Education News – Newsletter for January 30, 2011

US move of tagging Indian students unacceptable: Krishna

BANGALORE – India Sunday slammed the US authorities for tagging some Indian students duped by a ’sham university in California.

The way some of the students have been treated by authorities is unacceptable, Krishna told reporters here.
In the opinion of the government of India the developments were unavoidable and adding insult to injury, he …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US move of tagging Indian students unacceptable: Krishna.

UAE charity pays fees for 2,800 pupils

Abu Dhabi, Jan 29 (IANS/WAM) A charity organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) paid school fees for around 2,800 needy students in 2010.

The Zakat Fund offered a sum of 10 million dirhams ($2.7 million) through its “Read Project”.
This initiative lifted the financial burden off nearly 1,000 families, said Abdullah Bin Oqeidah Al … Read more >>>.