Iowa State hires former player Fred Hoiberg as coach

Iowa State hires Hoiberg as coach

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State has hired former Cyclones star Fred Hoiberg as its new coach.

NCAA selects Washington’s Mark Emmert to succeed Brand as president

NCAA names Mark Emmert new president

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA found its new president in the same place it got its last one — the university administration office.

Bill would put new ND public employees into 401(k) plans; pensions no longer an option

Bill would put new ND employees into 401(k) plans

Michigan lawmakers search for common ground on school retirement incentive plan

Lawmakers seek compromise on school retiree plan

Federal judge rules University of Wyoming must allow William Ayers to speak on campus

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Obama administration issues IRS ruling to speed up coverage for children in their 20s

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Haryana varsity heads to serve till 68 years

CHANDIGARH - Vice chancellors and pro-vice chancellors of all government universities in Haryana will now serve till age of 68 years as the government has raised their retirement age by three years.

Punjab seeks Rs.313.16 cr aid for upgrading schools

CHANDIGARH - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal to release Rs.313.16 crore for upgradation of educational infrastructure in the state under various central government schemes, an official said Tuesday.

Mass. school district reveals draft anti-bullying policy in response to student’s suicide

Mass. district reveals draft anti-bullying policy

Unicef launches free SMS number for Nepalese youths

KATHMANDU - Unicef Tuesday launched a free SMS number for youths in Nepal so they could text in their views and comments on issues that concern them to the global organisation.

Some NJ high school students ditch class to protest budget cuts; event organized on Facebook

Some NJ students walk out of class to protest cuts

Biden to speak at daughter’s graduation from University of Pennsylvania’s social work school

Biden to speak at daughter’s commencement at Penn

AP Source: No tax hit to employers or parents for covering children in their 20s immediately

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Masters programme for healthcare professionals launched

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NEW DELHI - The Institute of Clinical Research of India (ICRI) Tuesday said it has launched a masters degree programme in health administration to build \”appropriate skilled teams\” for the industry which lacks trained healthcare professionals.

McGraw-Hill posts sharply higher 1st-quarter profit

McGraw-Hill 1Q profit jumps sharply

NEW YORK — The McGraw-Hill Cos., which publishes textbooks and owns the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose sharply, boosted in part by the bond market recovery and strength in its higher education business.

Palestinian girls’ walking stick for blind sends them to prestigious Intel science fair

Palestinian girls get ticket to Intel science fair

Aamir Khan is sanitation ambassador, mobbed by students

NEW DELHI - Bollywood star Aamir Khan was Tuesday appointed sanitation brand ambassador to promote cleanliness in all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools across India - but not without being mobbed by his young fans.

All CBSE schools to have health and wellness clubs

NEW DELHI - India is planning to set up a health and wellness club in all the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools across the country to promote safe sanitation practice, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Tuesday.

Federal judge to decide if University of Wyoming can bar 1960s radical Ayers from speaking