Tag: students
Biden Pledges to Double Number of US Students in Rest of...
During today’s press conference, launching President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative: Vice President Joe Biden confirmed that the plan was to double...
Celebrate International Education Week by Applying for High School Study Abroad...
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors many programs that are now accepting applications for scholarships that provide American...
Study Abroad at All-Time High
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the U.S. increased by 7% to a record high of 819,644 students in the...
State Dept Scholarships to Study Critical Languages Abroad
About 600 scholarships are available for the 2014-15 academic year for American high school students to study language through the National Security Language Initiative...
All Students Benefit from Bilingual Education
Bilingual education programs have a very positive effect on the native English speakers attending schools with such programs even though they do not take...
Celebrate International Literacy Day 2013
Gift a book!
Read to a child!
Donate to a literacy organization!
Learn a new word!
Visit a library!
Literacy is a right and a foundation for lifelong learning,...
Migration Focus of International Youth Day
UN Secretary-General's Message for 2013:
This year’s observance of International Youth Day focuses on the issue of youth migration. Of the annual total of...
Celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
2013 Theme: "Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honoring treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements"
The International Day of the World's Indigenous People (9 August) was first...
Study to Examine Achievement of Bilingual Students
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, is studying the effects of dual-language immersion on student achievement in Portland Public Schools with a three-year,...
Acclimatizing Saudi Students
Susan Matson offers context and suggestions for helping Saudi Arabian students adjust to the Western educational setting
Although 145,000 Saudi students have enrolled in U.S....
