education

One American student’s love for Japan

October 14, 2024Study abroad and beyond

Jay Nikolewski knew from an early age where he wanted to live. Nikolewski never felt comfortable growing up in America and felt like he didn’t fit in. In high school, he decided Japan was the country for him. In 2023, he fulfilled that dream by moving to Japan and working toward a degree in Asian Studies at Temple University. The World’s Carolyn Beeler met with Jay Nikolewski in Tokyo and asked him why Japan.

American students consider work opportunities abroad after graduation

October 14, 2024Study abroad and beyond

Education special: American students abroad and international students in the US

October 14, 2024Study abroad and beyond

UNICEF spokesperson: ‘Children are losing their childhood’ in Gaza

August 2, 2024Uncategorized

The number of Americans studying in China is a fraction of what it once was

July 31, 2024The World's Global Classroom

To prepare for college in the US, some South Korean students receive an international education close to home

June 13, 2024The World's Global Classroom

To many South Koreans, a degree from a prestigious American university is seen as a ticket to success. And for some students, there’s an alternate educational system and industry focused on getting them into the school of their dreams.

Syrian boy looks through window at refugee camp with plants placed in yellow and white cans attached

Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’

April 15, 2021Syrians on the border

Most Syrian children have missed years — if not decades — of schooling due to war and displacement. The conditions in Lebanon mean they could miss even more.

A girl attends her first class at a school in Hazema in north Raqqa, Syria.

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school

October 19, 2017Conflict

Some Syrian parents are marrying off their young daughters to protect them from the ravages of war, but these girls yearn for an education.

This champion of bilingualism remembers her mother’s stories of being paddled in school for speaking Spanish

December 17, 2015Education

The woman tasked with revamping language education in the Boston Public Schools grew up in East L.A. with a mother who was punished for speaking Spanish in elementary school.

Immigrant kids have it better than their parents when it comes to English

October 15, 2015Education

Immigrants to the US have many challenges. One of them is to keep up with their children when it comes to English, so they can stay involved with their kids’ education.