Education News – Weekly Newsletter for October 4-11, 2010

Education News – Weekly Newsletter for October 4-11, 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010

Bronze age cities built by Aryans discovered

LONDON – Archaeologists have discovered bronze age cities built by the Aryans in a remote Russian region, dating back to the beginning of Western civilisation in Europe.

Archaeologists have identified 20 of the spiral-shaped settlements that were built some 4,000 years ago shortly after the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
The buildings were believed to be … Read more : Bronze age cities built by Aryans discovered.

Haryana gears up to be education hub

CHANDIGARH – Having attracted a lot of industrial investment in the last three decades, Haryana is charting a new course for itself – as an education hub that can boast of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) among other institutes.

“We want Haryana to become number …. Original source : Haryana gears up to be education hub.

Rutgers holding vigil for student who committed suicide after dorm sex encounter went online

Rutgers to hold vigil for student who killed self

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi was to be held Sunday night on the steps of Brower Commons, on the school’s … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Rutgers holding vigil for student who committed suicide after dorm sex encounter went online.

Rutgers holding vigil for late student who committed suicide after sex encounter went online

Rutgers holding silent vigil for late student

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi will be held Sunday night on the steps of Brower Commons, on the school’s College Avenue campus … Original source on Gaea Times at : Rutgers holding vigil for late student who committed suicide after sex encounter went online.

Colleges use car-sharing to cut on parking congestion; students rent vehicles to save money

Colleges use car-sharing to cut down congestion

BOISE, Idaho – On a campus where students outnumber parking spaces nearly three to one, Boise State University has finally convinced 23-year-old Wayel Alwayel he no longer needs the car he brought to campus with him as a freshman.
The new hybrid car parked near the student union building this … Read more : Colleges use car-sharing to cut on parking congestion; students rent vehicles to save money.

‘In his DNA’: A comic book collector’s donation helps him discover the fine art of letting go

Comic book collector learns fine art of letting go

Jose Alaniz spent about a week sorting and packing each comic book – carefully, lovingly. There were 12 boxes of them, comics he’d collected since his mother bought him his first one at age 6.
He took time to look through them all. The Defenders. The Incredible Hulk. … Read more >>.

Whitman, Brown tangle over immigration, illegal maid controversy, in heated governor’s debate

Whitman, Brown tangle on immigration, illegal maid

FRESNO, Calif. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Democratic rival Jerry Brown traded barbs over immigration policy and Whitman’s illegal immigrant housekeeper during a heated debate that was aimed at California’s growing Latino population.
Both candidates hoped to score points with the crucial voting bloc during Saturday’s face-off, the … Read more : Whitman, Brown tangle over immigration, illegal maid controversy, in heated governor’s debate.

Obama touts stronger bonds between companies, community colleges, but plan faces hurdles

Big-name companies to help colleges train workers

As the White House stages a first-of-its-kind community college summit Tuesday, the Obama administration is proposing that stronger partnerships between two-year public colleges and big-name U.S. employers such as McDonald’s and The Gap will help better match workers with jobs during the economic recovery and beyond.
Community college officials welcomed … Original article on : Obama touts stronger bonds between companies, community colleges, but plan faces hurdles.

Obama, Jill Biden to participate in first-ever White House summit on community colleges

Obama holds 1st summit on community colleges at WH

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is turning the education spotlight on community colleges, enlisting career teacher and second lady Jill Biden to preside over the first-ever White House summit on the system of schools he’s counting on to help produce an additional 8 million graduates by 2020.
While …. Read the original article : Obama, Jill Biden to participate in first-ever White House summit on community colleges.

AP Poll: Americans see community colleges as viable option for some students

AP Poll: Americans support community colleges

The vast majority of Americans feel it is better for some students to go to community college instead of a four-year school, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and Stanford University released Tuesday.
Respondents rated community colleges as excellent or good at nearly the same rate as four-year …. Source article on Gaea Times at : AP Poll: Americans see community colleges as viable option for some students.

Anand Mahindra gifts Harvard $10 mn for humanities centre

WASHINGTON – Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra has given Harvard University $10 million, the largest gift for the study of humanities in its history, at its centre now renamed Mahindra Humanities Centre.

The support is in honour of his mother, Indira Mahindra. It will advance the unique interdisciplinary collaborations led by Centre director, Homi Bhabha, the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Anand Mahindra gifts Harvard $10 mn for humanities centre.

Obama, Jill Biden to address first White House summit on community colleges

Obama to address WH summit on community colleges

WASHINGTON – Shining a spotlight on community colleges at a White House summit, President Barack Obama will call attention to a system of low-budget schools he expects will train future workers and help make the U.S. first in the world in the proportion of students earning college degrees.
But … Read : Obama, Jill Biden to address first White House summit on community colleges.

RI’s Brown University names hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean visiting fellow in Africana studies

Wyclef Jean named fellow at RI’s Brown University

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island’s Brown University says hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY’-klef zhahn) has accepted an appointment as a visiting fellow in its Department of Africana Studies for the 2010-11 academic year.
The Ivy League school says the Haitian Grammy Award winner will engage in activities related to …. Read the original article : RI’s Brown University names hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean visiting fellow in Africana studies.

No place to hide for Panthers rookie QB Clausen, who is learning tough lessons

Panthers rookie QB Clausen learning tough lessons

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jimmy Clausen was better. There were no bobbled snaps, he threw his first NFL touchdown pass and the Carolina Panthers doubled their offensive output from a week earlier.
It just wasn’t enough to produce that elusive first win. And the chaotic, failed final drive in New Orleans …. Source article : No place to hide for Panthers rookie QB Clausen, who is learning tough lessons.

In forum on training, Obama suddenly debates GOP call to extend all Bush tax cuts

Obama slams GOP over tax and spending cut plans

WASHINGTON – Intending to talk about colleges and worker training, President Barack Obama on Monday suddenly found himself in a spirited, election-year debate with a business advisory group about whose tax cuts should be extended and for how long.
At a meeting of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory … Read more »».

Resources a click or call away for gay youth, loved ones and communities in light of suicides

Support, counseling, education for gay youth

Campus Pride. Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Support and other resources for gay young people are out there, sometimes only a click or a phone call away, but advocates said the recent suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and other teens … Original source on Gaea Times at : Resources a click or call away for gay youth, loved ones and communities in light of suicides.

Where Bella met Edward: Twilight for fading Forks high school facade that can’t be saved

It’s twilight for fading Forks high school facade

FORKS, Wash. – The end is near for the brick facade of the oldest Forks high school in Washington state, described in the “Twilight” novels as the place where heroine Bella Swan meets vampire love Edward Cullen.
Often photographed by “Twilight” fans, the main doorway from the 1920’s-era building …. Source : Where Bella met Edward: Twilight for fading Forks high school facade that can’t be saved.

Announcing new training plan, Obama warns GOP budget cuts would hurt education

Obama slams GOP over threatened education cuts

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says Republicans sharpening their budget ax would damage the American economy by taking a big whack at education spending.
Opening a meeting of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board on Monday, Obama said he agrees with the GOP that America’s fiscal situation is “untenable,” but … Read : Announcing new training plan, Obama warns GOP budget cuts would hurt education.

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of NJ’s school district ban on religious music

Court won’t hear appeal of religious song ban

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t reconsider whether a New Jersey school district can constitutionally ban celebratory religious music.
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Stratechuk. He sued in 2004, saying the South Orange-Maplewood school district’s ban violated the First Amendment’s freedom of … Read more : Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of NJ’s school district ban on religious music.

Indian Science Congress 2011 to see five Nobel laureates

CHENNAI – Five Nobel Laureates and several eminent scientists from across the world are expected to participate in the 98th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) to be held here Jan 3-7, 2011, officials said Monday.

“To be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the theme of the Congress 2011 will be ‘Quality …. Source article : Indian Science Congress 2011 to see five Nobel laureates.

US in fight for future with India, China, says Obama

WASHINGTON – Saying that the United States was in a fight for the future with countries like India and China, President Barack Obama has taken strong exception to opposition Republican move to slash the education budget.

He strongly disagreed “with the economic plan that was released last week by the Republican leaders in Congress, which … Original source on Gaea Times at : US in fight for future with India, China, says Obama.

AP-GfK Poll: GOP edge with working-class whites doubles as economy, dislike for Obama hit home

AP-GfK Poll: Working-class whites shun Dems

WASHINGTON – Desperate for jobs and cool toward President Barack Obama, working-class whites are flocking to Republicans, turning a group long wary of Democrats into an even bigger impediment to the party’s drive to keep control of Congress.
An Associated Press-GfK poll shows whites without four-year college degrees preferring GOP candidates …. Original source : AP-GfK Poll: GOP edge with working-class whites doubles as economy, dislike for Obama hit home.

2 southern Utah high school students hit by lightning reported in critical condition

Lightning hits 2 Utah high schools students

SALT LAKE CITY – School district officials say two Utah teenagers have been flown to a Las Vegas hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by lightning outside their high school.
Brad Ferguson, spokesman for the Washington County school district, says Christopher “Dane” Zdunich and Alex Lambson were standing outside …. Source article on Gaea Times at : 2 southern Utah high school students hit by lightning reported in critical condition.

Emmert steps into new NCAA job with full plate of presidential issues on table

New NCAA President takes over with full plate

INDIANAPOLIS – NCAA President Mark Emmert had a full schedule on his first full day at headquarters.
Sports fans are watching every twist in the wide-ranging agent investigation, university presidents want to see how Emmert will enhance academic reforms, schools are eager to get their big paychecks and Emmert …. Original article : Emmert steps into new NCAA job with full plate of presidential issues on table.

Obama calls community colleges crucial to nation’s future, seeks to boost graduation rate

Obama seeks to boost community colleges
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called Tuesday for community colleges to produce an additional 5 million graduates by 2020 as he convened a White House summit to spotlight the two-year institutions he said are more important than ever to the country’s competitiveness.

Calling them the “unsung heroes of America’s education system,” …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Obama calls community colleges crucial to nation’s future, seeks to boost graduation rate.

UCF, UAB look to take advantage of national TV spotlight and rebound from tough losses

UCF, UAB look to take advantage of spotlight game

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida coach George O’Leary will do just about anything to get his team on national television, let alone be the featured game. UAB coach Neil Callaway is the same way.
Now if their teams can only figure out how to make good use of …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Student facing privacy-invasion charge in Rutgers suicide case is innocent, lawyers say

Lawyers: Student charged in Rutgers case innocent

NEWARK, N.J. – Lawyers for one of the two Rutgers University students accused of secretly webcasting the sex life of a fellow freshman who later committed suicide said Tuesday that their client is innocent.
Prosecutors have charged Molly Wei, of Princeton, and fellow Rutgers freshman Dharun Ravi of Plainsboro, both [..] Read the original article: here.

Aligarh varsity students demand union’s restoration

ALIGARH – Aligarh Muslim University students Tuesday staged a sit-in outside Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis’ office to demand restoration of their union which was dissolved in 2007.

The vice chancellor’s office blamed outsiders for inciting trouble on the campus. An official said the students were invited for talks but nobody turned up.
The agitating … Original source on Gaea Times at : Aligarh varsity students demand union’s restoration.

At White House community college summit, Obama calls schools crucial to nation’s future

Obama calls schools vital for US competitiveness

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to see community colleges produce an additional 5 million graduates by 2020, arguing the schools are crucial to America’s future competitiveness.
Obama made his comments in the East Room as he convened his first White House summit on community colleges.
The purpose …. Source article on Gaea Times at : At White House community college summit, Obama calls schools crucial to nation’s future.

Sallie Mae study shows saving for college remains a top priority, education needed on methods

New study: College savings remains family priority

DES MOINES, Iowa – Parents remain determined to save money for college even in the tough economy, but they’re not always choosing the methods that give them the best bang for their buck.
The nation’s leading college lender Sallie Mae released Tuesday its second annual study of college students and …. Read the original article : here.

Wrestling coach who said Christianity cost him job at Mich. school settles case for $24,500

Mich. school paid to settle religion suit by coach

DETROIT – A wrestling coach who claimed he lost his job at a suburban Detroit high school because of his Christian beliefs has settled the lawsuit for $24,500.
Gerald Marszalek also received $500 from Dearborn Public Schools in June in exchange for waiving any claim of age discrimination. … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Wrestling coach who said Christianity cost him job at Mich. school settles case for $24,500.

How the poll was conducted

How the poll was conducted
The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the midterm elections was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Sept. 8-13, 2010. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults. Interviews were conducted with 700 respondents on landline telephones and … Read more : How the poll was conducted.

Teachers’ strike affects 50,000 school children in Meghalaya

SHILLONG – The indefinite strike called by over 3,000 teachers Monday to protest the Meghalaya government’s failure to clear their pending arrears has affected more than 50,000 students across the state.

Over 3,000 school teachers under the banner of Khasi Jaintia Deficit School Teachers’ Association (KJDSTA) and Garo Hills Deficit School Teachers’ and Employees … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Teachers’ strike affects 50,000 school children in Meghalaya.

Apple fighting jury order to pay $625.5 million to computer professor’s firm in patent suit

Apple challenges $625.5M patent-infringement award

SEATTLE – Apple Inc. is challenging a federal jury’s order that it pay $625.5 million in damages for violating a small technology company’s patents.
If upheld, the verdict would be one of the largest in a patent lawsuit.
Last Friday, the jury in Tyler, Texas, found that Apple infringed on three patents held … Original source on Gaea Times at : Apple fighting jury order to pay $625.5 million to computer professor’s firm in patent suit.

Rs.120 crore to Andhra for scholarship

NEW DELHI – The central government has released Rs.120 crore to the Andhra Pradesh government under the centrally-sponsored scheme of post-matric scholarship for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, said a statement released here Tuesday.

“The ministry of social justice and empowerment has released an amount of Rs.120,41,64,000 as central assistance to the government of …. Read the original article : Rs.120 crore to Andhra for scholarship.

Thousands of Romanian teachers protest public sector wage cuts

Thousands of Romanian teachers protest wage cuts

BUCHAREST, Romania – About 5,000 Romanian teachers and education employees protested Tuesday in the capital over austerity measures implemented by the government to trim the budget deficit amid a deep recession.
They demanded decent salaries, more investment in education and an end to layoffs.
“We are humiliated,” said 34-year-old Elisabeta Cozma, …. Original article : Thousands of Romanian teachers protest public sector wage cuts.

Killed British troops’ kids to get free degree courses

LONDON – Children of British troops, who died on active duty since 1990, have been offered free degree courses, a media report said Tuesday.

An annual 8,200-pound scholarships will be on offer – enough to cover tuition fees, rent plus any extra books and equipment. Around 100 kids a year are expected to take …. Read the original article : Killed British troops’ kids to get free degree courses.

Obama to highlight the important roles played by community colleges and women in business

Obama highlighting community colleges
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is shining a spotlight on community colleges.

The president is attending the White House Summit on Community Colleges on Tuesday and plans to make the case that they play a critical role in developing America’s workforce and in helping the nation reach its educational goals.
Earlier in the day, …. Original source : Obama to highlight the important roles played by community colleges and women in business.

AP-mtvU Poll: High tech tools connect college students but also bring stress, vulnerability

Poll: Technology connects students, brings stress

WASHINGTON – Technology has become so entwined with college students’ often frantic lives that most in a new survey say they’d be more frazzled without it.
Yet The Associated Press-mtvU Poll, released Thursday, also found that being perpetually connected comes at a cost. While 57 percent of students said life without …. Original source : AP-mtvU Poll: High tech tools connect college students but also bring stress, vulnerability.

AP-mtvU Poll: High-tech tools connect college students but also bring stress, vulnerability

AP-mtvU Poll: Technology brings connection, stress

WASHINGTON – Technology has become so entwined with college students’ often frantic lives that most in a new survey say they’d be more frazzled without it.
Yet The Associated Press-mtvU Poll, released Thursday, also found that being perpetually connected comes at a cost. While 57 percent of students said life without … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : AP-mtvU Poll: High-tech tools connect college students but also bring stress, vulnerability.

LA schools’ proposed layoffs system could be landmark, but teachers union promises a challenge

LA schools seek layoffs system opposed by union

LOS ANGELES – A proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation’s second-largest school district is being hailed as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation, but the city’s teachers union said Wednesday that it … Original article on : LA schools’ proposed layoffs system could be landmark, but teachers union promises a challenge.

Utah teens hit by lightning after school said to be recovering at Las Vegas hospital

Utah teens hit by lightning said to be recovering

LAS VEGAS – A trauma doctor treating one of two Utah teenagers struck by lightning said Wednesday the boy will likely recover but could be left with burn scars across his body.
Alex Lambson, 17, was in an induced coma at University Medical Center, where he was being [..] Read the original article: here.

AP-GfK Poll: GOP edge with working-class whites resembles elections when party was victorious

AP-GfK Poll: Working-class whites move toward GOP

WASHINGTON – Working-class whites are favoring Republicans in numbers that parallel the GOP tide of 1994 when the party grabbed control of the House after four decades.
The increased GOP tilt by these voters, a major hurdle for Democrats struggling to keep control of Congress in next month’s elections, reflects …. Source : AP-GfK Poll: GOP edge with working-class whites resembles elections when party was victorious.

Brazil judge rules college must compensate student expelled for wearing mini-dress

Brazil college to pay for mini-dress expulsion

SAO PAULO – The private college that expelled a student who wore a short, pink dress to class has been ordered to pay her more than US$20,000 in compensation, a court announced Wednesday.
Judge Rodrigo Gorga Campos ordered Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo to pay Geisy Arruda 40,000 …. Read the original article : Brazil judge rules college must compensate student expelled for wearing mini-dress.

Free entry for students to Games venues?

NEW DELHI – If Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has her way, students will get to see the Commonwealth Games events for free.

Realizing that many venues were hardly attracting crowds, the Delhi government Wednesday asked the Games Organising Committee (OC) to provide free entry to school and college students, informed sources said.
All that … Read more »».

ACLU sues NC school over suspension of student with nose piercing; she claims it is her faith

ACLU sues NC school over student’s nose piercing

RALEIGH, N.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a North Carolina school violated the constitutional rights of a 14-year-old student by suspending her for wearing a nose piercing.
The lawsuit from the state chapter of the ACLU seeks a court order allowing …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Amita Chattopadhyay first vice chancellor of Presidency University

KOLKATA – Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay is all set to be the first vice chancellor of the Presidency University.

Chattopadhyay is an alumnus of the Presidency College and a retired professor of the Jadavpur University.
I am really happy. To be more frank, I am overwhelmed. It is a great honour for me …. Original source : Amita Chattopadhyay first vice chancellor of Presidency University.

2 Japanese, American win chemistry Nobel for key chemical tool that spawned drugs, electronics

Trio wins Nobel for key chemical tool
STOCKHOLM – An American and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and in agriculture and electronics.

Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were honored for their development in …. Read the original article : 2 Japanese, American win chemistry Nobel for key chemical tool that spawned drugs, electronics.

PM likely to inaugurate science meet in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may inaugurate Third World Academy of Sciences’ (TWAS) general meeting and lay the foundation stone for the Hyderabad campus of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research here Oct 19, an official said Wednesday.

State Information and Public Relations Minister J. Geeta Reddy told reporters, after a meeting of the … Original source on Gaea Times at : PM likely to inaugurate science meet in Hyderabad.

Plea against Aligarh Muslim University centres dismissed

ALIGARH – The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition against the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) decision to set up two new centres at Malappuram in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal, a varsity official said Friday.

“The division bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Chief Justice F.I. Rebello and Justice [..] Read the original article: here.

Scottish academics, locals protest honorary university degree for tycoon Donald Trump

Scots protest Donald Trump honorary degree

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Donald Trump is to receive an honorary degree in business from a Scottish university on Friday despite protests from local residents who say his massive 750-million-pound ($1.2-billion) golf resort could force them out of their homes.
Critics at Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen argue that the U.S. reality … Original article on : Scottish academics, locals protest honorary university degree for tycoon Donald Trump.

Allahabad University hostel turns into classroom for poor children

ALLAHABAD – Carrying a sack on his shoulder, Bhola, 12, a ragpicker, enters the hostel of Allahabad University. He is there not to collect discarded items but to become literate under the guidance of a group of students there.

Students of the Hindu Hostel in Allahabad University have started a virtual school in their rooms …. Original source : Allahabad University hostel turns into classroom for poor children.

Uganda seeks easier study visas, job permits in India

NEW DELHI – With over 800 Ugandan students in India, which has emerged as a preferred destination for higher studies among African nations, Kampala is keen to sign a pact with New Delhi to make it easier for study visas and short-term job permits.

“We are discussing the work visa issue with Indian authorities. Hundreds …. Original article : Uganda seeks easier study visas, job permits in India.

Rutgers president says university responded appropriately to webcam spying complaint

Rutgers president defends response in suicide case

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The president of Rutgers University says the university responded appropriately to a complaint by a student whose gay sexual encounter was broadcast online that his roommate was spying on him with a webcam.
Richard McCormick told The Star-Ledger of Newark on Thursday that he personally reviewed [..] Read the original article: here.

Family ties: A Dooley is back between the hedges, and the Big Dog will sit this one out

This time, a Dooley is trying to beat the Dawgs

ATHENS, Ga. – Derek Dooley says it’s no big deal. His father knows better.
So Vince Dooley is sitting this one out.
The retired Georgia coach will naturally be cheering for his son when Tennessee faces the Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on Saturday. But the thought of a … Read : Family ties: A Dooley is back between the hedges, and the Big Dog will sit this one out.

It’s for you! OKC students receiving free phones, minutes, as part of motivational experiment

Will free phones, minutes motivate OKC students?

OKLAHOMA CITY – Selected Oklahoma City Public Schools students will receive free cell phones and minutes as part of a Harvard University economist’s research into academic motivation.
Plans call for 1,500 local middle-school students to receive the phones Friday, as what is dubbed The Million program is rolled out in … Original source on Gaea Times at : It’s for you! OKC students receiving free phones, minutes, as part of motivational experiment.

In a shift, young adults with college degrees more likely to marry than those less educated

College-educated young adults more likely to marry

WASHINGTON – Young adults with college degrees are now more likely to be married than those who are less educated, a reversal of longtime trends as the struggling economy pushes weddings to all-time lows.
About 62 percent of college-educated 30-year-olds were married or had been married, compared with 60 percent …. Original article on Gaea Times at : In a shift, young adults with college degrees more likely to marry than those less educated.

ICAI inks pact with United Stock Exchange for training

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed an agreement with United Stock Exchange for training in currency derivatives.

As part of memorandum of understanding (MoU), members of ICAI will be educated by United Stock Exchange through seminars, panel discussions and workshops on financial markets and corporate governance, … Original article on : ICAI inks pact with United Stock Exchange for training.

Pakistan PM\’s son\’s graduation to be probed

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
ISLAMABAD – The graduation degree of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani\’s son is being probed after he took the examination from a centre that was not allotted by the Punjab University, a media report said Thursday.

The university\’s Unfair Means Committee is yet to verify whether Abdul Qadir Gilani holds a genuine degree, …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Pakistan PM\’s son\’s graduation to be probed.

LSR principal to be DU\’s first woman vice chancellor? (Second Lead)

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI – Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may be the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University. But the veteran educationist, who is also an India-Pakistan peacenik, said Thursday that she was not aware of the development.

Deepak Pental\’s five-year term as vice chancellor has ended, a senior university official …. Original article on Gaea Times at : LSR principal to be DU\’s first woman vice chancellor? (Second Lead).

DU to seek lifting of radioactive substances ban

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI – A team of Delhi University officials Thursday headed to Mumbai to meet the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officials and request them to lift the ban on use of radioactive substances in the university\’s laboratories.

A.K. Bakshi, head of the chemistry department, said: \”We are going to meet officials at the …. Read the original article : DU to seek lifting of radioactive substances ban.

Facebook comments leave 16 Chandigarh students suspended

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
CHANDIGARH – Indecent and abusive comments posted on social networking site Facebook about a female mathematics teacher saw 16 students of a leading private school suspended from their institution.

The students, all from Class 12 of Vivek High School in Sector 38 here, were suspended for three months, school authorities confirmed Thursday.
The incident …. Original source : Facebook comments leave 16 Chandigarh students suspended.

Delhi University to get woman vice chancellor?

NEW DELHI – Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may become the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University, informed sources said Thursday.

Deepak Pental’s five-year term as vice chancellor has ended, a senior university official said. “From what we know, Meenakshi Gopinath will take over this month. It’s not official yet.
“It …. Source : Gaea News Network.

LA teachers union promises challenge to layoff pact that experts hail as as landmark

LA teachers union will challenge layoff pact

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles teachers union is promising to challenge a proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation’s second-largest school district, while education experts hail it as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the … Read : LA teachers union promises challenge to layoff pact that experts hail as as landmark.

American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis brings jazz music, message of unity to young Cubans

Wynton Marsalis brings music, message to Cuba

HAVANA – American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis took hundreds of star-struck young Cubans on a musical history lesson Friday that showed the deep connections shared by U.S. and Cuban music – even if the Cold War enemies are separated by a half century of animosity.
Marsalis and his New York-based Jazz … Read more : American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis brings jazz music, message of unity to young Cubans.

Deaths of 4 bullied teenagers at Ohio high school produce lawsuits and much soul-searching

1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand

MENTOR, Ohio – Sladjana Vidovic’s body lay in an open casket, dressed in the sparkly pink dress she had planned to wear to the prom. Days earlier, she had tied one end of a rope around her neck and the other around a bed post before …. Original article : Deaths of 4 bullied teenagers at Ohio high school produce lawsuits and much soul-searching.

Donald Trump gets honorary degree in Scotland and drops hints about running for president

Donald Trump in Scotland hints about presidency

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Donald Trump used a trip to Scotland on Friday to give his strongest hint yet that he may run for U.S. president in 2012.
After picking up an honorary degree from a Scottish university, the American property tycoon told journalists his country needs better leadership and he …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Donald Trump gets honorary degree in Scotland and drops hints about running for president.

Attorney: Judge tells NC school to admit girl suspended over faith-inspired nose piercing

Lawyer: Judge tells school to take pierced NC girl

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge ordered a North Carolina school to admit a 14-year-old high school student suspended for wearing a nose piercing she says is part of her religion, and the teenager was headed to science class Friday afternoon.
U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard announced his … Original source on Gaea Times at : Attorney: Judge tells NC school to admit girl suspended over faith-inspired nose piercing.

Connecticut admits men’s basketball violations; school imposes loss of scholarship, probation

Connecticut admits violations in men’s basketball

HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has admitted its men’s basketball program committed major NCAA recruiting violations and has imposed its own sanctions, including two years’ probation and a loss of one scholarship for the next two seasons.
But the university says the evidence does not support the NCAA allegation …. Source : Gaea News Network.

UAE students to get cyber security training

Abu Dhabi, Oct 8 (IANS/WAM) School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will undergo special cyber security training to learn various safety measures while using the internet.

A series of lessons will be offered to school children during an “information security awareness camp” launched across the nation by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and …. Original source : UAE students to get cyber security training.

Do teachers get tenure for breathing? NYC teachers say no, mayor says system will change

Teacher tenure for breathing? NYC says no longer

NEW YORK – Do public school teachers get tenure just by breathing?
It’s a claim made by a charter school leader in the education documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” which places much of the blame for bad schools nationwide on union rules that protect incompetent teachers.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on … Read more »».

We need to look beyond students’ fee hike: IIM Calcutta director

KOLKATA – Options other than students’ fee hike should be generated to augment the source of income of institutes, director of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) Shekhar Chaudhuri said here Friday.

I personally feel that options other than hiking of students fees for income generation should be explored,” Chaudhuri told reporters at the …. Source : We need to look beyond students’ fee hike: IIM Calcutta director.

Vermont high school cancels homecoming dance citing raunchy moves, drug use at previous one

Vt. school cancels dance over raunchy moves, drugs

MONTPELIER, Vt. – There isn’t going to be a homecoming dance at Vermont’s Montpelier High School this year because of concerns about dirty dancing and student drug use.
Montpelier High School Principal Peter Evans says he made the decision to cancel Saturday’s dance because of complaints that followed a …. Source article : Vermont high school cancels homecoming dance citing raunchy moves, drug use at previous one.

Newark high school students use Facebook to promote protest of school conditions, cleanliness

Newark high school students protest conditions

NEWARK, N.J. – Two weeks after Newark schools received a $100 million donation from the founder of Facebook, students in one high school there used the social networking site to stage a protest.
On Thursday, students at Barringer High School in Newark walked out of class in protest, saying their school [..] Read the original article: here.

Free education for CWG medal winning students

NEW DELHI – To encourage sports talent in the country, the government will bear the education cost of those students who win medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said here Friday.

As a token of appreciation and a gesture towards encouraging sports talent among students of all categories, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Free education for CWG medal winning students.

Argh, classmates! Johnny Depp visits UK school after kids ask for pirate lessons

Argh, classmates! Pirate Johnny Depp at UK school

LONDON – Shiver me timbers! Actor Johnny Depp shocked a London school by answering a pupil’s fan letter and visiting classes dressed as his character from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie series, teachers said Friday.
Depp, 47, responded after 9-year-old Beatrice Delap sent a letter pleading for help … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Argh, classmates! Johnny Depp visits UK school after kids ask for pirate lessons.

Arr classmates! Johnny Depp in surprise visit to UK school, after kids ask for pirate lessons

Arr classmates! Pirate Johnny Depp at UK school

LONDON – Actor Johnny Depp has shocked pupils at a London school by answering a fan letter and visiting them dressed as his character from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie series.
Depp responded after 9-year-old Beatrice Delap sent a letter pleading for help in leading a mutiny against … Read : Arr classmates! Johnny Depp in surprise visit to UK school, after kids ask for pirate lessons.