Apples Computer Launch Leads to Study of User Experience Many people first heard about Apple's Macintosh computer through a television commercial during the American football Super Bowl game in 1984. However, the commercial did not show a computer at...
Defining Plagiarism, How to Avoid It It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person's writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble. Copying another person's w...
US Businesses Concerned about Hiring Young, Gen Z Workers A recent report from a higher education advising organization says nearly 40 percent of American employers avoid offering jobs to recent college graduates. They said members of Generation Z, o...
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...
