Students trickle in as Srinagar schools reopen

SRINAGAR – School staff turned up in large numbers as educational institutions here reopened after over three months Monday. While the student inflow was no more than a trickle and a curfew prevailed, those who came said it was a pleasure to be back in class.

“I have come to my school after two months. It … Read more : Students trickle in as Srinagar schools reopen.

Panjab University to honour Khushwant, Somnath Chatterjee

CHANDIGARH – The Panjab University will honour eminent author and journalist Khushwant Singh and former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee with Doctor of Literature and Doctor of Laws degrees respectively, a varsity spokesman said here Monday.

“Eminent author and celebrated journalist Khushwant Singh has been recommended for conferment of the Doctor of Literature degree for his … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Panjab University to honour Khushwant, Somnath Chatterjee.

Boys Hope Girls Hope Rekindles Your Child’s Spirit

DETROIT (GaeaTimes.com) — Girls Hope is an active part of a non-profit organization called Boys Hope Girls Hope that is based in Detroit. This organization aims at upbringing a child despite of all the circumstances faced by him or her during their growing age. It aims at motivating young children to dream high and focuses … Original article on : Boys Hope Girls Hope Rekindles Your Child’s Spirit.

Indian student visa applications for Canada rising

CHANDIGARH – At a time when countries like Britain and Australia are seeing an unprecedented rise in student visa applications from India, Canada is not concerned about this as it has seen a 100 percent rise in applications, a diplomat here said Sunday.

“During the last few years, we have seen a 100 percent increase in …. Source article  : Indian student visa applications for Canada rising.

Northeast’s enrolment rate in higher education increasing

AGARTALA – Enrolment levels in higher education in urban areas of the northeastern region are higher than the national average, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Sukhadeo Thorat has said.

The enrolment ratio in higher education in urban areas is 27.58 percent and the national average is 27.08 percent. However, he said, the all-India enrolment rate in … Original article on : Northeast’s enrolment rate in higher education increasing.

Half of Europe’s gypsy kids don’t get primary education

PARIS – Around half of the children from gypsy communities in Europe fail to complete primary education, according to latest Unesco report.

Unesco will release this report during the First International Conference on Early Childhood Education and Care in Moscow to be held Sep 27-29, Prensa Latina reported.
The report states that the Roma – the … Read more : Half of Europe’s gypsy kids don’t get primary education.

Turner has 4 touchdowns, 210 yards rushing in Nicholls State’s 44-28 win over Bacone College

Nicholls State routs Bacone College 44-28
THIBODAUX, La. – Jesse Turner ran for four touchdowns and 210 yards as Nicholls State defeated Bacone College 44-28 on Saturday.

The Colonels (1-3) trailed 7-3 after the first quarter before Turner turned two of his 15 carries into second-quarter touchdowns. Turner’s first score came from 13 yards out with 8:33 …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Turner has 4 touchdowns, 210 yards rushing in Nicholls State’s 44-28 win over Bacone College.

Suicide of LA teacher sparks renewed push against test-score ranking system for educators

LA teacher suicide sparks test-score pushback

SOUTH GATE, Calif. – The Los Angeles Times should remove teacher performance ratings from its website after the apparent suicide of a teacher despondent over his score, which was published in August, the union representing Los Angeles school teachers said.
United Teachers Los Angeles has also asked school administrators to join … Original article on : Suicide of LA teacher sparks renewed push against test-score ranking system for educators.

Three student-athletes, including UConn’s Maya Moore, juggle schoolwork and hoops at worlds

Student-athletes juggle school, hoops at worlds

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Juggling school and basketball has been a bit difficult for Maya Moore over the past few weeks.
She’s playing for Team USA. And she’s in another country.
The Connecticut senior, the lone collegian on the U.S. roster at the women’s world basketball championship, has had to make time … Read more : Three student-athletes, including UConn’s Maya Moore, juggle schoolwork and hoops at worlds.

Obama’s call for longer school days and school years faces budget obstacles, resistant parents

Calls for longer school years face budget reality

NEW YORK – President Barack Obama’s call for a longer school day and year for America’s kids echoes a similar call he made a year ago to little effect, illustrating just how deeply entrenched the traditional school calendar is and how little power the federal government has to … Read more »»».

Curfew lifted from many parts of Kashmir

SRINAGAR – Curfew was lifted from south and central Kashmir and from most northern parts of the valley Tuesday but schools that opened a day earier after many weeks still reported only thin attendance.

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, however continues to be under curfew.
“There have been no reports of any untoward …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

LA teacher who killed himself after receiving poor ranking remembered as deeply caring

LA teacher who killed himself recalled as caring

SOUTH GATE, Calif. – Rigoberto Ruelas Jr. was considered much more than a fifth-grade teacher at Miramonte Elementary School – he was a mentor to youth tempted to join gangs and a tireless booster that kids could make it to college.
But after a newspaper published a school district …. Read the original article  : here.

NC State gets stiff test to No. 23 ranking; next up for Wolfpack _ Virginia Tech

NC State gets stiff test to No. 23 ranking

RALEIGH, N.C. – Natanu Mageo heard screams of joy as he walked to class. R.J. Mattes reads all about it when he checks his Facebook page.
The North Carolina State campus is buzzing about the Wolfpack’s unexpected 4-0 start.
With seemingly every victory for N.C. State comes another milestone. … Read more »»».

Obama presses for longer school year, ouster of underperforming teachers, to improve education

Obama presses for longer school years
WASHINGTON – Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out.

American students are falling behind their foreign counterparts, especially in math and science, and that’s … Original article on : Obama presses for longer school year, ouster of underperforming teachers, to improve education.

Gates Foundation invests in program aimed at helping low-income youth graduate from college

Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation

SEATTLE – For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to make a dramatic change in that definition, by focusing instead on college graduation rates.
The foundation, along with the … Original article on : Gates Foundation invests in program aimed at helping low-income youth graduate from college.

Schools should verify bus drivers, helpers antecedents: Minister

NEW DELHI – Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Monday asked the state education ministry to make it mandatory for all schools, including private ones, to verify the antecedents of drivers and helpers ferrying schoolchildren.

She also said all institutes should have provisions for counselling.
Speaking to reporters, Walia said she had written to Education Minister …. Source  : Schools should verify bus drivers, helpers antecedents: Minister.

Obama: Money alone can’t help struggling schools, more spending must be combined with reform

Obama: Money alone can’t solve school predicament

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama started the school week Monday with a call for a longer school year, and said the worst-performing teachers have “got to go” if they don’t improve quickly.
Bemoaning America’s decreasing global educational competitiveness, Obama sought in a nationally broadcast interview to reinvigorate his education agenda. … Read : Obama: Money alone can’t help struggling schools, more spending must be combined with reform.

City U, IBM to open NYC school: Grade 9 through associate’s degree, with job prospects

CUNY-IBM to open unique school in NYC
NEW YORK – The City University of New York and IBM will open a unique school that merges high school with two years of college, allowing students to earn an associate’s degree, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in announcing a series of ambitious educational initiatives.

Those students will be “first [..] Read the original article: here.

Adopt technology for growth in education : Intel India chief

SHILLONG – The world’s cheapest laptop developed by Indian students is encouraging for the education sector of the country as technology-adoption is crucial for the growth of this vital segment, Intel India president Praveen Vishakantaiah said Monday.

“Technology-adoption in the education sector is vital for its growth. The effort to build the world’s cheapest laptop …. Source  : Adopt technology for growth in education : Intel India chief.

China seeks to be most popular place for studies

BEIJING – China wants to become the most popular destination in Asia for overseas students within the next decade.

By 2020, the country hopes to attract 500,000 foreign students every year – 150,000 of whom will be in the college level, the ministry of education has said.
“The plan outlines our tasks for the next … Read : China seeks to be most popular place for studies.

Bush Institute’s first initiative focuses on improving performance of school principals

Bush Institute launches initiative for principals

DALLAS – For its first initiative, the George W. Bush Institute will focus on improving the performance of school principals.
Former first lady Laura Bush was to announce on Wednesday the institute’s formation of the Alliance to Reform Education Leadership, or AREL. The alliance will consist of a network of school …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Bush Institute’s first initiative focuses on improving performance of school principals.

Obama implores young voters not to lose heart or become apathetic

Obama asks students to stick with him this fall

MADISON, Wis. – President Barack Obama is telling young voters they must not become discouraged and let Republicans retake control of the federal government in the Nov. 2 elections.
Obama told thousands of students at the University of Wisconsin on Tuesday, “you’ve got to stick with me, you …. Original source  : Obama implores young voters not to lose heart or become apathetic.

NJ gov calls for tougher standards for teachers, paying them according to new measures

NJ gov: Change how public school teachers are paid

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wants to use new methods to evaluate and pay the state’s public school teachers.
Christie announced his education reform agenda Tuesday. It brings back many ideas he’s laid out previously.
He says teacher pay scales based solely on …. Original source  : NJ gov calls for tougher standards for teachers, paying them according to new measures.

Colleges, rural schools deliver aspiring teachers a new message: you can go home again

Rural teacher shortage leads schools to grow own

BUFFALO, Mo. – Suzanne Feldman realizes she’s an anomaly: a soon-to-be college graduate who wants to return to the languid rhythms of rural life rather than flee.
The aspiring high school math teacher is a member of the inaugural class of the Ozarks Teacher Corps, a group of southwest … Original article on : Colleges, rural schools deliver aspiring teachers a new message: you can go home again.

9th Circuit finds Calif calls interns ‘highly qualified’ teachers, dumps them on poor schools

Court finds Calif dumping interns on poor schools

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court has ruled that California illegally classified interns as “highly qualified” teachers and assigned them to schools in low-income and minority areas.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of poor families who claimed the state was dumping uncredentialed … Original source on Gaea Times at : 9th Circuit finds Calif calls interns ‘highly qualified’ teachers, dumps them on poor schools.

In neighborhood meeting, Obama highlights link between education, economy

Obama: Education key to economic success
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Determined to energize dispirited Democrats, President Barack Obama told New Mexico voters on Tuesday that Republicans would reverse the progress he’s made on education reform and student aid.

Addressing a small group in an Albuquerque family’s front yard, Obama shifted from his recent focus on the economy, which … Read more »».

Fidelity introduces FDIC-insured college savings option, Vanguard cuts Nevada 529 plan fees

College savings providers expand options, cut fees

BOSTON – One of the nation’s biggest providers of 529 college savings accounts is trying to entice investors seeking more conservative savings options, and a rival is cutting fees by nearly half on one of its biggest 529 plans.
Fidelity Investments said Tuesday it’s adding a new 529 plan, an …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Fidelity introduces FDIC-insured college savings option, Vanguard cuts Nevada 529 plan fees.

Mass. man critical of bullying case sues school official for removing him from public meeting

Mass. man sues school official over bullying case

BOSTON – A man claims in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that his free speech rights were violated when he was removed from a public meeting where he criticized school officials in the case of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after allegedly being bullied relentlessly.
Luke Gelinas says … Read more »».

New web tool helps determine ways to get more students to pursue science, technology careers

New tool helps explore path to more tech grads

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Policymakers and philanthropists have a new resource in the effort to increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering and math.
An online tool developed by the Business-Higher Education Forum with help from Ohio State University debuted Monday.
It allows people to see what combinations …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rs.3 crore donated for pharmacy college

GANDHINAGAR – The first Indian Chartered Accountant who practiced in Kenya, Manubhai Himabhai Patel, will donate Rs.3 crore to set up a Degree Pharmacy College in Gujarat.

Patel, 88, who lives in Ahmedabad, handed over the first cheque of Rs.1.5 crore to C.L. Patel, chairman of the Charutar Vidya Mandal, in the presence of his three …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

No entry for foreign lawyers, bar council tells government

NEW DELHI – The Bar Council of India (BCI) has said no to the entry of foreign lawyers into the country but added that the decision is not final, the law ministry said Tuesday.

“The Bar Council of India has decided not to permit foreign lawyers into India. The said decision, however, is being subjected to … Read : No entry for foreign lawyers, bar council tells government.

Orissa plans colour code for schools

BHUBANESWAR – Orissa is considering a colour code for all state-run school buildings, a minister said Tuesday.

“We are planning to implement a colour code for all school buildings in a phased manner,” School and Mass Education Department Minister Pratap Jena told IANS.
“We are holding discussions with experts to finalise which colours would be suitable. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Orissa plans colour code for schools.

Attacks reflect cultural challenges, says Australian envoy

NEW DELHI – The attacks on the Indian students in Australia were not due to racism but the “challenges of cultural spheres”, Australian High Commissioner Peter Verghese said Tuesday.

“There is a 250-300,000 diaspora in Australia. The student conflict in Australia sometime back happened not because of racism or globalisation but due to challenges in … Read more >>.

Now, e-learning content on USBs

HYDERABAD – Information technology (IT) solutions provider FirstObject Technologies Limited Tuesday said it has entered into an agreement with optical media giant Moser Baer India Limited for launching its e-education content on DVDs and USB drives.

“We plan to launch the DVDs and USBs in a phased manner throughout India by the end of October 2010,” …. Source article  : Now, e-learning content on USBs.

School kids walk for success of Delhi Games

NEW DELHI – Nearly 300 school children here Tuesday walked to promote the Delhi Commonwealth Games and lend the much-needed boost to the Oct 3-14 mega event.

Carrying colourful posters and placards, the students came up with interesting slogans on facts and sporting history of the Games.
The walk, organised by the Modern School, started from …. Source article  : School kids walk for success of Delhi Games.

Delhi government earns Rs.33 crore as registration fee

NEW DELHI – The Delhi government has collected Rs.33 crore in the first five months of this financial year through registration of properties compared to just 1.24 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, Revenue Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said Tuesday.

Chauhan said the collection was higher during the months of July and August. From April … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Delhi government earns Rs.33 crore as registration fee.

Parents to take ‘anti-narcotics’ oath for drug-free Himachal

SHIMLA – Parents in Himachal Pradesh will take an ‘anti-narcotics’ oath at the time of their children’s admission to school to ensure that the kids are “not hooked to drugs”, a senior official said Tuesday.

This comes just a few days after Director General of Police D.S. Manhas expressed concern over the rising drug menace among … Read more >>>.

Michigan lawmakers finish passing state budget; schools get increase, but cuts also involved

Michigan lawmakers finish passing state budget

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers wrapped up the final key pieces of the next state budget on Wednesday, without tax increases and with spending cuts in many programs other than aid to public schools.
The Legislature beat its budget-balancing deadline that coincides with the start of the new fiscal year Friday. [..] Read the original article: here.

Defense chief warns most Americans detached from wars, see service as something others do

Gates says too few in US bear the burdens of war

DURHAM, N.C. – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that most Americans have grown too detached from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and see military service as “something for other people to do.”
In a speech Wednesday at Duke University, Gates said this disconnect has …. Source  : Defense chief warns most Americans detached from wars, see service as something others do.

North Carolina officials say NCAA to hear school’s appeal of 2 players’ suspensions on Friday

UNC: NCAA to hear its appeal of 2 suspensions

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina officials say the NCAA has scheduled a Friday afternoon teleconference to hear the school’s appeal of the suspensions of two players.
Team spokesman Kevin Best said Wednesday the school is “hopeful” that it will learn Friday whether the suspensions of cornerback Kendric … Read : North Carolina officials say NCAA to hear school’s appeal of 2 players’ suspensions on Friday.

Medical education board approves shorter hours, better supervision for doctors-in-training

Shorter work hours are approved for rookie doctors

CHICAGO – Rookie doctors will be getting shorter work shifts, along with stricter supervision, but a medical student group said Wednesday that the changes don’t do enough to protect sleep-deprived residents and their patients.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s board of directors approved new rules on Tuesday … Read more : Medical education board approves shorter hours, better supervision for doctors-in-training.

House backs off plan to let Congress nominate Coast Guard Academy cadets to promote diversity

Congress stays out of Coast Guard Academy picks

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers upset over how few blacks attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have backed off their proposal to shift for the first time to congressional nominations of cadets, which have been required at the nation’s other service academies for decades.
On a voice vote, the House approved … Original article on : House backs off plan to let Congress nominate Coast Guard Academy cadets to promote diversity.

Big, fast and elusive, powerful RB Daniel Thomas the main reason Kansas State is undefeated

RB Thomas finally on track and K-State undefeated

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Out of the corner of his eye, Kansas State quarterback Carson Coffman saw something that made him gulp.
An unblocked Iowa State safety was flashing into the backfield, taking dead aim at Daniel Thomas just as he was getting the ball.
But suddenly Thomas dipped a shoulder, … Read more »».

CPSC guidance on children’s product definition could doom science kits for youngest children

Kids’ science kits may take hit from safety ruling

WASHINGTON – One of the tools that teachers use to get kids jazzed about science – hands-on science kits – could face an uncertain future amid a debate on safety.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been mired for weeks in deliberation as it writes guidelines on what … Read : CPSC guidance on children’s product definition could doom science kits for youngest children.

SAfrican university rebuffs call to cut ties with Israeli university but urges reconciliation

SAfrican school presses Israelis on Palestinians

JOHANNESBURG – University of Johannesburg professors rejected calls to sever ties with an Israeli university Wednesday, but called on Ben-Gurion University to work with its Palestinian counterparts.
Calls for similar academic boycotts to protest Israel’s Palestinian policies also have failed in the West.
The South African university’s faculty senate met Wednesday to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Now, learn magic at Kerala University

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Now you can enrol for professional magic courses at Kerala University as courses conducted by the Magic Academy have been recognised by the university here.

The courses have been recognised by Kerala University’s Centre for Adult Continuing Education Extension (CACEE).
In the initial stage, a 100-hour certificate course and a diploma course … Read more »»».

APNewsBreak: Charter School Growth Fund aims to raise $160M for starting new schools

APNewsBreak: Charter school group to raise $160M

ATLANTA – Groups hoping to open charter schools across the country could soon have millions more dollars available.
The Charter School Growth Fund is announcing a $160 million fundraising campaign Wednesday – the largest-ever aimed at helping start more of the nontraditional public schools nationwide. The goal is to establish … Original article on : APNewsBreak: Charter School Growth Fund aims to raise $160M for starting new schools.

For-profit colleges accused of pumping up job stats, replacing dropouts with new recruits

For-profit colleges hit again in Senate hearings

A career adviser at a large for-profit college, testifying Thursday before a Senate committee, said her employer used “tricks and sleight of hand” to exaggerate job placement statistics given to prospective students.
The latest in a series of hearings scrutinizing for-profit higher education also produced the most intense partisan finger-pointing … Read more >>>.

Facebook’s founder remains all but unknown, despite creating world where personal is public

Facebook founder’s story no longer his alone

The Harvard dormitory where Facebook was born is a red brick and ivy-draped campus castle that, beyond just being a place to sleep and study, has long prided itself as a community of the best and the brightest.
But Kirkland House – where a curly-haired 19-year-old prodigy named Mark Zuckerberg … Read more >>.

2 Metro buses collide in rainy weather in Maryland outside DC; 26 people suffer minor injuries

26 hurt as 2 Metro buses collide in DC suburb

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Authorities say 26 people including high school students were hurt after a Metro bus rear-ended another bus from the Washington-area transit system in pouring rain in a Maryland suburb.
The Thursday morning accident comes a day after a tour bus carrying DC sightseers … Original source on Gaea Times at : 2 Metro buses collide in rainy weather in Maryland outside DC; 26 people suffer minor injuries.

2 Metro buses collide in rainy weather in Maryland outside DC; 17 people suffer minor injuries

17 hurt as 2 Metro buses collide in DC suburb

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Authorities say 17 people are hurt after a Metro bus rear-ended another bus from the Washington-area transit system in a Maryland suburb.
The Thursday morning accident comes a day after a tour bus carrying DC sightseers plunged off a highway in another Maryland …. Original source  : 2 Metro buses collide in rainy weather in Maryland outside DC; 17 people suffer minor injuries.

Break for Games will not affect syllabus, say schools

NEW DELHI – The close of schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) during the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will not affect the completion of the syllabus as alternative plans have been made to deal with the break, school authorities said Thursday.

Delhi government officials had asked schools to extend their autumn … Read more : Break for Games will not affect syllabus, say schools.

Post CWG should see demand in sports management courses

SHILLONG – With India playing host to global sporting events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games that are expected to boost the market for sport management professionals in the country, the mood regarding placements is upbeat on the campus of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong.

IIM-S is one of the early birds to have a course …. Original article  : Post CWG should see demand in sports management courses.

Chinese school donates fund for Pakistan flood victims

ISLAMABAD – An elementary school in China organised a fund-raiser for collecting donations for the flood-hit people of Pakistan.

The principal of the school in Gongyi city in Henan province sent a cheque of 1,506 yuan ($220) to the Pakistani ambassador to China, Masood Khan, the Online news agency reported.
In a letter, the school …. Source  : Chinese school donates fund for Pakistan flood victims.

Kapil Sibal, make higher education stress-free too! (Comment)

When it comes to taking any decisions on the hallowed portals of engineering and management education, even a visionary and an overzealous human resource development minister like Kapil Sibal has to contend with the slow and time-consuming process of decision-making.

The need for de-stressing the transition from secondary schools to graduate programmes in engineering is …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Kapil Sibal, make higher education stress-free too! (Comment).

1970s college-student upheaval rocks academia for laughs, in A.R. Gurney’s ‘Office hours’

Students kickin’ the old school in ‘Office Hours’

NEW YORK – “Throw the bums out!” – an expression usually associated with baseball or politics – is the threatened fate of those “dead white males” once regarded as sacred giants of Western literature in A.R. Gurney’s new comedy, “Office Hours.”
It may also be the fate of those …. Source article  : 1970s college-student upheaval rocks academia for laughs, in A.R. Gurney’s ‘Office hours’.

Justice Department, Boston school settle investigation over lack of English instruction

Feds, Boston schools settle English learner probe

BOSTON – Federal officials and the Boston Public Schools have reached an agreement over allegations that the school district violated federal law by not providing English instruction to students with a limited grasp of the language, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday.
Under the agreement, Boston Public Schools agreed to … Read more : Justice Department, Boston school settle investigation over lack of English instruction.

Putnam rolls out new 529 plan, includes first absolute return plan for college savers

Putnam rolls out new 529 college savings plan

Putnam Investments said Friday it is offering a new 529 college savings plan that includes the choice of an absolute return mutual fund. It’s the first college savings plan to include these investment funds designed to generate returns above the level of inflation over a 3-year period.
529 plans …. Source  : Putnam rolls out new 529 plan, includes first absolute return plan for college savers.

Students smoke as Delhi completes two-year ban

NEW DELHI – A 16-year-old boy standing outside his school in Delhi puffs on a cigarette and tries to make smoke rings with a group of his friends Friday, a day before a ban on smoking in public places in the capital completes two years. And with some attitude, he says: “I don’t smoke much, …. Source article  : Students smoke as Delhi completes two-year ban.

‘MCD schools sidelined in CWG celebrations’

NEW DELHI – Students of schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have been ignored and left out of the Commonwealth Games celebrations, MCD education committee chairman Mahendra Nagpal said Friday.

“Not even a single MCD school student was invited to participate in any Games activity by the organising committee and the Delhi …. Source  : ‘MCD schools sidelined in CWG celebrations’.

Delhi students see red as house rent shoots, courtesy CWG

NEW DELHI – Make hay when the sun shines. The Commonwealth Games may not be getting that many visitors but that has not stopped rapacious landlords from significantly increasing rents and adding to woes of hundreds of students, particularly in north Delhi near the Delhi University campus.

According to Ramesh Sharma of R.K. Properties in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Chaulia named vice dean at O.P. Jindal University

CHANDIGARH – Oxford Universiry alumni Sreeram Sundar Chaulia has been named the first vice dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs at the O.P Jindal Global University in Haryana.

According to a statement issued by the university, the new school has been launched through a partnership with the Institute for Sustainability and Peace established … Original source on Gaea Times at : Chaulia named vice dean at O.P. Jindal University.

Beyond condoms: A decade of abstinence-only ends as feds fund comprehensive sex-ed programs

New sex ed funding ends decade of abstinence-only

MIAMI – For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren’t based solely on abstinence. But they’re not just about handing out condoms, either.
Beginning this school year, a five-year, $375 million grant is being divided among 28 programs …. Original source  : Beyond condoms: A decade of abstinence-only ends as feds fund comprehensive sex-ed programs.

Israel: School principal summoned to hearing over textbook presenting Palestinian narrative

Israel: Principal faces hearing over textbook

JERUSALEM – An Israeli high school principal has been summoned for a hearing by the country’s Education Ministry for using a textbook that presents the Palestinian narrative about events surrounding Israel’s creation in 1948, officials said Friday.
The controversy at the school in southern Israel reflects how charged the events surrounding …. Read the original article  : Israel: School principal summoned to hearing over textbook presenting Palestinian narrative.

Rutgers pays tribute at game to student who committed suicide after sex encounter went online

Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers University paid a public tribute Saturday at a football game to a student who committed suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
Most in the crowd bowed their heads after a public address announcer requested a moment of silence for 18-year-old freshman …. Source  : Gaea News Network.