Writing teachers say students in many countries have learned to write beautiful descriptions about something without ever stating the main idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Imam Shakir says he wants teachers who are trained and educated in the United States and who understand American society.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

States that want to take part in the Race to the Top cannot have rules that bar performance-based pay for teachers.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

"I can say that,anecdotally, virtually all the teachers noticed immediately much more alertness in class, definitely more positive mood.

VOA: special.2010.10.07

Four teachers and the first class of eighty young women lived and studied in the building when the school opened.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

A few years ago, the National Education Association asked teachers what they would most like to receive in appreciation of their efforts.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

So last year,students,parents, school officials,stars,politicians, athletes and other people were urged to write thank-you notes for the special teachers in their lives.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

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

VOA: special.2009.04.30

But in Washington the rating system is not governed by the labor contract with the teachers union.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

Sixty percent of the teachers at the Mariposa-Nabi primary school in Los Angeles have received layoff notices.

VOA: special.2011.05.05

For example, working women used to be shown mostly as nurses or teachers, because those were the jobs that many held in real life.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

There are millions of American Muslims. But the imam says most of the teachers of Islam in America received their training in other countries.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

She believed that women were teachers both in the home and in the classroom.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

And parents,teachers and literary experts still debate the issues discussed in the book.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

One of the greatest challenges will be making enough trained teachers and facilities available in state-run schools, especially in rural areas.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"We can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents and the best schools in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Administrator Bolden says other studies indicate the United States is not preparing enough students and teachers to meet the demand in science,technology,engineering, and mathematics.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

Teachers in the village have been mobilizing children in the fight against the desert's onslaught.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"One of the major challenges is to get qualified teachers to teach in rural schools."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

If it's helping the kids write more or communicate more in their first draft,that's great, that's what teachers and educators want, to get students communicating,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"We also have graduate students who participate in the training with the teachers.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Senegar-Mitchell joined the Biotechnology Institute's Teacher-Leader Program, an annual workshop that provides teachers with the skills, strategies and knowledge to raise awareness of biotechnology in their home communities.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25