Education News – Newsletter for November 14, 2010

Many Delhi school kids drop out for work, marriage (Nov 14 is Children’s Day in India)

NEW DELHI – The right to education act might have made education compulsory for children in the 6-14 age group, but very few government schools in Delhi seem to be aware of this as they have been allowing students to drop out on grounds like work, marriage, long absences and non-payment of fees.

This was …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

LSR students cheer release of alumni Suu Kyi

NEW DELHI – From calling it a landmark moment to one that will strengthen democracy in Myanmar, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi has been hailed by students of Delhi’s Lady Shri Ram College, the alma mater of the Nobel laureate.

The pro-democracy leader was Saturday released from house arrest to the cheers … Read more >>>.