Grading System In 10th Exam For AP

HYDERABAD, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The SSC (Secondary School Certificate) board has introduced a grading system for the 10th class examination this year. The 9-point grading system will evaluate both subject marks and total marks in a relative manner. According to the authorities this will provide a better assessment of the students marks as well as …. Original source  : Grading System In 10th Exam For AP.

PM defends 2G airwaves auction process

NEW DELHI – Giving a clean chit to his Communications Minister A. Raja pending conclusion of investigations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the process followed on auction of airwaves to telecom companies was above board.

“What he (Raja) did was implement a policy that was already in place,” the prime minister told a press conference … Read more : PM defends 2G airwaves auction process.

Slain Va. lacrosse player awarded posthumous degree; moment of silence held at graduation

Slain Va. lacrosse player gets posthumous degree

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A moment of silence was held at the University of Virginia’s commencement ceremonies and a slain women’s lacrosse player was given a posthumous degree.
Yeardley Love was awarded a bachelor’s degree in politics and government Sunday in a diploma ceremony held by the Department of Politics. Love’s …. Read the original article  : Slain Va. lacrosse player awarded posthumous degree; moment of silence held at graduation.

Financial crisis threatens Europe’s cherished system of social welfare benefits

Fiscal crises threaten Europe’s generous benefits

LONDON – Six weeks of vacation a year. Retirement at 60. Thousands of euros for having a baby. A good university education for less than the cost of a laptop.
The system known as the European welfare state was built after World War II as the keystone of a shared prosperity …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Cash-strapped districts cutting summer school despite well-researched academic benefits

Cash-strapped districts cutting summer school
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Amber Bramble had to scramble to arrange summer plans for her 5- and 7-year-old daughters after their suburban Kansas City school district gutted its summer school program this spring.
Her daughters were among about 2,500 of the Raymore-Peculiar district’s 6,000 students who enrolled for … Read more >>.

Punjab to tap young talent for better professionals

CHANDIGARH – Under a programme to detect talent at an early stage, the Punjab government proposes to identify extraordinary students in schools and colleges and nurture them to become better professionals, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said Sunday.

The state government is set to launch a unique programme to identify brilliant students and provide them …. Original article  : Punjab to tap young talent for better professionals.

Texas board to make finishing touches on social studies guidelines, set to vote Friday

Texas board to finish social studies guidelines

AUSTIN, Texas – A push by conservatives to put their ideological stamp on how a host of political events and figures will be taught to school children in Texas and beyond for the next decade was reaching its final showdown Friday.
The State Board of Education was set to vote … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Texas board to make finishing touches on social studies guidelines, set to vote Friday.

‘No fear of losing IIT teachers to foreign varsities’

NEW DELHI – Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday dispelled fears that allowing foreign universities in the country will result in attrition of teachers from premier institutes like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

“The attrition rate in IITs is zero,” Sibal said at a seminar here. The fears were raised after a legislation was …. Original source  : ‘No fear of losing IIT teachers to foreign varsities’.

Marks are not everything, counsels psychiatrist

NEW DELHI – As students try to cope with exam pressure, experts say parents must make their children realise that marks are not everything in life.

“Parents must make children realise that one bad result is not the end of life,” says Samir Parikh, consultant psychiatrist at Delhi’s Max Hospital.
“Parents have the most important … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Marks are not everything, counsels psychiatrist.

CBSE helpline flooded with calls

NEW DELHI – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) helpline was flooded with calls Friday as the board declared the results for its class 12 exams.

“The lines were flooded with calls,” a CBSE official told IANS.
“As the results were declared today (Friday), the line was obvious to be flooded. Many calls were …. Read the original article  : here.