Mahathir backs English teaching in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has strongly backed the continuance of English language teaching in Malaysia, saying this “will not make us less patriotic.”

He has joined the ongoing debate on the usage of the language of the country’s onetime British rulers in present-day education.
“People should accept the fact that [..] Read the original article: here.

Obama signs bill to boost aid to states

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama Tuesday signed a 26-billion-dollar bill to help states prevent teacher layoffs and make their medicaid payments, hours after the House of Representatives passed it.

By a vote of 247 to 161, the House Tuesday afternoon gave the bill a green light, designed to ease the tight state budget amid …. Original article  : Obama signs bill to boost aid to states.

House OKs emergency bill to help save teachers’ jobs; Obama immediately signs it into law

Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs
WASHINGTON – Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats said would save 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs. President Barack Obama immediately signed it into law.
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Obama signs $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers

Obama signs bill to help teachers
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed a bill that he says will save hundreds of thousands of teachers and other public workers from unemployment.
Obama signed the measure into law just hours after the House passed it in a special one-day session during what would normally be the … Read more »»».

Emergency session: House passes $26 billion bill to help save jobs of teachers, other workers

House OKs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs
WASHINGTON – Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs. President Barack Obama was to sign the measure by day’s end.
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In emergency session, House passes $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers

House passes bill to help teachers, public workers
WASHINGTON – The House has passed a $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from election-year layoffs.
House Democratic leaders summoned lawmakers back to Washington during their summer break to act on the measure, saying that Congress could not sit idle … Read this article on Gaea Times at : In emergency session, House passes $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers.

Correction: College textbooks story

Correction: College textbooks story
In an Aug. 8 story about the cost of college textbooks, The Associated Press misidentified a Web site that sells digital textbooks. The site is CourseSmart.com, not CourseMart.com.
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Families spending more on education; people think they’re healthier in ‘green’ buildings

Spending more for school, green buildings
EDUCATION SPEND TRENDS HIGHER: U.S. families are scrambling to pay for the ever-rising cost of their children’s college educations, a new survey shows.

Families said their spending for education rose 24 percent, on average, to $24,907 during the 2009-10 school year.
The biggest chunk of money for college – 37 percent – …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Families spending more on education; people think they’re healthier in ‘green’ buildings.

92 teams participate in IGNOU quiz contest in Bangalore

BANGALORE – A total 92 teams of two members each participated in the first-ever multi-city inter-school general quiz contest hosted by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) here Tuesday.

Sri Kumaran’s Children Home (SKCH) comprising Milind Hegde and Vikas Kashyap bagged the Winner’s Trophy and individual trophies.
The runners-up were also from SKCH, with Aditya … Read more : 92 teams participate in IGNOU quiz contest in Bangalore.

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Geronimo’s descendants seeking return of remains

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Geronimo’s remains

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by descendants of the Apache warrior Geronimo, who claimed some of his remains were stolen in 1918 by a student society at Yale University.
The lawsuit was filed last year in Washington by 20 descendants who want to rebury Geronimo … Original source on Gaea Times at : Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Geronimo’s descendants seeking return of remains.

In emergency session, House takes up $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers

House moves to help teachers, public workers
WASHINGTON – House members returned to steamy Washington in a rare August callback to clear a $26 billion jobs bill with unmistakeable implications for the midterm elections.
House Democratic leaders, intent on showing disenchanted voters their commitment to economic recovery, insisted on the one-day … Original source on Gaea Times at : In emergency session, House takes up $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers.

India to host Asian science camp

NEW DELHI – Scientists and students from across the world will participate in an Asian Science Camp organised in India for the first time Aug 17-19, an official said Tuesday.

The Asian Science Camp aims to enlighten talented science students through discussions and dialogue with top scholars of the world.
“Eleven world renowned scientists … Read more »».

Educate your girls, urges Unicef ambassador Priyanka

NEW DELHI – Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says affluent people often think higher education is not needed for their girls and as the brand ambassador for Unicef, her top priority will be educating young and underprivileged girls in slums and villages.

“I have been unofficially associated with Unicef since the last few years and I have …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Educate your girls, urges Unicef ambassador Priyanka.

Anti-ragging campaign on bus in Delhi University

NEW DELHI – With the flagging off of a special bus, a national campaign against ragging will be launched in Delhi University (DU) Wednesday.

The campaign titled ‘Bus Aur Nahin’ will be flagged off by Vice-Chancellor Deepak Paintal outside his office in the main campus area at 10.15 a.m.
“The special, colourful bus will travel from …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Anti-ragging campaign on bus in Delhi University.

Lawyers for Mass. bullying defendants seek medical records of girl who killed herself

Mass. bullying defendants seek medical records

HADLEY, Mass. – Lawyers for two teenagers accused of bullying a Massachusetts high school freshman before she killed herself have asked a judge to let them see the girl’s medical records in an effort to show that she was suicidal long before she took her own life.
Six former South Hadley … Original source on Gaea Times at : Lawyers for Mass. bullying defendants seek medical records of girl who killed herself.

At a Glance: Universities where students can bet on their grades with website Ultrinsic

Glance: Schools where students can make grade bets

Students at 36 schools nationwide can bet on their academic performance, starting this month through the New York-based website Ultrinsic.
Here’s a list of the schools:
- University of California, Berkeley
- Stanford University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Southern California
- University of Connecticut
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- American … Original source on Gaea Times at : At a Glance: Universities where students can bet on their grades with website Ultrinsic.

What would Mom say? NY-based website takes wagers from students on their own grades

Website sponsors gambling on grades at 36 colleges

LAS VEGAS – Think you’re going to ace freshman year? Want to put money on that?
A website called Ultrinsic is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month.
Just as Las Vegas sports books set odds on football games, Ultrinsic will pay you top …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : What would Mom say? NY-based website takes wagers from students on their own grades.

‘Starting to live’: Victims of female circumcision seek out Colo. doctor for healing surgery

Female circumcision victims seek out Colo. doctor

TRINIDAD, Colo. – This picturesque southern Colorado town known for decades as the sex-change capital of the world – thousands of gender-reassignment operations have been performed here – is becoming a beacon for victims of female genital mutilation.
Dr. Marci Bowers has performed about two dozen reconstructive surgeries on mostly … Original article on : ‘Starting to live’: Victims of female circumcision seek out Colo. doctor for healing surgery.

Goa university to have chair for diaspora studies

PANAJI – The University Grants Commission (UGC) has agreed to create a chair for diaspora studies at the Goa university, Goa non-resident Indian (NRI) commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said Tuesday.

He said at a press conference here that the university had been asked to draft a proposal for creating a diaspora studies chair and send it …. Original article  : Goa university to have chair for diaspora studies.