Cindys teacher was Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones was old. But she didnt walk slow. She walked fast. She didnt have white hair. She had black hair. She wasnt bent over. Her back was straight. All the students liked Mrs. Jones. They especially liked her on Fr...
BBC Learning English People and places Students at Fort Hare Presenter:Hello, I'm Dima, and today we're travelling to South Africa to find out what young people there think about the state of democracy in their country. We're joining Lisa and Pumale...
School administrators in Sierra Leone say they are worried by high dropout rates and poor exam results. They say having few graduates is not good for the future of a country still struggling to recover from civil war. But in the town of Makeni, desp...
By Aunshuman Apte Rockville, Maryland 07 August 2007 Many children struggle with reading aloud in class. To help them improve and build confidence, an innovative program uses dogs to create a casual way to help students with special learning needs ex...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, D.C. 26 April 2007 At the base of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., 41 teams of college students are competing in the National Sustainable Design Expo. Some of their environmentally friendly and sustainable projects c...
By Brian Padden Blacksburg, Virginia 18 April 2007 One day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Virginia Tech University campus was quiet. Classes were canceled and police were stationed throughout the campus. Authorities say the m...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 17 April 2007 Virginia Tech is mourning its dead as the university and the nation learn more about the 23-year-old student behind the worst mass shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Cho Seun...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 April 2007 Watch Robot report Each year in March and April, competitions are held around the United States to test the skills of students in designing and using robots machines that perform basic human tasks. VOA's...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 March 2007 Students in California are learning emergency skills to help if a disaster strikes their community. Mike O'Sullivan reports, they are mastering first aid and disaster communications. Tom Baker Tom Baker t...
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 01 November 2006 watch Gallaudet Celebrates During the student protest at Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC -- the world's only university for deaf and hard of hearing student -- two visions of leadership were de...
