VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For-Profit Colleges

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. President Obama wants the United States to have the world's highest rate of college graduates. But his administration also wants stronger rules for colleges that operate for profit. Career colleges re

VOA慢速英语--You Won’t Get Grades at These Colleges

At most American colleges, teachers give students grades that evaluate their performance in class. The grades range from A to F with A the highest and F signaling failure. But some colleges do not use grades. Instead, teachers write reports on what t

Changing Colleges in the US Is Complex, Costly

Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, is a private university in the American state of Georgia. In 2003, Sarah Luthans believed it would be the best place for her to study painting. But after two years there, Luthans found she wanted more crea

Some Colleges Ask for Part of Future Salary Instead of Loans

Young people graduating from colleges and universities in the United States face increasing amounts of debt. Some colleges however are now offering students another way to pay for their studies. They pay for a students education in return for a perce

VOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Touring Colleges, Without Ever Leaving Home

Education Report - Touring Colleges, Without Ever Leaving Home This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students who want an easy way to get information about a large number of colleges in the United States can visit a website like CampusTou

Students at For-Profit Colleges Are Worse Off

Students at For-Profit Colleges Are Worse Off A new study says students who attended for-profit private colleges in the United States to learn a trade saw their earnings drop. The report by the National Bureau of Economic Research said, on average, p

VOA标准英语2013--Benedict Bids Farewell; Cardinals Face A Difficult Choice

Benedict Bids Farewell; Cardinals Face A Difficult Choice Pope Benedict is bidding farewell and preparing for the time when he will no longer lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. But Vatican officials say that as pope emeritus he will still wear a

VOA标准英语2014--Native American Colleges Push to Bridge Unemployment Gap

Native American Colleges Push to Bridge Unemployment Gap FORT YATES, NORTH DAKOTA As only the fourth sitting president to visit a Native American reservation, President Barack Obama has made improving education in tribal communities one of his admini

Study: Republicans See Colleges Hurting America

A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say American colleges and universities have a negative effect on the United States. That is one of the findings of a new report by the Pew Research Center. The report was based on phone intervie

Fewer New International Students Attending US Colleges

For the first time in 12 years, the number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped. That information comes from the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report is a project o

Most Large US Public Colleges Fail to Keep Records on Suicides

Most large public universities in the United States do not keep records of how many students have taken their own lives. Yet many American colleges and universities are making investments in suicide prevention. And the demand for mental health servic

VOA慢速英语2018--What Do Colleges Want?

For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious. But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online. Students can use

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - US Colleges Set Enrollm

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. College enrollment has reached an all-time high in the United States. About forty percent of all eighteen- to twenty-four-year-olds -- or almost eleven and a half million -- were in school in October

VOA慢速英语2014 Community Colleges in the United States 美国社区学院介绍

Community Colleges in the United States 美国社区学院介绍 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Suppose you are thinking about attending college in the United States, but perh

Colleges Look to Change Admission Process

Colleges Look to Change Admission Process Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities rec

VOA标准英语2010-American Colleges are Going Green

Almost 700 roof-mounted panels help to power the environmental-studies building at Oberlin College in Ohio, which is routinely included in top-20 lists of America's greenest colleges. The nickname of sports teams at Tulane University in New Orleans i

VOA标准英语2011--Colleges Dangle Perks to Attract Student

Colleges Dangle Perks to Attract Students Many American high-school students worry about getting into college. And their parents worry about paying the tuition bills. And - except for crme de la crme schools that can pick and choose whom to admit - m

美国国家公共电台 NPR Christian Colleges Are Tangled In Their Own LGBT Policies

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have reported here before on a conflict between Christian conservatives and supporters of LGBT rights. Religious colleges can be a battleground in that struggle. Many of those schools hold to a belief that marriage is only for

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top Colleges Seeking Diversity From A New Source: Transfer Students

AILSA CHANG, HOST: At some of our nation's top universities, more and more students are coming from an unlikely place - community college. That's because many Ivy League and other elite schools are accepting more transfer students. This is unusual be

IN THE NEWS - US Cardinals Called to Vatican

IN THE NEWS -April 20, 2002: US Cardinals Called to Vatican By Caty Weaver Pope John Paul II This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. The leader of the Roman Catholic Chur