No secret formula to Spartans’ Final Four run, just a coach who understands “one and done.”
‘If it doesn’t hurt, you haven’t done enough.’ Houston hires former Texas Tech coach James Dickey as successor to Tom Penders
Dickey taking over at Houston HOUSTON — James Dickey figures the key to making Houston Cougars basketball relevant again can be found close to home. Parents of 2 million twentysomethings see relief ahead under health care reform
2 million eager for health care on parents’ plans Court stays suspension of gay AMU teacherALLAHABAD - The Allahabad High Court Thursday stayed the Aligarh Muslim University’s suspension of teacher S.R. Siras for “gross professional misconduct”. International Hindi Day celebrated in KazakhstanASTANA - The growing bilateral relations between India and Kazakhstan make it important for this Central Asian republic to prepare and create a cadre of Indologists who are well versed in Indian languages, history, politics, economy, thoughts and ideas, the Indian envoy here has said. India guarantees compulsory education to its children (Roundup)NEW DELHI - India Thursday gave the right to all its children to have access to elementary education, becoming among a handful of countries in the world that legally guarantees free and compulsory to education to millions of deprived children. Minister seeks cooperation to implement education actBHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Archana Chitnis has urged people’s representatives to cooperate in the successful implementation of the Right to Education act that came into force across the country Thursday. Major challenges in implementing Right to EducationNEW DELHI - The historic Right to Education (RTE) act that promises to provide every child compulsory elementary education is set to face many hurdles. Following are the key challenges to implementing this historic fundamental right: ‘Education act should have come 50 years back’NEW DELHI - Terming the landmark Right to Education (RTE) Act which came into force Thursday as marvellous and great, India’s leading educationist and an advisor to the central government, Prof. Yash Pal said the act should have come five decades back. PM calls for attracting more youth to science coursesPUNE - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed concern over the declining number of youth opting for science courses after the 10+2 stage and urged the need to bring them into the fold of exciting and stimulating research environment of colleges and universities. Rs.40 bn package for primary education in AssamGUWAHATI - With the right to education now a reality, the Assam government Thursday announced a whopping Rs.40 billion package to bolster the state’s primary and middle school level education. It said an estimated 26,000 teachers will be appointed and around 20,000 schools will be set up in the next five years. Mass. school superintendent defends response to bullying, contradicts prosecutor’s allegations
Mass. school head defends response to bullying Key elements in Right to Education ActNEW DELHI - Sixty-three years after independence, India Thursday enforced a historic Right to Education (RTE) act that promises freedom from illiteracy for this vast and diverse country. Following are the key points of the legislation that expects to empower the nation through education: Child rights panel to monitor RTE actNEW DELHI - The apex child rights panel Thursday welcomed the implementation of the much-awaited Right to Education (RTE) act and said that it looks forward to taking on the responsibility of monitoring its successful implementation. Right To Education Bill 2009 Sparks DebateIndia pledges right to education for all (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - Millions of children across India will now get free and compulsory education up to class eight as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday empowered the nation by enforcing Right to Education as a fundamental right. Teachers asked to give undertaking on education act rulesBHOPAL - With the Right to Education Act formally coming into effect Thursday, government school teachers in Madhya Pradesh have been asked to give an undertaking that they will follow the rules prescribed by the act, which includes not giving private tuitions, sources in the education department said. |
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