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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Getting Their Kicks: Thanks in Part to 'Soccer Moms,' Game Grows in the U.S.By Erin Shiavone and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AME

THIS IS AMERICA - Health Care in the United States

THIS IS AMERICA - Health Care in the United States By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, January 19, 2004 (THEME) Graphic Image VOICE ONE: In recent years, health care spending in the United States has

VOA慢速英语2015 美国新教育法赋予各州更大的控制权利

New US Education Law Gives States More Control 美国新教育法赋予各州更大的控制权利 States and local communities in the United States gained more control over education standards and testing last week. 上周美国各州及当地社区在

More Male Teachers Wanted in the United States

by Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Education Association says the United States needs more male teachers. The

United States and European Union,

By Jela De Franceschi Many Europeans see President Bush's re-election not only as validation of a unilateralist national security strategy by fellow Americans, but also as repudiation of certain ideal

VOA标准英语2009-Obama Proposes Auto Standards: More Fuel Economy

President Barack Obama has announced Tuesday the toughest-ever fuel efficiency and emissions standards for vehicles sold in the United States. It is the first U.S. national limit on greenhouse gas emissions. President Barack Obama at the White House

Foreign Students in the United States

By Jeri Watson Broadcast: July 3, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Foreign students are valuable to the United States. Many take part in important research. Most

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - National Standards

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans have never had national education standards. Goals for what public schools should teach are set by state and local school boards. Their members are often elected. But some Americans say the

VOA慢速英语2014 Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States

Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A weather system known as a polar vortex brought dangerously cold weather to large parts of the United States this week. A polar vortex is a cold, thick low pr

VOA标准英语2011--Should All Students in US Learn the Same

Education Report - Should All Students in US Learn the Same Things? This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than forty of the fifty American states have approved what are known as the common core state standards. These are lists of con

VOA慢速英语2011--No National Standards: A Strength or Wea

Education Report - No National Standards: A Strength or Weakness of US Schools This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What American students are expected to learn has long been different from state to state. We talked last week about the t

Are Children Taking Too Many Tests?

Are Children Taking Too Many Tests? Urban school systems in the U.S. give too many tests, says a new study. President Obama agrees. In an open letter to parents, he asks: Ive got a pop quiz for parents and teachers across the country. If our kids had

2007年VOA标准英语-Unions, Safety Groups Oppose Mexican Trucks on

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 February 2007 Last week, the Bush administration announced a plan to send U.S. inspectors to check trucks in Mexico that would then be allowed to cross over the border and deliver loads anywhere in the United States.

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Ministers Working Out Immigration Standards

European Union interior ministers have agreed to common immigration and asylum standards at a meeting in Brussels, but they still remain at odds over the details of a so-called blue card for skilled foreign workers. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris.

2006年VOA标准英语-World Health Organization Releases Child G

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 01 May 2006 watch Child Growth report The World Health Organization -- or WHO -- has recently released its first-ever international growth standards for infants and young ch

奥巴马演讲视频：Strengthening the American Education System

Over the last few weeks, I've been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future. Education is an essential part of this economic agenda. It

奥巴马每周电视讲话:巩固美国的教育系统

华盛顿：在本周的讲话中，奥巴马总统向美国人民声称现在是时候提高教育系统的标准以确保每个教室都是充满期待，有优异成绩出现的地方。周五，总统先生宣布各州在制定改进教学质量的

PBS高端访谈:比尔盖茨夫妇就共同核心州立标准展开讨论

GWEN IFILL: They have spent $35 billion so far tackling malaria and AIDS and Ebola abroad. But here at home, their laser focus has been on education reform, which has catapulted them into the middle of a 2016 political debate. I sat down today in Sea

PBS高端访谈:面临两党角逐,俄克拉荷马州重新考虑制定教育标准

JUDY WOODRUFF: This month, Oklahoma became the latest state to take a big step toward repealing the Common Core education standards. The Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill just last week to do so, this as more than a dozen other states are consideri

Obama grants 10 states waivers on federal education law

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that 10 states have been exempted from some burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), giving them flexibility to implement thei