Family Album, U.S.A. is a 1991 book and later a television course teaching English on an example of American everyday life. Released by Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group. Written by George Lefferts. Directed by Jo Anne Sedwick and Merrill M. Mazuer. Produced by Alvin Cooperman. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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The United States has lost almost seven million jobs since the recession began in December of two thousand seven. The good news: the central bank says economic activity appears to be “leveling out.”
The bad news: no one knows when the job market will recover. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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Last week, we discussed a new study of injuries in physical education classes in American schools. The number of students taken to hospitals increased one and a half times from nineteen ninety-seven to two thousand seven. Few injuries were serious. Then why treat them at emergency rooms? One possible reason: a shortage of school nurses. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity.
Different explanations are offered for America’s weight problem — a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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The Obama administration is launching a national competition called Race to the Top. States will compete for more than four billion dollars in grants to support the best plans for improving schools. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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The last time the United States Education Department asked young people how long they took to finish college was in two thousand one. Fifty-seven percent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in four years. Thirty-nine percent took five years. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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For ten months, we have been talking about coming to study in the United States. This week, we complete that series and repeat some of the advice.
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| The goal of all that work: Caps are thrown into the air at the end of Brown University’s graduation ceremony in Providence, Rhode Island. |
You should begin planning at least two years early. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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“In loco parentis” is a Latin term meaning “in the place of a parent.” It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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We answered a question last week about how American college students find jobs after they graduate. Now, we discuss foreign graduates. The process for employing foreign workers in the United States is long. It involves different government agencies. It also involves a hot political issue. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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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 are less costly than other schools. Some international students can even get a year of education for free. The United States government and the colleges pay the costs in a program called the Community College Initiative. [Read the rest of this entry...]
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American officials say they are working to reduce visa delays that have affected foreign science students, researchers and others. The delays involve a security clearance process called Visas Mantis. Through this program, different government agencies try to identify visa applicants who could threaten national security. [Read the rest of this entry...]
