But there are not enough public schools for all the children who live in the crowded slums of Nairobi.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

Black women who could not attend her schools could learn the Walker hair care method through a course by mail.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

But some schools say a federal law that only measures progress in math and reading has hurt language teaching.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

But a national survey found that in recent years foreign language teaching decreased in public elementary and middle schools.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

The share of foreign new students in graduate schools fell from eighteen percent to sixteen and a half percent.

VOA: special.2010.09.16

Some helped to rid the city of troublesome invasive plants, or cared for trees at city parks and schools.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

For example,students from at least eight schools in Ghana talked with American students about the election and inauguration of President Obama.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

But professors at big schools say there is not enough time to write evaluations for each student in large classes.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

A recent report said more schools in the United States are teaching Chinese and Arabic, although the numbers are still low.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

Isabella went to private schools in New York and in Paris, France, where her family lived for 2 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

But she is waiting to hear from two other schools, including her first choice, the University of California at Berkeley.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

If women were better educated, she felt,they could teach in local schools throughout the United States and in foreign countries.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

The other schools in the top five were the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University in West Lafayette,Indiana.

VOA: special.2009.11.26