But he is among several lawmakers who have been pushing for more Chinese language education in public schools in Oregon.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

But it also depends on the interest and training of the teachers, and the goals and budgets of the schools.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

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

VOA: special.2009.03.05

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

VOA: special.2009.08.24

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

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

VOA: special.2010.06.17

American schools provided aid to almost half of foreign graduate students during the last academic year, but only ten percent of undergraduates.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what to teach and how to teach it.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

The Global Nomads Group charges for programs, but says it tries to help schools with limited resources.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

But it said foreign language teaching in public elementary and middle schools dropped sharply in recent years.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

But only a few schools offer experience in traditional hands-on field work in addition to classes.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

Officials in Giles County say they may put the Ten Commandments back on the walls of the schools but will add other historical documents.

VOA: special.2011.03.17