Chinese parents oppose children’s internet useBEIJING - Many parents in China are not in favour of their children using the internet and a majority of them worry that surfing the net could adversely affect children’s studies, a new study has said. Tennessee man spells “keratomileusis” to win AARP senior spelling bee in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Major education reforms at advisory board meet (Roundup)NEW DELHI - A meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), the highest advisory body in the sector, here Saturday formed consensus on a bill for an apex regulator, considered a panel to remove hurdles to implemeting the right to education act and decided on a common curriculum for science and mathematics students across the country. Education board for bringing medicine, law under regulatorNEW DELHI - The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Saturday backed the inclusion of all fields, including medicine and law, under the proposed apex regulator for higher education in the country, despite resistance from the health and law ministries, official sources said. Committee planned to remove hurdles to right to education actNEW DELHI - The central government is mulling the formation of a committee to address the problems being faced by the states in implementing the right to education act, an official said Saturday. Broad consensus on apex higher education regulator: SibalNEW DELHI - Broad consensus has been reached on a draft bill aimed at creating an apex regulator for higher education in the country as state education ministers have extended their support, albeit with some suggestions, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Saturday. RI school to alter policy that banned boy from wearing hat with toy soldiers
RI school to alter policy that banned soldier hat Common curriculum for Class 12 science studentsNEW DELHI - Class 12 science students across the country will have a common curriculum from the 2011 academic session, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Saturday. IIT-Kanpur plans presence in Bangalore, USBANGALORE - The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) plans a presence in India’s IT hub here, the US and Malaysia, institute director S.G. Dhande said here Saturday. Rs.10 crore allocated for education in Haryana’s MewatCHANDIGARH - In a major thrust for education in Haryana’s Mewat region, Rs.10.65 crore is to be spent for the development of the sector during the current financial year, an official said Saturday. Michael Barnes is new vice dean of Jindal Business SchoolNEW DELHI - International financial expert Michael Barnes has been appointed the first vice dean of the Jindal Global Business School in Sonepat, Haryana, the institute said in a statement Saturday. SSC Results Break BarriersKids with home computers score lower marksWASHINGTON - While education activists worldwide seek to bridge the “digital divide” by ensuring universal access to home computers, students are found to post lower scores once these technologies arrive aat home, says a study. Meerut varsity to create web page for each studentMEERUT - Students of Meerut University may not like it, but their parents surely will. The varsity is launching a web page with details of the academic performance and attendance of each student. Officials: Undocumented Harvard student no longer faces deportation to Mexico
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