Take Away English-Schools 学校和大学

Students return to university in September September is traditionally the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in the UK. It is also the month when children go back to school after their long summer holidays, but what do you actually know about

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-17

And Britain is in the grip of royal wedding fever. Prince William will marry his long-term girlfriend next year. A date is yet to be announced, but the bookies are already betting on an August wedding. The pair was engaged last month on holiday in Ke

英语听力—环球英语 1470 Cheating in Schools

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In July, 2011, the Governor of the st

新西兰英语 703 Milk in schools

The milk processing company, Fonterra, is going to give free milk to all schools in New Zealand if they ask for it. There are about 350,000 primary school children, from Years 1 to 6, in New Zealand. The milk comes in a small box and is heat-treated

新西兰英语 731 Christchurch schools

As a result of the earthquakes in Christchurch, many families in the residential red zones have moved. Red zones are those areas where the land has been badly damaged by the earthquakes and the houses will be demolished after July. There have been bi

Iraqi Schools

Broadcast: May 15, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The United States Agency for International Development, U-S-A-I-D, has begun a project to rebuild education

VOA慢速英语-- More US High Schools Adopt Later Start Times

Like many American high school students, Josh Leong used to eat breakfast while it was still dark outside. But that changed when his high school, McLean, in the American state of Virginia, changed to a later start time two years ago. Proponents of la

College Admissions: Visiting Schools to Learn More

So many everyday activities in modern life are done over the internet. This includes everything from buying clothes to watching movies to even applying for admission to college. Almost every college and university in the United States now offers some

African Schools Add Soft Skills Training Programs

Some African schools are adding programs that teach what officials are calling soft skills to students. Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed

Mass School Shootings Mostly in Small US Towns

Mass School Shootings Mostly in Small US Towns In the United States, mass school shootings are most likely to happen in small towns and suburban areas. One example is the shooting last week at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Ten people died in the

More US Schools Offering International Baccalaureate Programs

High school students in the U.S. increasingly have a new option to challenge themselves: the International Baccalaureate, or IB. The program is a demanding two-year curriculum. It aims to prepare students for college-level work, support independent r

VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Studying in the US: Grading G

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series the subject is grades. Most American colleges and universities use the grading system of A, B, C, D and F. An A is worth four points, a B three points, a C two

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Some Advice on Choo

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we told you that the number of foreign students in the United States had reached an all-time high. More than six hundred seventy-one thousand foreign students attended an American college o

VOA慢速英语--Schools in US Don’t Get Same Funding

Schools in US Dont Get Same Funding Education spending in the United States differs from school to school. In the southern state of Mississippi, a school in Brookhaven spends $6,417 per student. Just 100 kilometers west, Natchez spends nearly $3,000

新西兰英语 657 Charter Schools

The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, and the Associate Minister of Education, John Banks, announced there will be some charter schools. These will be called Partnership Schools or Kura Hourua. The first school could begin in 2014. The reason for

Cyberschools

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: July 10, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About twenty-one-thousand young people in seventeen American states do not attend classes

EDUCATION REPORT - Philadelphia Schools Revisited

EDUCATION REPORT - Philadelphia Schools Revisited By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Thursday, January 22, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Almost two years ago, a Pen

英语听力—环球英语 1214 Cheating in Schools

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In July, 2011, the Governor of the st

新西兰英语 461 Technology in schools

Orewa High School in Auckland expects all year 9 students next year to have their own iPad, netbook or other mobile device like a Smart phone. The school says the most suitable is the iPad which costs between $800 and $1,000. The reason that the scho

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese football rests on the shoulders of future generations

China has a long way to go before it can realize national ambitions to become a world football powerhouse. A new football reform plan is pinning the country's football dreams on future generations. How does China plan to train tomorrow's Messis and C