New research: urban tutoring program benefits elderly volunteers as well their students

It’s win-win for elderly tutors, grade-school kids

BALTIMORE – For 73-year-old Rosetta Handy, and the second-graders who dote on her, it’s a 50/50 proposition, with winners all around.
“They help me as much as I help them,” said Handy of her volunteer work as a tutor at Belmont Elementary School in a low-income West Baltimore neighborhood. “They … Read more >>>.

In a meeting of loved vs. hated, Duke and Butler find plenty in common

Duke and Butler not as different as you think

INDIANAPOLIS – Yes, it’s a matchup pitting a cute bulldog against a devil, America’s favorite underdog against the team people love to hate.
Dig a little deeper, though, and basketball fans might see two programs, the Butler Bulldogs and Duke Blue Devils, who come from almost the same …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Calif. climate law, Schwarzenegger legacy under assault as groups claim it threatens economy

Calif. climate law under assault in poor economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Four years ago, California earned accolades for adopting a law that would slash its greenhouse gas emissions and serve as a model for national climate change legislation.
With the state mired in a crippling recession, the law that once looked like a landmark achievement is coming …. Original article  : Calif. climate law, Schwarzenegger legacy under assault as groups claim it threatens economy.

Government audit faults federal mine safety agency for poorly training inspectors

Audit faults federal mine inspector training

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is being faulted in a new government report for doing a shoddy job keeping its inspectors trained.
Veteran inspectors often aren’t taking mandatory continuing education courses, among other things, U.S. Department of Labor auditors concluded in the report. And at least … Read more »»».

Admission test for Delhi government schools opposed

NEW DELHI – Provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which came into effect from April 1, will be violated if Delhi government schools go ahead with their plan to hold an admission test for class 6 students, an advocate has alleged.

The advocate has written to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit raising the …. Original article  : Admission test for Delhi government schools opposed.