Education News – Newsletter for February 10, 2011

Three choices for sham US varsity students; radio tags come off 2 Indians

WASHINGTON – US immigration authorities removed radio tags of a couple of Indian students of a sham university in California as it asked all duped students to contact them directly to find out their options.

Ankle bracelet monitors of two of the 18 tagged students of California-based Tri Valley University (TVU), some 90 percent of [..] Read the original article: here.

Probe poor quality work at new schools: Badal

CHANDIGARH – Taking serious note of the poor quality of construction work and the use of sub-standard furniture in all the 21 new model schools established under a centrally-sponsored scheme in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the matter.

Badal has sought action against the erring officers and contractors for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Probe poor quality work at new schools: Badal.

Ahmedabad students fight it out at IGNOU quiz contest

AHMEDABAD – Students in the city Wednesday got an opportunity to showcase their general knowledge prowess at IGNITE 2011, a mutli-city, inter-school quiz contest organised by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

The contest attracted over 96 teams representing various city schools.
A.R. Sai Anirudh and Shubham Sanjay Panchal of Kendriya Vidyalaya SAC, won … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ahmedabad students fight it out at IGNOU quiz contest.