Army Corps finds new WWI chemical buried near American University, halts digging in DC yard

Army Corps finds new WWI chemical in DC yard

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncovered what could be a fourth major disposal area for World War I-era munitions and chemical weapons in the nation’s capital.
Digging was suspended April 8 as a precaution at the site in the pricey Spring Valley neighborhood near …. Source article  : Army Corps finds new WWI chemical buried near American University, halts digging in DC yard.

Malaysian state grants $5.2 million for Tamil schools

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Selangor state has set aside an additional $5.2 million for the development of 97 Tamil schools in the next five years, executive councillor Xavier Jaya??kumar announced Friday.

Twelve new kindergartens would also be built within Tamil schools this year, Tamil daily Makkal Osai quoted Jayakumar, himself an ethnic Indian, as saying.
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Rajasthan PMT 2010 Exam, RPMT Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Schedule

JAIPUR, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — RPMT a.k.a Rajasthan Pre-Medical Test is the entrance exam for admission to M.B.B.S./B.D.S./B.V.Sc. & A.H courses in various medical, dental and veterinary institutes in Rajasthan. This is the threshold to get admission to the renowned medical/dental/veterinary institutes in Rajasthan.
There are almost 15 reputed institutes in the states of Rajasthan to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Rajasthan PMT 2010 Exam, RPMT Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Schedule.

Primary schools in China refuse to employ non-mothers

BEIJING – Primary schools in China are employing only those childhood education graduates who are mothers, a media report said Friday.

Early education centres and nursery schools in Jilin province have said new college graduates, despite having learned the theory on early education, lack deep understanding of childcare, and employing them would be irresponsible, Global Times … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Primary schools in China refuse to employ non-mothers.

On home turf of his astronaut critics, Obama to make pitch for changes in direction of NASA

Obama: America’s still got adventures in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Near the launch pads where U.S. space voyages begin, President Barack Obama will try to reassure workers that America’s space adventures sail on despite the coming end of space shuttle flights.
And Obama on Thursday will also try to explain why he … Read : On home turf of his astronaut critics, Obama to make pitch for changes in direction of NASA.

Mo. lawmakers uphold deal to freeze college tuition, plan to pay for it requires insurance tax

Mo. suggests insurance tax to freeze tuition

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Managed-care health insurers could face a tax increase as part of a plan to preserve an agreement that freezes tuition at public colleges and universities.
The tax plan could net about $20 million for the state, which legislators used as a justification this week for lessening …. Source  : Mo. lawmakers uphold deal to freeze college tuition, plan to pay for it requires insurance tax.

Bihar’s Super 30 demands re-conduct of IIT-JEE

PATNA – Super 30, a city-based free coaching centre for the economically poor, has demanded the re-conduct of the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) following blunders in Hindi version which they say will severely hamper chances of those who attempted the question paper in that language.

Anand Kumar, director-cum-founder of Super 30, told IANS: …. Source  : Bihar’s Super 30 demands re-conduct of IIT-JEE.

Seven year old moves court after denial of admission

NEW DELHI – Denied admission to the Kendriya Vidyalaya for being “overage”, a seven year old boy approached the Delhi High Court Thursday questioning the admission criteria of the central government school under the right to education law.

In his petition, Aman Kumar Chaudhary said that the school denied him admission on the basis of … Read more : Seven year old moves court after denial of admission.

1st Mass. school board meeting since bullying charges were filed turns heated

Mass. meeting in wake of bullying case gets heated

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – A school committee meeting for a Massachusetts district embroiled in a bullying controversy turned heated.
Wednesday night’s meeting in South Hadley was the first since six high school students were charged with bullying a girl who eventually killed herself.
Police had to intervene several times … Read more : 1st Mass. school board meeting since bullying charges were filed turns heated.

Haryana to have three new medical colleges

CHANDIGARH – Three new medical colleges, including one in memory of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman in space, will be opened in Haryana to provide better health care to people in the state.

Haryana’s Health and Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said new medical colleges will be opened at Mewat, Khanpur Kalan and Karnal.
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NYC to stop having teachers accused of misconduct spend their days in ‘rubber rooms’

NYC to stop paying teachers to do nothing
NEW YORK – The city will end the practice of paying teachers to play Scrabble, read or surf the Internet in reassignment centers nicknamed “rubber rooms” as they await disciplinary hearings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the teachers union announced Thursday.

The deal will close the centers, where hundreds of …. Read the original article  : NYC to stop having teachers accused of misconduct spend their days in ‘rubber rooms’.

Punjab to educate 65,000 children under RTE

CHANDIGARH – At a time when non-Congress governments in some states are opposing the central government’s initiative for the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Akali Dal-led government in Punjab Thursday announced that it will cover over 65,000 children in the age group 6-14 years within three years under the new law.

Describing the revolutionary and … Read more : Punjab to educate 65,000 children under RTE.

Rights group: Senegal must clamp down on abusive Islamic schools that force children to beg

Senegal criticized for abusive Islamic schools

DAKAR, Senegal – A leading international rights group called on Senegal’s government Thursday to clamp down on Islamic schools whose leaders are subjecting tens of thousands of children to forced begging and daily beatings in conditions it says are “akin to slavery.”
Powerful religious leaders known as “marabouts” hold enormous political …. Source  : Rights group: Senegal must clamp down on abusive Islamic schools that force children to beg.

A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup resembling Pacific blight found floating in North Atlantic

A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
The floating garbage – hard to spot from the surface and spun together by a vortex of currents – … Original source on Gaea Times at : A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup resembling Pacific blight found floating in North Atlantic.