Education
American Indian Charter School Wins Approval in Oklahoma
Last month, Oklahoma education officials approved plans to open a charter school to serve American Indian students. A charter school is established by a legal ...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, September 2018
250 Years Might Return to AP World History Course After Criticism
The College Board has answered criticism about proposed changes to the Advanced Placement World History exam. Educators and others had objected to its plans to...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, July 2018
US Educators Debate Proposal to Cut Thousands of Years from AP Class
American high school students might have a big change in their world history education next year. The College Board announced...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, July 2018
New AI Technology Lets Students Evaluate Professors by ‘Chatting’
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has slowly begun to influence higher education around the world. Now, one new AI tool could change the way university students...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, March 2018
US Universities Won't Punish Students for Protesting Gun Violence
American universities across the country are publicly supporting high school students who participate in peaceful protests against gun violence...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, March 2018
Programs Let Inmates Earn University Degree While in Prison
In 2012, Rena Sard was sentenced to five years in prison at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women. She was 47 years old “I didn’t have five years of my life to waste..."
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, December 2017
Education Tips: Managing Large Language Classes
Many English language teachers around the world face a common problem: large class sizes. A large number of students in a classroom can lead to difficulties for both...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, December 2017
Educators Try New Methods to Save American Indian Languages
The United States is home to 562 federally recognized American Indian Nations, each with its own language. Yet the number of Native Americans with the ability to speak...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, December 2017
Schools, Universities Teach Students the Truth About Fake News
In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines and broadcasters. But now, just about anyone can report and publish on the Internet...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, December 2017
How to Identify Gender Inequality in Teaching Materials
Creating a classroom environment that treats women and men equally is important for the educational success of students. However gender equality does not stop with...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, August 2017
Addressing Gender Equality with Teaching Strategies
The best educational environments are those that are fair to all students, male or female. But in many places around the world, female and male students do not...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, August 2017
Creating Fun English Club Activities to Learn English
Last week, we talked about how to start and organize your English Club. This week, we share ideas for effective and fun activities to do with your English Club. The age and...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, July 2017
Learning English with English Clubs
For many English learners, speaking is the most difficult part of the language to master. To improve your speaking skills, you need to be able to practice with other English...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, July 2017
Empowering Educators through Data
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD is working with teachers and schools to reform education through data. The OECD is over...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, April 2017
East Asia Again Leads PISA Survey
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. East Asian countries again lead all others in the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, February 2017
After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success
In Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, February 2017
How Well is English Spoken Worldwide?
Adults in the Netherlands are the best non-native English speakers, a new report released Tuesday says. The report also says that Iraq has fallen to last place. The private...
Originally published for the Voice of America Learning English, November 2016