She said we need to modify outdated curriculum and improve instruction methods, such as teaching African children in their native languages, not simply in English or French.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

A majority of those surveyed expect the security situation in their local area to improve in the next year, although in regions where there is major conflict, respondents are less optimistic about future improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

To improve clay soils, mix in garden waste or other organic matter and turn the soil deeply in the fall.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

On Thursday in Brussels, international donors promised more than two hundred fifty million dollars to improve security in Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

If possible, in the year before you plant potatoes, plant a cover crop to improve the soil and the potato production.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor families in several Asian and African countries.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

"Spending a number of hours together in that kind of environment,I think, can only help improve the chances of bipartisan cooperation.

VOA: special.2011.06.18

In nineteen eighty-seven, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to improve the lives of black children.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

In general,dead or living parts of plants need to be removed to improve the shape or growth of the plant.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

He had always been interested in environmental issues and worked hard to improve the environment in his state.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World in eighteen eighty-three and used it to improve the lives of workers and the poor.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Teachers at the writing center at Purdue University in West Lafayette,Indiana work with students to improve their writing.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

In trying to improve his lovely wife, he had failed to realize she had been perfect all along.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Marilyn may have worked more to improve her appearance than to improve her performance in acting classes.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

The program in India won an Ashden Award in two thousand six for using local sources of energy to improve quality of life.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

And research continues. A new study has shown that aspirin can improve survival in colon cancer patients.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

But locally, people are working every day to improve the health of the planet in smaller ways.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

He plans to work to improve the legal system so that competing groups can settle their differences in court instead of the battlefield.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain to improve her mental condition.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

In February, Blackwater changed its name to Xe to help improve its image with the public.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Corn harvests remain small. The researchers say farming methods in Sub-Saharan Africa need to improve or else poor quality soil will increase rural poverty.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

He wants to give poor people in developing countries a simple way to improve their lives.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

Women usually spend their money in ways that improve their families' nutrition, health and education.

VOA: special.2010.06.16