Principal at heart of ‘intifada’ uproar wins discrimination ruling against NYC Ed Dept.

EEOC: NYC wronged Arabic-language principal

Leach testifies for 5 hours in slander lawsuit against Texas Tech, attorney predicts trial

Mike Leach testifies in lawsuit vs Texas Tech

Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid plan

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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Thousands protest against France education reforms

PARIS - Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets here Friday to protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s education reforms, Xinhua reported.

Texas ed board adopts new social studies standards that reflect ultra-conservatives’ influence

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences

Pelosi says it won’t be long before health care bill passes; Dems add student loans to package

Protesters rally outside the White House

West Bengal, Orissa majorly slip in building new schools

NEW DELHI - Only 7,116 new schools were set up across India in 2009-10, meeting only half of the target set for constructing new school buildings under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Among the worst performers were West Bengal and Orissa, the government said Friday.

Mike Leach deposition begins in his lawsuit over firing as Texas Tech football coach

Leach deposition begins in lawsuit vs Texas Tech

Karnataka legislators differ over Premji varsity bill

BANGALORE - Law makers in Karnataka Friday fought in the state assembly over the passage of the Azim Premji University Bill, as the opposition parties wanted a joint house panel to study some of its provisions.

No more class 8 board exams in Himachal

SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said there will be no board examinations for class 8 from the next academic session.

Training in S.Africa for Southern Sudanese as region prepares for independence referendum

S.African school trains Southern Sudanese

JOHANNESBURG — A South African university is training Southern Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other affairs of state as the region prepares for a 2011 independence referendum, university officials said.

No Bengali in Jharkhand exams leaves students in lurch

RANCHI - Problems being faced by thousands of Bengali students who are not being allowed to take their secondary and higher secondary examinations in the Bengali language was raised in the state assembly Friday.

Bharathidasan University Results Declared

TIRUCHIRAPALLI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Bharathidasan University results have been declared and students who had appeared in the examination in the year 2009-2010 can check their marks. It has been reported that the results for the postgraduate as well as the undergraduate programs have been declared by the university and so students should be careful while checking the results. Bharathidasan University, which is located at Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the highly reputed universities of the region and every year thousands of students seek admissions in this educational institution.

Over 350 job offers for IIM-Lucknow students

LUCKNOW - The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) Friday completed its final placements with a total of 370 job offers for 315 students, the largest ever graduating batch to be placed across all IIMs.

Rakesh Mohan joins Yale faculty

WASHINGTON - Former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Rakesh Mohan has been appointed professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance in the Yale School of Management from July 1.

Mississippi school sued after it calls off senior prom rather than let lesbian couple attend

Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom

Constance McMillen’s Prom Plan Grounded!