Detroit school board chief resigns, accused of fondling himself in front of superintendent
Detroit school board chief resigns amid complaint Calif state university agrees to allow media access to fundraising appearance by Sarah Palinmore images RI boy who made hat banned because Army men on it had guns gets medal for patriotic efforts
RI boy who made banned toy soldier hat gets medal Common entrance for medical,engineering streams soon (Roundup)NEW DELHI - Moving to make the educational system more student friendly, a common entrance examination for the engineering and medical streams is on the anvil, as are other measures to encourage merit, simplify exams and improve access to student loans. States averse to raising teachers’ retirement ageNEW DELHI - Resisting the move to raise the retirement age of teachers from 60 to 65 years, the states Friday asked the central government to delink the retirement age from pay. Educational finance corpus inching towards realityNEW DELHI - A proposal to set up an initial corpus of Rs.5,500 crore to provide cheaper educational and institutional loans got strong backing from the states Friday. Insurance, housing benefits for 60 lakh teachersNEW DELHI - It’s good news for over 60 lakh teachers across the country - a health and life insurance cover, as well as a group housing scheme has been proposed for them, which would also help attract more people to the profession. La Martiniere bans corporal punishmentKOLKATA - After facing all-round flak, the La Martiniere for Boys school here has banned corporal punishment and warned of stern disciplinary action against teachers found guilty of violating the rule. ‘B.Com (Pass) most sought after course in Delhi University’NEW DELHI - Bachelor of Commerce (Pass) is the most sought after course in Delhi University while Ramjas College is the most favoured by aspirants this year, varsity’s students’ welfare dean S.K. Vij said Friday. Common entrance for medical, engineering courses soonNEW DELHI - A common entrance examination for engineering and medical streams is on the cards as the government moves towards making education more student friendly. Common entrance test for medical and engineering soonNEW DELHI - Soon there could be a common entrance examination for medical and engineering courses to ease the pressure on students. LA teacher puts hip-hop beat to algebra and raps math songs to drill concepts into pupils
LA teacher makes algebra cool with a hip-hop beat LA teacher puts algebra formulas to rap music to help inner-city middle schoolers learn
LA teacher raps to students to teach algebra Chandigarh to introduce feedback system in collegesCHANDIGARH - In a bid to improve the quality of teaching in this union territory (UT), colleges will introduce from this academic session a feedback system in which students can evaluate their teachers, officials said here Friday. NYC transit agency says it won’t cut kids’ free bus, subway passes despite $800M budget gap
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