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All videos listed on this page are interesting news stories from Voice of America (VOA) Special English. Each video includes captions and the complete text for additional English language reading practice.

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2. Special English writers use short, simple sentences.
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Rural Medical School Competes With City Life - new
Education Group Gives $170 Million to 7 Countries
Students Try to Cut Federal Budget in Online Game
Program Helps Students Express Themselves With Creative Writing
Scientists, Engineers Help Elementary School Teachers
A School System in Maine Gives iPads to Kindergartners
Number of Foreign Students in US Continues to Rise
Young Haitians in Florida Learn About US Culture and Their Own
What to Do About 'Reverse Brain Drain' in US?
Study-Abroad Programs Take Deeper Dive Into Local Culture
Business Students Compete to Solve Global Problems
A TV Quiz Show for Teens Turns 50
New School Trains in Different Religions
Training Fishermen to Become Fish Farmers
Websites Show Young People How to Save
American Music Students in Kenya
Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US Colleges
Dallas Creates a Public School for Boys
How Much Should a Teacher's Job Depend on Test Scores?
An Archive of English, Spoken in Many Different Accents
Nick Jonas' Lesson for Other Teen Musicians
Economy Pushes Spanish to Learn English
For Some Teens, a Busy Life Takes Fun Out of High School
Inmates Find Hope in College Classes at San Quentin Prison
Women Inmates Train to Start Businesses After Prison
Girls Lacrosse Team Raises Hopes at School
No National Standards: Strength or Weakness for Schools in US?
Should All US Students Learn the Same Thing?
Lecture or Interactive Teaching? New Study of an Old Issue
Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus
US Schools Under Pressure to Deal With Sexual Violence
A School That Teaches Children to Eat Better
Thousands of US Teachers Lose Jobs as States Cut Budgets
A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science
Kids in Britain + Online Tutors in India = Divided Opinions
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 393
A School Newspaper Links Sioux Indian Teens to Their Community
Children at US School Show Their Support for Victims in Japan
Debating the Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools and Buildings
Meet Some Top Students in the Intel Science Talent Search
Teaching Children How to Think Internationally
In Class With Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa, Asia
South Sudan Works to Rebuild Higher Education
Jakarta Holds Southeast Asian English Olympics
Comparing American and Chinese Parents
Can America Win the Education Race?
Anxious Students Gain on Tests by Writing About Fears
Mentors Try to Improve Lives of Homeless Children
Are You Learning English? These Songs May Help
Remembering Math Teacher Jaime Escalante
Testing New Ways to Recognize What Makes a Good Teacher
Lessons From Shanghai's Top Scores on International Test
These Jazz Students Play for Justice
A High School Offers Single-Sex Classes to Top Students
Giving Thanks for a Winning Soccer Team
China Passes India as Top Country Sending Students to US
Prison Program Aims to Get Teens to Avoid a Life of Crime
Music Teacher in Boston Offers Life Lessons to Young
Obama, Democrats Aim Voting Appeals at Young People
What Next for Michelle Rhee and Her School Reform Campaign?
Sleepy Teens, Early Classes: Your Comments
Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)
For Some, Free Citizenship Classes; For Others, a Dream Delayed Again
Peace Corps Volunteers Find a Wired World
Women Edge Past Men in Getting Doctorates
How Failure Can Lead to Long-Lasting Knowledge
San Francisco Educator Works to Keep Young People 'Alive and Free'
For 'Cabaret Stars of Tomorrow,' a Chance to Train Now
Obama Signs Spending Bill to Protect Teachers' Jobs
Muslim College Opens in US With Hopes -- and Suspicions
For-Profit Colleges in US May Face Tests on Federal Student Aid
National Standards for US Schools Gain Support From States
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
In Treating Athletes, Is Trainer's Sex an Issue? Sometimes It Is
Teaching the Dangers of Distracted Driving, Before It's Too Late
Before the G-20 Summit, a 'G(irls)20 Summit' in Toronto
English and Spanish Speakers Learn Together, and From Each Other
How the Great Coach John Wooden Defined Success
For Young Offenders, a Sentence of Shakespeare's Sentences
For Foreign Students, Top Choice in US: USC
Greater Efforts Are Urged to Get and Keep Girls in School
A Class Where Teens Learn Mothering, and Are Mothered
How an Involved Parent Can Help Prevent Bullying
Bullying: Comments From Around the World
Girl's Suicide in US Brings Fresh Attention to Bullying
New US Law Cuts Out Private Lenders for Student Loans
Higher Education in US: What Does It Cost?
Too Few Women in Science
Considering National Education Standards
Obama's 'Blueprint for Reform' in Education Goes to Congress
The Battle of the Brains
Studies Link Girls' Sports to Gains in Life
8 US States to Test High School Changes
An English Test, and a Warning
Need Help With Your Writing? Try This Web Site
Some US Students Learn Mandarin With China's Help
Students' Writing and the Web: Motivator or OMG?
Getting Schools Not Just to Go Green but Teach It, Too
A Military Education at West Point
John Dewey, 1859-1952: Educator and 'America's Philosopher'
A Review of Education Reports This Past Year
Letting Religion Into the Classroom, but Setting Limits
Educational Technology: Not Just Computers
Bess Lomax Hawes Brought Folk Music to a Wider Public
Some Advice on Choosing a College
Number of Foreign Students in US Hits New High
US Colleges Set Enrollment Record
Bringing Young People Together by Video
High School Exchange Students in US Share Their Thoughts
Write or Wrong: The Death of Handwriting?
College Guide Aims to Help Students Avoid a 'Thin Education'
Getting Students Excited About a Life in the Biosciences
'Ghost' and 'Guest' Authors Still a Concern for Medical Journals
Authors of Medical Studies Not Always Who They Seem
Getting a Fellowship, From the Ford Foundation
Stanley Kaplan: Remembering a Test Prep Pioneer
Facing America's High Dropout Rates
Going Digital: The Future of College Textbooks?
Going Digital: California's Textbook Project
In New Jersey, a Summer Jobs Program With a Bigger Purpose
More Physical Education, but Also More Injuries in Class
The Life of a School Nurse? Busy
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 397
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 396
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 395
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 394
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 393
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 392
VOA Learning English - Education Report # 391

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