FDA to adopt better sunscreen labels, but not in time for summer

Sunscreen changes expected, but not before summer

WASHINGTON – A clearer, more meaningful standard for sunscreen labels is coming soon to a lotion near you, but not in time for the summer beach season that kicks off this Memorial Day weekend.
The Food and Drug Administration is working to finish new labeling rules that have been years … Read more >>>.

Muslim pupil not allowed to pray at German school

BERLIN – A Berlin pupil does not have the right to perform ‘namaz’, Islamic prayer rituals, at school, an appeals court in the German capital ruled Thursday.

In a decision that overturned a lower court ruling, the appeals court said that a curtailing of the teenager’s right to religious freedom was justified as it would …. Original source  : Muslim pupil not allowed to pray at German school.

Groups protest Israel’s decision to deny entry of Michigan student of Palestinian descent

Groups protest Israel denying US student’s entry

DETROIT – Israel has denied entry to a Detroit university student of Palestinian descent traveling there for a study-abroad program. Arab-American and civil rights groups plan to protest the decision Thursday.
Abeer Afana, a 21-year-old Wayne State University student, was detained May 16 at the Ben Gurion International Airport in … Read more »».

Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools has risen; students face persistent challenges

Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises

The percentage of public schools where more than three quarters of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch – a key indicator of poverty – has increased in the past decade, and children at these schools are less likely to attend college or be taught by teachers with … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools has risen; students face persistent challenges.

German court rules school not required to provide prayer room for Muslim student

School doesn’t have to provide Muslim prayer room

BERLIN – A German court says that a Berlin high school doesn’t have to provide a 16-year-old Muslim student with a private room to pray in during school hours.
The decision Thursday by a Berlin administrative court overturned a lower court’s ruling last year that granting a private room …. Source  : German court rules school not required to provide prayer room for Muslim student.

Near blind girl scores 91.5 percent in Maharashtra Class 12 exams

MUMBAI – With a mere two percent vision in both her eyes, Aditi Shah did not let her impairment come in her way. She scored 91.5 percent in Maharashtra’s HSC (Class 12, junior college) exams despite her shortcoming.

“I was expecting to score below 90 percent. But when I heard I scored close to 92 percent, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Near blind girl scores 91.5 percent in Maharashtra Class 12 exams.

Class 10 results will now show grades, students worried

NEW DELHI – The results of Class 10 exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be out Friday introducing the new grading system, but students are worried wondering how they will ascertain their exact scores.

“The grading system is good as well as bad. Now because of the new system we won’t … Read more >>>.

Girls outperform boys in Uttar Pradesh board exams

LUCKNOW – Girls have done better than boys in the Class 12 Uttar Pradesh board exams, the results of which were declared Thursday, an official said.

“The total pass percentage of girls is 89.62, while that of boys is 73.55. The overall pass percentage is 80.54,” director of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Sanjay Mohan told … Read more : Girls outperform boys in Uttar Pradesh board exams.

On eve of gay ban vote, top uniformed military officer tells Air Force grads to accept change

Top officer talks change as gay ban vote nears

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The nation’s top uniformed military officer told graduating Air Force Academy cadets they need to support a changing military as Congress nears a vote on repealing the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …. Original article  : On eve of gay ban vote, top uniformed military officer tells Air Force grads to accept change.