Adaptation of emigrants in the United States: the pros and cons of re-education

The author of this blog moved from Russia to Dallas, Texas over a year ago. She is now in college and talks about her life in America on a blog on Pikabu - including the adaptation of immigrants to the United States. An important clarification ...

'Lowers IQ': New York State Closes Schools Due to Mercury Vapors

Another two Long Island neighborhoods have closed schools after research showed slightly increased levels of mercury vapor from rubber synthetic floor coverings. The news prompted lawmakers to call for a broader investigation into the issue. It currently affects three public schools. ...

'So delirious food that he did not understand where I was going': almost half of college students in the US are starving

In the coming weeks, thousands of college students will walk the stage and proudly receive their diplomas. Many of them will be hungry. A student at Lehman College in the Bronx dreams of starting his day with breakfast. He told The New York Times about ...

Instead of a colony: how in America forced reading rehabilitates vandals

In the United States, an alternative method of punishment was used in relation to adolescents who committed vandalism. The teenagers were ordered to read a list of works on racism, chauvinism, persecution of Jews and criticism of Nazism. The experience of five American schoolchildren has shown that the method bears fruit, writes TJournal. IN…

Interesting facts about American schools

Школьное образование в США во многом отличается от того, к чему мы привыкли на родине.  Издание “Голос Америки” собрало интересные факты об американских школах.   США — страна без 1 сентября В США нет и никогда не было аналога празднику начала…

Success story of higher education in the USA

The education level in the first American colleges was rather low, and their founders were more inspired not by the ideas of enlightenment, but by the potential for profit. Now higher education in the United States is considered one of the best in the world, the country is leading in the number of scientific discoveries and research conducted. ...

How to finish university in the USA without a debt on the student loan

Almost 70% of graduates of American universities at the time of graduation have student loan debts. Most American students, according to a study by one of the centers of the University of Pennsylvania, cannot close the loan completely, because for this they would have to work 35 ...

Personal experience: as a foreigner to enter a prestigious business school in the United States

Viktor Rogulenko and Alexander Pustov have a similar career path: both graduated from prestigious Russian universities, worked for the McKinsey consulting company and applied for an MBA to start their own business. But when they entered business schools, they made different decisions. Viktor Rogulenko refused ...

From Belarus to Washington: how to go to study in the USA and get a job at the World Bank

Mila Pestun is originally from Belarus, but has lived in the United States for about three years. During this time, the girl managed to get a master's degree and get a job in one of the most tempting places - the World Bank branch. The girl told LADY.TUT.BY about how it works ...

In Texas, schools have been banned from teaching illegal immigrants for state money.

Texas will not allow schools to use state funding to educate immigrant children while they are in federal custody — something that would cost millions of dollars, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) said. The agency reported that local schools that wanted to educate immigrant students...

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