Study: Third of Americans use library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, learn

Study: Third of Americans use library computers

Obama ed secretary, former Chicago schools CEO Duncan facing questions about admissions calls

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Texas Tech becoming first to offer aspiring family docs quicker degrees _ at half the cost

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University of Kansas investigates ticket office, fundraising entity

Kansas investigates ticket office, fund

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it plans an independent review of the athletics department’s ticket office and fundraising entity after a report raised questions about the sale of basketball tickets.

Robert Culp, who starred with Bill Cosby in groundbreaking series ‘I Spy,’ dead at 79

Robert Culp, who starred in ‘I Spy,’ dead at 79

Acclaimed Spanish chef Ferran Adria to teach course on culinary physics at Harvard University

Acclaimed Spanish chef Adria to teach at Harvard

NY Daily News wins 2 top National Headliner Awards; broadcasters in DC, Indy also honored

NY Daily News wins 2 top National Headliner Awards

New Jersey’s new Republican governor is off to a strong start; some say too strong

NJ gov off to a strong start; some say too strong

Educationist Amrik Singh cremated, PM mourns his death

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday mourned the death of leading educationist Amrik Singh, who was cremated here in the presence of galaxy of people.

PM condoles educationist Amrik Singh’s death

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the death of noted academician Amrik Singh, saying that he was “one of our most distinguished educationists”.

Local students protest IIT campus on their college premises

GANDHINAGAR - Students of a local engineering college near Ahmedabad are on a warpath, demanding immediate shifting of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar, from their college premises.

Court notice will not affect right to education: Sibal

NEW DELHI - A Supreme Court notice to the human resource development ministry over some provisions of the right to education act will not affect its implementation from April this year, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.

Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test; report offers snapshot of changing US classroom

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Parents oppose NDMC school admission policy in court

NEW DELHI - Parents of 12 students have hauled the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) before the Delhi High Court for its decision not to admit their children in a school after their residential areas were excluded from New Delhi parliamentary constituency in delimitation.

Foreign varsities to invest money earned back in India

NEW DELHI - The foreign investors setting up educational campuses in India cannot repatriate the money aboard and will have to invest the amount back into the sector in the country, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said here Wednesday.

Skipping census duty will land Goa teachers in jail

PANAJI - The Goa administration has threatened government primary teachers with jail if they avoid the census survey. The education department is unhappy with the order.

India needs 800 more universities: Sibal

NEW DELHI - India needs at least 800 more universities in addition to its current number of 480 to boost higher education, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.

Right to Education to start with deficit budget

NEW DELHI - The Right to Education (RTE) Act, which aims to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to Class 8, may not start with a bang as the scheme is facing several hurdles, including a shortage of around Rs.7,000 crore (Rs.70 billion), in the first year of implementation.

Thanks to health care, private lenders set to lose student lending business worth billions

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