House passes increased college aid for students in need; ends reliance on private lenders

House boosts college aid for students in need
WASHINGTON – Riding the coattails of a historic health care vote, the House on Sunday also passed a broad reorganization of college aid that affects millions of students and moves President Barack Obama closer to winning yet another of his top domestic policies.
The bill rewrites a … Read : House passes increased college aid for students in need; ends reliance on private lenders.

Student loan rewrite, tacked on to health care, could give Obama another domestic win

In student loan plan, Obama looks for another win
WASHINGTON – With health care dominating House action, President Barack Obama was looking for another domestic policy victory Sunday – passage of a vast rewrite of college aid for needy students.
The legislation, piggybacked to the expedited health care bill, would end a four-decades … Original source on Gaea Times at : Student loan rewrite, tacked on to health care, could give Obama another domestic win.

Punjab B-school gets approval to use GMAT scores

CHANDIGARH – Punjab-based Aryans Business School (ABS) has become the first private B-school in the region to get approval from the US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to use Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score for admitting students.

“We are the first in this region and 31st in the country to get nod from GMAC to … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Punjab B-school gets approval to use GMAT scores.

Right to education in Madhya Pradesh from April 1

BHOPAL – The Right to Education Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1, state Minister of School Education Archana Chitnis said here Sunday.

Addressing a state level workshop on the Right to Education Act, the minister said the state government will be implementing from April 1, 2010, the act which envisages free and … Read more >>.

Schoolkids wise up to water management in Madhya Pradesh (World Water Day is on March 22)

BHOPAL – Vikas Pawar, a student of Class 10, was so impressed by the Wise Water Management efforts being implemented in his Madhya Pradesh school by Unicef that he made it part of a science project.

He built a cardboard and plaster model showing how water could be conserved and recycled effectively to avoid a shortage. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Schoolkids wise up to water management in Madhya Pradesh (World Water Day is on March 22).