Obama to sign order supporting mission of historically black colleges

Obama to recognize historically black colleges
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to highlight the role historically black colleges have played in America’s educational system.
Obama will speak about that role and sign an executive order for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the East Room on Friday afternoon.
The event …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama to sign order supporting mission of historically black colleges.

Government to spend 16 percent more on school education

NEW DELHI – The union budget for the next fiscal has pegged an outlay of Rs.31,036 crore (Rs.310.36 billion/$6.7 billion) for school education, an increase of Rs.4,236 crore from 2009-10, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday.

I propose to increase the plan allocation for school education from Rs.26,800 crore in 2009-10 to Rs.31,036 crore in 2010-11, …. Source article  : Government to spend 16 percent more on school education.

4 Maharashtra universities get new vice chancellors

MUMBAI – Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, in his capacity as the chancellor of the state’s universities, Friday appointed new vice chancellors for four varsities, an official said.

The appointments to the top post have been made in the University of Pune, Shivaji University-Kolhapur, Y.B. Chavan Maharashtra Open University-Nashik and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University-Raigad.
R.K. Shevgaonkar, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 4 Maharashtra universities get new vice chancellors.

Outlay for school education goes up to Rs.31,036 crore

NEW DELHI – The union budget for the next fiscal has pegged an outlay of Rs.31,036 crore (Rs.310.36 billion/$6.7 billion) for school education, an increase of Rs.4,236 crore from the previous year, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday.

The minister said a lot of this money would go for the implementation of the Right to Education …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Outlay for school education goes up to Rs.31,036 crore.

Feds probe Mass. special needs school over use of electric shock therapy

Feds probe Mass. special needs school
BOSTON – The U.S. Justice Department has begun a review of whether the use of electric shock therapy by a Massachusetts special needs school violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Educational Center uses the treatment, known as aversive therapy, as a way to control aggressive behavior and …. Original article  : Feds probe Mass. special needs school over use of electric shock therapy.

Co-winners named after step show result causes controversy, sponsor cites scoring discrepancy

Step show prize to be shared after Internet stir

ATLANTA – After days of controversy over a white group’s win in a step competition, sponsor Coca-Cola said Thursday the second-place team will share top honors.
Coca-Cola said in a statement that a review of the scoring from Saturday’s national contest revealed a “scoring discrepancy” that it declined …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Wal-Mart to push suppliers to cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions

Wal-Mart to push suppliers to cut emissions

NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants its suppliers to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015.
The world’s largest retailer’s push goes beyond its efforts to date to reduce its own emissions by designing more energy-efficient stores and pursuing alternative fuels for …. Source  : Wal-Mart to push suppliers to cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Teachers to appeal mass firings at chronically troubled Central Falls, RI, high school

Teachers to appeal mass firings at RI high school

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The entire staff of teachers fired in a radical attempt to improve one of the worst performing high schools in Rhode Island will appeal their dismissals to school authorities, the head of the teachers union said Thursday.
The board of trustees overseeing the school system … Read : Teachers to appeal mass firings at chronically troubled Central Falls, RI, high school.

Villanova-Syracuse game a big hit at the box office; NCAA record crowd of 34,616

Syracuse, Villanova attract record crowd
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – When seventh-ranked Villanova enters the Carrier Dome for Saturday night’s game against No. 4 Syracuse, the Wildcats will be caught in an orange wave bigger than any other in the building’s basketball history.

A crowd of 34,616 is expected, the largest on campus for an NCAA game, and would … Original article on : Villanova-Syracuse game a big hit at the box office; NCAA record crowd of 34,616.

Military spouses angered that career education grants abruptly suspended by Defense Dept.

Military spouses angry that DoD halts job grants

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Military spouses were enthusiastic when the government started offering them grants last year of up to $6,000 for college or career training. Word spread quickly and they signed up by the tens of thousands.
But the response was so heavy that it nearly busted the fledgling …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Military spouses angered that career education grants abruptly suspended by Defense Dept..

Arkansas House and Senate recess first-ever fiscal session; will meet March 4 for adjournment

Arkansas House, Senate recess fiscal session

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas lawmakers recessed the state’s first-ever fiscal session Thursday, giving final approval to the state’s $4.5 billion spending plan and legislation setting the amounts for lottery-funded scholarships to be awarded this fall.
The House and Senate wrapped up less than three week’s worth of work under a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Arkansas House and Senate recess first-ever fiscal session; will meet March 4 for adjournment.

Himachal to check school dropouts

SHIMLA – In a bid to check school dropouts, the Himachal Pradesh government Thursday decided to set up school management committees to ensure involvement of parents and teachers to motivate more children to join schools.

“The state cabinet this (Thursday) evening decided to set up school management committees to ensure involvement of parents and teachers in …. Original source  : Himachal to check school dropouts.

Badal assures jobs to protesting trainee teachers

CHANDIGARH – Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday urged agitating unemployed trainee teachers to give up their protest and assured them the government will initiate measures to fill up vacant posts.

“A confrontational approach will not help them (ETT – elementary teacher training teachers) in any way. We are ready to redress their grievances and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

As EU seeks to appease bond market, painful cutbacks make some fear renewed recession

European Union pushes cuts for indebted countries

DUBLIN – To keep its debt crisis from mushrooming out of control, the European Union is imposing harsh cutbacks on millions of ordinary people in debt-plagued countries like Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
But some economists think cutbacks right now are a mistake that might tip Europe into a dreaded double-dip … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : As EU seeks to appease bond market, painful cutbacks make some fear renewed recession.

Pa. student who filed webcam spying suit says school administrator’s denial falls short

Student: School webcam spying denial falls short

PENN VALLEY, Pa. – The suburban Philadelphia teen who filed a webcam spying lawsuit against his school district says an administrator’s denial of wrongdoing doesn’t address his claims.
Harriton High School sophomore Blake Robbins insists an assistant vice principal did take advantage of a security program to monitor his activity …. Source article  : Pa. student who filed webcam spying suit says school administrator’s denial falls short.

Government gives apex court roadmap on deemed university issue

NEW DELHI – The central government has told the Supreme Court that while it proposes to divest sub-standard colleges of the deemed university tag after giving each of them a hearing, the students of such institutions would be accommodated elsewhere.

The union Ministry for Human Resource Development made this submission in an affidavit filed in the … Read more >>.

Prosecutors open investigations in German Catholic school abuse scandal

Legal investigations begin in German abuse scandal

BERLIN – German prosecutors have opened investigations into allegations of sexual abuse at two Roman Catholic schools – the first legal action since reports of priests abusing students surfaced in January.
The Munich prosecutor’s office said in a statement Thursday that senior prosecutor Andrea Titz had opened an investigation into …. Read the original article  : Prosecutors open investigations in German Catholic school abuse scandal.

‘Over 47 percent Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 books’

NEW DELHI – Portraying a poor picture of the quality of elementary education in the country, India’s annual the Economic Survey said Thursday that over 47 percent children studying in Class 5 cannot even read Class 2 textbooks and the trend has worsened in the last two years.

There was a decline in the number of … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Over 47 percent Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 books’.

CAT Results 2010: Aspirants In Dilemma

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- CAT Results, the stepping stone to the IIM’s is still keeping the candidates under sheer dilemma. The results are being awaited by all CAT aspirants who have appeared for the online exam 2009 thus conducted by the IIMs and Prometric USA. It was the very first time that IIM finally agreed … Original source on Gaea Times at : CAT Results 2010: Aspirants In Dilemma.