Students’ Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG? Web browsers first appeared on computers in the early nineteen nineties. Since then, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for…
Getting Schools Not Just to Go Green but Teach It, Too Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools differ from state…
A Military Education at West Point Today we answer a question from a listener in Brazil who wants to know about the United States Military Academy at West Point. West Point is a college for future Army officers. It has…
John Dewey, 1859-1952: Educator and ‘America’s Philosopher’ This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We had a question from China from a listener who wanted to know about John Dewey. John Dewey was an influential thinker and educator. The…
A Review of Education Reports This Past Year In two thousand nine, Special English Web site users began posting comments about our stories on our Web site. The Education Reports have received many of those comments. We began the year…
Letting Religion Into the Classroom, but Setting Limits Public schools in the United States have to be neutral about religion, even though they close for holidays like Christmas. The Constitution separates religion from government. Researcher Charles Haynes explains what it…
