China premier pledges more attention to jobs, living standards to ensure country’s stability

China premier pledges attention to jobs, stability
BEIJING – Highlighting threats to social stability, China’s premier said Friday that more needs to be done to create jobs, strengthen social welfare and boost development in restive regions such as Tibet.
In an annual policy speech, Wen Jiabao addressed many of the concerns stirring deep unease among …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

IIM Kozhikode Admission Rules

KOZHIKODE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The IIMs are going for a change in their admission and operation procedure as it seems from the move taken by IIM Kozhikode. As per the latest news, the admission criteria for the aspirants seeking admission to this prestigious institution have been revised. As per the new rule, the dependence on … Original source on Gaea Times at : IIM Kozhikode Admission Rules.

Students shut down Northern California freeway while protesting campus funding cuts

Protesting students shut down Oakland freeway

OAKLAND, Calif. – A major San Francisco Bay area freeway has been shut down in both directions by college students protesting budget cuts at California campuses.
About 150 people who were part of a much larger group demonstrating in downtown Oakland clambered onto the I-880 freeway at the beginning of the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Students shut down Northern California freeway while protesting campus funding cuts.

Rowdy students throw punches, block gates to protest funding cuts at US campuses

Rowdy protester target funding cuts at US campuses

BERKELEY, Calif. – Students carried out raucous rallies on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked university gates and smashed car windows in California.
At least 15 protesters were detained by University … Read more >>.

Tuition protest at UW-Milwaukee turns violent; 15 detained after scuffling with police

15 UW-Milwaukee protesters detained after scuffles

MILWAUKEE – A spokesman for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says police have detained 15 people following a tuition protest that turned violent.
University spokesman Tom Luljak (LOO’-jak) says about 150 students gathered around an administrative building Thursday afternoon.
He says the protesters wanted to deliver petitions to the school chancellor. He says …. Original article  : Tuition protest at UW-Milwaukee turns violent; 15 detained after scuffling with police.

When schools fail, firing teachers may work; harsh method had mixed results in Chicago, LA

Fire the teachers? When schools fail, it may work
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – When all the teachers were fired from Central Falls High School last week in a sweeping effort at school reform, their superintendent gave them a taste of the accountability President Barack Obama says is necessary.
It is a strategy that has been used … Read more >>.

Tuition protest at UW-Milwaukee turns violent; 16 detained after scuffling with police

16 UW-Milwaukee protesters detained after scuffles

MILWAUKEE – A spokesman for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says at least 16 people have been detained by campus and city police following a tuition protest that turned violent.
University spokesman Tom Luljak (LOO’-jak) says about 125 to 150 students gathered at the student union Thursday around noon. He says they … Read more »»».

Study: Some targeted Michigan tax breaks not as effective as possible broader alternatives

Study: Some Michigan tax breaks not very effective

LANSING, Mich. – Some of Michigan’s targeted business tax incentives aren’t effective when compared to possible broader tax-relief alternatives, according to a study released Thursday.
The report from the East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group was commissioned by the Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union. The MEA says …. Read the original article  : Study: Some targeted Michigan tax breaks not as effective as possible broader alternatives.

Rowdy students block gates of California campus amid funding rallies across nation

Rowdy students block campus amid funding rally

BERKELEY, Calif. – Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.
University of California, Santa Cruz provost David Kliger said there were reports of protesters carrying weapons and damaging a vehicle. Police did not immediately [..] Read the original article: here.

Senior Democrat says Pentagon should consider barring Blackwater from $1B deal

Senator warns against $1B deal with Blackwater

WASHINGTON – A senior Senate Democrat said Thursday the Pentagon should consider barring Blackwater from a new $1 billion deal to train Afghan police because of “serious questions” about the contractor’s conduct.
The comments by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin suggests thinning patience in Congress for the Pentagon’s …. Read the original article  : here.

California university tells workers to avoid campus as protesters block entrances

Workers told to stay away from Calif. university

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz are telling employees and others to stay away from the campus because of safety concerns involving protesters.
An advisory was posted Thursday on the school’s Web site urging people to avoid campus as protesters upset about funding … Read more »».

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Bakk calls for extending state sales tax to clothing in July

Minn. gov candidate Bakk calls for tax on clothing

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A renewed call to tax clothing in Minnesota came Thursday from Senate Taxes Committee Chairman Tom Bakk, one of 13 Democrats running for governor.
Bakk proposed extending the 6.875 percent state sales tax to clothing in July, raising more than $250 million the first … Original article on : Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Bakk calls for extending state sales tax to clothing in July.

Students, teachers rally to protest deep cuts to education in nationwide demonstration

Students, teachers rally to protest education cuts

BERKELEY, Calif. – Millions of students, teachers and parents are expected to rally throughout California and many other states to protest deep cuts in funding for schools and universities.
Demonstrations, marches, teach-ins and walkouts are planned nationwide Thursday in what is being called the “March 4th National Day of Action … Read more »».

15 states, DC named finalists in first round of $4.35 billion ‘Race to the Top’ competition

15 states, DC named ‘Race to the Top’ finalists
MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Education named 16 finalists Thursday in the first round of its “Race to the Top” competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.
Selected from a pool of 41 applicants …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 15 states, DC named finalists in first round of $4.35 billion ‘Race to the Top’ competition.

Baylor announces donation worth $200 million, largest in Waco, Texas, school’s history

Baylor gets donation worth $200M, school’s largest

WACO, Texas – Baylor University officials say the Waco, Texas, school has received the largest donation in its history: an anonymous gift worth $200 million.
The estate provision, announced Thursday, will be used to benefit medical research at the world’s largest Baptist university.
Baylor officials say it’s the second-largest gift to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.