School board votes not to appeal federal court ruling barring graduations at Conn. church
Appeal dropped in Conn. church graduations case Nothing ‘facetious’ about it: 48 advance to National Spelling Bee semis; winner crowned Friday
48 advance to semifinals of National Spelling Bee ‘Enuf is enuf’: Protesters in bee suits outside Spelling Bee want to make English simpler
In DC, even the Spelling Bee draws protesters Summary Box: Wal-Mart reaches deal with online college so workers get discount
Summary Box: Wal-Mart to help workers with college US court weighs 2 Pa. cases in which schools punished students for off-campus online posts
US court weighs school discipline for Web posts Slash and Learn: American high school students get a harsh lesson in recession economics
High school students face hard lesson in economics Wal-Mart offers employees tuition break; online college to give credit for company training
Wal-Mart launches employee college plan LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced a program Thursday in which its workers can receive college credit from the online American Public University and receive a tuition discount from the school. 1 in 5 high school students taking medicines without prescriptions, CDC study says
1 in 5 high schoolers abuse prescription drugs GOP senator requests Pentagon files on Kagan’s military recruitment policy at HarvardCourt orders relief to kids stricken ill by midday mealNEW DELHI - Underlining the need for serving hygienic midday meal to students, the Delhi High Court Thursday announced a relief of over Rs.4 lakh for 126 government school kids who fell ill after eating contaminated food. With ’serendipity,’ Alabama girls kicks off 83rd National Spelling Bee; champ crowned Friday
‘Serendipity’ kicks off 83rd National Spelling Bee New Zealand-bound students offered Rs.10 mn scholarshipsCHANDIGARH - A city-based immigration company in association with a non-government organisation of international students AIESEC is offering scholarships of worth Rs.10 million for 160 students, willing to pursue higher studies in New Zealand. Delhi varsity teachers urge president to stop semester systemNEW DELHI - A delegation of the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) Thursday met President Pratibha Patil, urging her to institute an inquiry against the vice chancellor for allegedly violating the University Act and implementing the semester system for the under-graduate science courses. India, US discuss Education CouncilNEW DELHI - India and the US have discussed the possibility of setting up an India-US Education Council to scale up bilateral cooperation in the field of education. Sibal, Clinton discuss cooperation in educationNEW DELHI - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in higher education. US-India trade promotion body launches education initiativeWASHINGTON - Looking ahead to global economy of the future, the US-India Business Council (USIBC) has launched a new education initiative aimed at strengthening institutional linkages between academia, industry and NGOs focusing on the elementary, vocational and higher education. |