systems Prepare to Cut Middle Schools
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Millions of American children between the ages of ten…
2005-10-13 Educational Testing Service Begins New TOEFL Test
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, the Educational Testing Service began using a new…
2005-10-06 American Students Get Help With Schoolwork From Far Away
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some American students get help with their schoolwork from online…
2005-09-22 O.E.C.D. Says Adult Schooling Should Not Be Limited to the Highly Skilled
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many countries need to do more to offer education and…
2005-09-29 U.S. Foundations Expand Support for African Universities
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Six organizations in the United States say they will provide…
2005-09-15 International Education Program Aims for Worldly Students
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Young people in more than one hundred countries can attend…
2005-09-08 Schools Offer Help for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Education Report. Students from areas hit by Hurricane Katrina have received offers…
2005-08-25 Study of a Charter School Project Finds Big Gains on Tests
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Education Report. Charter schools are independent public schools. They are publicly financed…
2005-08-18 Professor Wanted to Learn About Students, So She Became One
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. A new book is sure to be discussed, and debated,…
2005-09-01 Colleges Face Limits on Native-American Team Names
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Education Report. Most American students are back in school by early September…
2005-08-11 Exchange Is a Cost-Saving Way to Spend a Year at a U.S. College
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Education Report. Over the past year we offered advice to foreign students…
2005-08-04 After 50 Years, Use of School Vouchers Is Still Limited
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some American children get a private education paid for with…
2005-07-27 Everybody’s Business: Summer Camps for Future C.E.O.’s
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many young people in America attend camps when they are…
2005-07-21 Out of the Classroom – Summer School Goes Online
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Education Report. In the United States, the traditional school year is September…
2005-07-14 IPod Experiment at Duke University Plays Out With Mixed Results
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Education Report. A year ago, we told you about an experiment at…