Sibal to seek consensus on right to education
NEW DELHI – Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said he will try to build a consensus among all states to implement the Right to Education (RTE) Act from April 1. He also stressed that the government is and will be strictly against commercialisation of education.

“Our aim is to ensure that all children … Read more >>.

Sibal to build consensus for right to education
NEW DELHI – Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said he would try and build consensus among all the state governments to implement the Right to Education Act, which will be notified from April 1.

“Our aim is to implement the Right to Education Act from April 1 and for this, I will talk …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Sibal to build consensus for right to education.

Law enforcement official: FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students with webcams

Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case

PHILADELPHIA – The FBI is investigating a Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly activating webcams inside students’ homes, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Friday.
The FBI will explore whether Lower Merion School District officials broke any federal wiretap or computer-intrusion …. Original article  : Law enforcement official: FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students with webcams.

About to miss treaty deadline, Army plans to blow up part of chemical stockpiles in Ky., Colo.

Beleaguered US to blow up some chemical weapons

RICHMOND, Ky. – Under the gun to destroy the U.S. chemical weapons stockpiles – and now all but certain to miss their deadline – Army officials have a plan to hasten the process: Blow some of them up.
The Army would use explosives to destroy some of the Cold …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : About to miss treaty deadline, Army plans to blow up part of chemical stockpiles in Ky., Colo..

California college instructor disputes ACLU claims that he substituted religion for science

Calif. college instructor defends course content

FRESNO, Calif. – A California instructor disputes student claims that he presented his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming in class as fact.
The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Fresno City College earlier this month, complaining that health science instructor Bradley Lopez was violating state …. Original article  : California college instructor disputes ACLU claims that he substituted religion for science.

APNewsBreak: Official says FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students via webcams

Official tells AP: FBI probing Pa. webcam case

PHILADELPHIA – A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case says the FBI has opened a criminal investigation into a Pennsylvania school district accused of activating webcams inside students’ homes without their knowledge.
The official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, says the FBI will explore …. Read the original article  : APNewsBreak: Official says FBI probing Pa. district accused of spying on students via webcams.

Pa. school accused of spying says it used webcams 42 times, but only to find missing laptops

Pa. school: Webcams used 42 times to find laptops

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania school district says it remotely activated webcams 42 times to find missing student laptops, but never did so to spy on students, as a lawsuit claims.
Lower Merion School District spokesman Doug Young says the district recovered 28 of those laptops over 14 months. …. Original article  : Pa. school accused of spying says it used webcams 42 times, but only to find missing laptops.

US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, push insurgents into corner of Marjah

US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, IDs, photos
MARJAH, Afghanistan – After a fierce gunfight, U.S. Marines seized a strongly defended compound Friday that appears to have been a Taliban headquarters – complete with photos of fighters posing with their weapons, dozens of Taliban-issued ID cards and graduation diplomas from …. Source article  : US Marines seize Taliban headquarters, push insurgents into corner of Marjah.

US can’t wait because India is not waiting: Obama
WASHINGTON – Warning that nations like India, China and Germany would not wait, President Barack Obama has pushed for a clean energy revolution and education reforms lest other countries out-compete America and leave it trailing behind them.

“Look, we can keep on being consumed by the politics of energy,” he said at a grassroots fundraiser for …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pa. school says webcams activated only to find missing laptops; lawsuit says spied on students

Pa. school: Webcams used only on missing laptops

PHILADELPHIA – A suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students at home via school-issued computers told parents it only activated the webcams to find missing laptops.
The schools’ technology and security departments would activate the webcam when any of the 2,300 student laptops were reported lost or … Original article on : Pa. school says webcams activated only to find missing laptops; lawsuit says spied on students.

School’s explanation sought for girl’s disability after accident
NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to a public school seeking its explanation for an accident that led a girl becoming permanently disabled after she was asked to dive into a swimming pool that had little water.

The court issued notice to the Remal Public School, Rohini and its two … Read more »»».

China moves to regulate primary school buses
BEIJING – In a first, Chinese authorities will standardise all primary school buses in the country to ensure safety of pupils when they commute between home and school.

The standards, jointly issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the Standardisation Administration, will come into force July 1.
As per … Original source on Gaea Times at : China moves to regulate primary school buses.

Obama kicks off education competition, will speak at winning school’s graduation

Obama to students: See you at graduation
WASHINGTON – Coming to a high school graduation near you: President Barack Obama.
The White House and the Education Department are giving public high schools the opportunity to compete to have the president speak at their commencement ceremony this spring. The winning school must demonstrate how it’s helping … Read more : Obama kicks off education competition, will speak at winning school’s graduation.

India offers fellowships to African researchers
NEW DELHI – India is offering 416 fellowships to African researchers in top Indian institutions in areas from biotechnology to forestry.

“We not only want to intensify relations at political and trade level with Africa, but also at the scientific and academic level,” Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here Friday, launching the C.V. Raman … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : India offers fellowships to African researchers.

Catholic Church bans Skyline Publishers for Christ caricature
NEW DELHI – The Catholic Church in India Friday banned in all its member schools a New Delhi-based publisher for printing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can in another in a book for primary classes in Meghalaya.

Skyline Publication in the national capital published the pictures in the …. Source  : Catholic Church bans Skyline Publishers for Christ caricature.