Rock star Sting, on fundraising tour for education, says teachers deserve higher pay

Rock star Sting says teachers should be paid more

MEXICO??CITY – School teacher-turned-rock star Sting says teacher salaries must be raised to attract society’s best minds into classrooms.
Sting spoke to reporters Saturday in Mexico City before a $550-a-ticket concert. The show is part of a fundraising “Learning for Life” tour that supports education in developing countries.
Sting, … Original article on : Rock star Sting, on fundraising tour for education, says teachers deserve higher pay.

Michelle Obama urges Arkansas graduates to brace for hardship in speech echoing King in ‘58

1st lady echoes King’s call to brace for hardship

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Michelle Obama told graduates Saturday to prepare to overcome adversity, building on Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1958 commencement address at the same university, when he told students to summon their courage to fight segregation.
The first lady gave an impassioned speech to 270 graduates … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Michelle Obama urges Arkansas graduates to brace for hardship in speech echoing King in ‘58.

Michelle Obama tells Ark. graduates to prepare to overcome hardship; MLK said same in 1958

1st lady echoes King’s call to fight hardships

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Michelle Obama is urging graduates to embrace challenges and strive despite a culture that values fleeting fame over “the hard labors of lasting success.”
The first lady’s message Saturday at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff hearkened back to a commencement speech at the …. Read the original article  : here.

Obama watches soccer, plays golf while wife speaks to college graduates in Arkansas

Obama plays golf while wife speaks in Arkansas
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is playing golf while his wife, Michelle, delivers a college commencement speech in Pine Bluff, Ark.
The president watched his daughter Malia play soccer Saturday before heading to the Fort Belvoir course to play golf.
Obama will take his speaking turn Sunday, delivering … Original article on : Obama watches soccer, plays golf while wife speaks to college graduates in Arkansas.

Minnesota Senate working on bill to shut $2.9B budget gap through cuts, possible tax increase

Minn. Senate readies bill to shut $2.9B budget gap

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A bill steaming toward a vote in the Minnesota Senate would close most of the state’s $2.9 billion budget gap with spending cuts, payment delays and possibly a tax hike.
Parts of the plan to address the deficit in Minnesota’s current budget were released …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Minnesota Senate working on bill to shut $2.9B budget gap through cuts, possible tax increase.

Sotomayor urges anxious college grads to embrace future and strive to join her on high court

Sotomayor urges anxious grads to embrace future
WASHINGTON – Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her first year on the Supreme Court has been a little like graduating from college: exciting, challenging and a little scary.
Sotomayor briefly addressed graduates of Howard University on Saturday after receiving an honorary law degree. She says she knows members of … Read more : Sotomayor urges anxious college grads to embrace future and strive to join her on high court.

Federal Reserve chairman Bernanke tells college graduates: money can’t buy you happiness

Fed chief to grads: Money can’t buy happiness

WASHINGTON – Your parents were right. Money can’t buy you happiness. That was the message from the Federal Reserve chairman on Saturday to graduates of the University of South Carolina.
“We all know that getting a better-paying job is one of the main reasons to go to college. … …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Federal Reserve chairman Bernanke tells college graduates: money can’t buy you happiness.

After UN speech, Lucknow girl to go green

LUCKNOW – While most children of her age look forward to playing with friends in summer vacation, 13-year-old Yugratna Srivastava, who made history by delivering a speech at a United Nations summit last year, has plans to green the city.

Srivastava, who appeared for Class 9 exam this year, will plant saplings in different neighbourhoods of … Read more »»».

Kerala’s state education channel to telecast BBC videos

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – The Kerala government-run educational TV channel will telecast documentaries produced by the BBC Motion Gallery for the benefit of the state’s students, an official said Saturday.

The 450 episodes of educational videos on history and culture, science and technology, and wildlife and natural history – totalling to 50 hours of content – will be … Read more >>.

Hike subsidy for poor schoolkids, court tells Delhi

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has underlined the need for providing good facilities to poor students in private schools and directed the government to consider revising the rates for reimbursement of the cost of their books and uniform.

Justice Kailash Gambhir in his order Friday said, “Students belonging to the economically weaker section …. Original source  : Hike subsidy for poor schoolkids, court tells Delhi.

Students sickened in E. coli outbreak; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

E. coli outbreak may be from Arizona lettuce farm

WASHINGTON – Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., may be the source of a widespread E. coli outbreak that has sickened students in three states.
Federal investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma as a possible source for the outbreak, according to the distributor who sold the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Students sickened in E. coli outbreak; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm.