VOA慢速英语--You Won’t Get Grades at These Colleges

At most American colleges, teachers give students grades that evaluate their performance in class. The grades range from A to F with A the highest and F signaling failure. But some colleges do not use grades. Instead, teachers write reports on what t

Changing Colleges in the US Is Complex, Costly

Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, is a private university in the American state of Georgia. In 2003, Sarah Luthans believed it would be the best place for her to study painting. But after two years there, Luthans found she wanted more crea

Some Colleges Ask for Part of Future Salary Instead of Loans

Young people graduating from colleges and universities in the United States face increasing amounts of debt. Some colleges however are now offering students another way to pay for their studies. They pay for a students education in return for a perce

美国国家公共电台 NPR Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In college, it's hard to learn while you're hungry. That's a message Temple University education professor Sara Goldrick-Rab has been hitting for her whole career. She self identifies as a scholar activist. She's advocated for fr

奥巴马每周电视讲话：副总统乔拜登呼吁免除社区大学学费

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Joe Biden and I'm here filling in for President Obama, who is traveling abroad. 女士们，先生们，我是乔拜登，由于奥巴马总统在海外出访，今天由我来代替他发表演讲。 And I'm here with a

英语博客：Analysis time - community colleges.

Community colleges still don't get the dollars of their four-year counterparts(1), but they're standing very much in the spotlight(2) these days. President Barack Obama made them the focus last week when he unveiled(3) his proposed budget. Why all th

Fewer New International Students Attending US Colleges

For the first time in 12 years, the number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped. That information comes from the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report is a project o

VOA慢速英语2018--What Do Colleges Want?

For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious. But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online. Students can use

VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Studying in the US: A Fre

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Two-year colleges in the United States are also known as community colleges. Students earn an associate degree. Or they can train for a job for a year or two and get a certificate. Community colleges

VOA慢速英语2014 Community Colleges in the United States 美国社区学院介绍

Community Colleges in the United States 美国社区学院介绍 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Suppose you are thinking about attending college in the United States, but perh

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-04-05 Community Colleges Offer Easy and Low-cost Opportunities 社区大学为大家提供简单和低成本的学习机会

AS IT IS 2014-04-05 Community Colleges Offer Easy and Low-cost Opportunities 社区大学为大家提供简单和低成本的学习机会 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Im Anna Matteo in Washington. A degree from a college or university

Colleges Look to Change Admission Process

Colleges Look to Change Admission Process Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities rec

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Seeks $12 Billion for Community Coll

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a $12 billion investment in two-year colleges, to help train millions of Americans who are out of work. The president made his case Tuesday in the state with the nation's worst unemployment rate. President

美国国家公共电台 NPR 5 Education Stories To Watch In 2017

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Public education could be in for some big changes this year. President-Elect Donald Trump has brought new ideas, among them he's thrown his support behind charter schools. And to find out what all this could mean, we turned to NPR

美国国家公共电台 NPR Top Colleges Seeking Diversity From A New Source: Transfer Students

AILSA CHANG, HOST: At some of our nation's top universities, more and more students are coming from an unlikely place - community college. That's because many Ivy League and other elite schools are accepting more transfer students. This is unusual be

中国留学生新趋势:美国社区大学成新宠

Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren't the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. 富有的中国大学生现在并不是

VOA标准英语2009年-Recession Bargain-Hunting Spreads to C

Ted Landphair 09 December 2009 Photo: Pat Hawks, Flickr Creative Commons Share This There's not exactly a rush of good news across economically stressed America - unless you work at one of our 1,200 community colleges. For most of them, everything's

CCTV9英语新闻：Revitalizing the concept of house front gardens

House front gardens are getting a makeover at London's largest interior design show. Horticulture students are re-imagining the front garden in a bid to boost community spirit, help the environment and also improve kerb appeal and property value. The

哈佛大学出台全新入学政策

The Harvard Graduate School of Education released a report on Wednesday endorsed by dozens of other schools that proposes radical changes to the way colleges evaluate prospective students. 哈佛大学教育学院在周三发布了一份受到很多其

学个词Learn a Word 第1441课 address

今天我们要学的词是address。Address, 作为动词，意思是讨论，处理。中国国家副主席习近平将于本周访美。白宫在一份声明中表示， The two sides will address practical issues that are important to both countr