Constance McMillen’s Prom Plan Grounded!

MISSISSIPPI (GaeaTimes.com)- The incidents of students running into conflict with school and college authorities over orientation related issues is nothing new in USA. In a similar incident that has made the Gay and Lesbian support groups upset, a school board based in Mississippi has canceled a high school prom as one of the girl …. Read the original article  : here.

Himachal varsity to reserve additional seat for girls

SHIMLA – The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has decided to create an extra seat and reserve it for girls who are the single child of their parents in graduate and postgraduate professional courses, an official statement said Friday.

“We have decided to reserve one supernumerary seat for single girl child in postgraduate and undergraduate professional courses … Read : Himachal varsity to reserve additional seat for girls.

Cross out after 2 seasons in Toledo, Rockets finished with school’s worst record at 4-28

Toledo’s Cross resigns after school’s worst season

TOLEDO, Ohio – Gene Cross has resigned as Toledo’s men’s basketball coach following the worst season in school history.
The Rockets finished 4-28 overall and 1-15 in the Mid-American Conference this season.
Cross spent just two seasons at Toledo and had an overall record of 11-53 and a 6-26 conference mark.
The … Read more : Cross out after 2 seasons in Toledo, Rockets finished with school’s worst record at 4-28.

Kansas City district says school closing plan will be in place by fall, but offer few details

Few details about ambitious KC school closing plan

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district’s schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.
The drastic project also calls …. Source article  : Kansas City district says school closing plan will be in place by fall, but offer few details.

Lesbian teen sues to force Miss. district to hold prom; returns to school to face classmates

Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school

JACKSON, Miss. – Constance McMillen didn’t believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. On Thursday, a day after the Itawamba County school board did just that, the 18-year-old … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Lesbian teen sues to force Miss. district to hold prom; returns to school to face classmates.

Police helicopter makes emergency landing in DC; school evacuated

DC school evacuated for police helicopter landing

WASHINGTON – A helicopter from a suburban Washington police department made an emergency landing near a District of Columbia school, forcing its evacuation.
D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says the flight crew is being evaluated for injuries after the landing Thursday in a football field in Washington.
Piringer says the … Read more >>.

Lesbian teen sues Miss. school district to reinstate prom and bring girlfriend as date

Lesbian teen sues Miss. school over prom flap

JACKSON, Miss. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is suing to force a school district to host a prom it canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
The federal lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Oxford on …. Read the original article  : here.

Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities

Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 milllion from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans’ families and survivors of Haiti’s earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said “do extraordinary work.”
Obama is giving a total of $750,000 to six groups that help …. Original source  : Obama gives away $1.4 million in Nobel prize money to charities.

Scalpel, stethoscope, Tolstoy: Doctors embrace literature as tool to connect with patients

Book clubs for doctors show human side of medicine

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients.
With increasing regularity, they’re meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools.
“The humanities can remind them that … Read more »»».

Vatican, Italian bishops slam Rome school’s move to install condom-vending machines

Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school

ROME – The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome’s mayor saying it sends the wrong message.
But the Keplero high school vowed …. Read the original article  : Vatican, Italian bishops slam Rome school’s move to install condom-vending machines.

Zeglinski helps Virginia snap monthlong skid, beat Boston College 68-62 in ACC 1st round

Virginia beats Boston College 68-62 in ACCs

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sammy Zeglinski scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help Virginia beat Boston College 68-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Mike Scott had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the ninth-seeded Cavaliers (15-15), who won …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Zeglinski helps Virginia snap monthlong skid, beat Boston College 68-62 in ACC 1st round.

Lesbian teen faces classmates after Miss. district halts prom over request to bring girlfriend

Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap

JACKSON, Miss. – An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.
Constance McMillen said she didn’t want … Read more >>.

Mediator to lead talks between union, administration of RI school that fired all its teachers

Mediator to lead talks over firing of RI teachers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The head of a troubled Rhode Island school that fired all its teachers has agreed to use a mediator in upcoming negotiations with the teachers’ union.
The announcement came Thursday during a meeting that included Central Falls School Superintendent Frances Gallo and the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Mediator to lead talks between union, administration of RI school that fired all its teachers.

Kansas City superintendent plans to close half the schools before classes begin in the fall

Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district’s schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.
The drastic project … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kansas City superintendent plans to close half the schools before classes begin in the fall.

DoD to resume paying education grants to military spouses enrolled before program shut down

DoD to resume education grants to military spouses

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Facing a phalanx of angry military spouses, the Defense Department said Thursday it will resume payments for college courses and job training for spouses who had already applied for grants when the popular program was abruptly halted last month.
The official in charge of the year-old …. Original source  : DoD to resume paying education grants to military spouses enrolled before program shut down.

Union, school officials meet over future of troubled RI school where all teachers were fired

Talks continue over future of troubled RI school

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Talks have started over the future of a troubled Rhode Island high school where all the teachers were fired to improve student performance.
The closed-door meeting Thursday marks the first major discussions since the Central Falls school board voted last month to fire more than 90 …. Source article  : Union, school officials meet over future of troubled RI school where all teachers were fired.

Like nowhere else, words flowed from Twain’s pen in a haven high above Elmira, NY

Rustic NY stirred Twain’s Mississippi memories

ELMIRA, N.Y. – Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain’s cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from the Mississippi River.
On the centenary of the author’s death, Twainiacs will swarm Hannibal, Mo., the river town of his boyhood that inspired a …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Like nowhere else, words flowed from Twain’s pen in a haven high above Elmira, NY.

Kansas City superintendent says closing half its schools is painful but ‘right thing to do’

KC superintendent says school closings are painful

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City School Superintendent John Covington says the decision to close almost half the district’s schools was difficult and painful but “unquestionably the right thing to do.”
The Kansas City school board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to close 29 of the district’s 61 schools in an …. Original source  : Kansas City superintendent says closing half its schools is painful but ‘right thing to do’.

Miss. school drops prom after lesbian student asks to bring date; student calls it retaliation

Miss. school prom off after lesbian’s date request

JACKSON, Miss. – A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
The Itawamba County school district’s board decided Wednesday to drop the prom because of what it called …. Source  : Miss. school drops prom after lesbian student asks to bring date; student calls it retaliation.

School webcam spying case involving suburban Philadelphia teen could be headed for settlement

Pa. school webcam spying suit could be settled

PHILADELPHIA – A suburban Philadelphia family’s webcam-spying lawsuit against a high school could be heading for a settlement.
Lawyers for Lower Merion School District and the family of 15-year-old Blake Robbins agreed to a one-month delay in the case while experts determine how many times employees activated cameras on …. Source  : School webcam spying case involving suburban Philadelphia teen could be headed for settlement.