Playground Provides Learning, Safety for Kids with Autism At first look, the playground at the Children's Guild-Transformation Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, looks like any other. It has swings, slides, and places for children to climb and crawl. Bu...
Minnesota Named Second-most Educated US State Minnesota has the second-highest education level in the U.S. as measured by the scholarship research website Scholaroo.com. A representative from Scholaroo told VOA Learning English that the state has a h...
Young Peoples English Language Skills Decreasing A recent index that measures English language ability around the world finds that young people's English language proficiency is decreasing. The 2023 EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) ranks countries...
Harvard Presidents Ouster Leads to Concerns about Academic Freedom Harvard University's Claudine Gay recently became the second Ivy League president to step down under pressure from alumni, political activists and supporters of the University. Gay wa...
Early Childhood Education Programs at Risk The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says The period from birth to eight years old is one of remarkable brain development for children. The organization adds that it...
Historic Bridges Are Under Threat from Modern GPS 美国古廊桥受到汽车导航系统威胁 Historic covered bridges in the United States are under threat by the use of the modern technology GPS. 美国历史悠久的廊桥正受到GPS这种现代技...
Female Presidential Candidate Brings Hope in Senegal Senegal's only female presidential candidate may have little chance of winning Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is important. They argue that the candidacy of Anta Babacar Ng...
Indias General Election to Stretch over 44 Days India will begin the world's largest general election next month. The process is expected to stretch over 44 days before results are announced on June 4. Nearly 970 million Indians more than 10 percent...
In South Americas Lithium Triangle, a Struggle Between Tradition, Industry An area stretching across Argentina, Bolivia and Chile forms what is called the Lithium Triangle. The earth there is rich in lithium, a necessary metal in creating batteries f...
Aid Groups: Gaza, Haiti Are Facing Famine Aid groups warn that famine, a widespread lack of food, will soon strike two troubled places: Gaza and Haiti. In Gaza The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is an organization that follows hu...