Obama signs bill to boost aid to statesWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday signed a 26-billion-dollar bill to help states prevent teacher layoffs and make their medicaid payments, hours after the House of Representatives passed it. House OKs emergency bill to help save teachers’ jobs; Obama immediately signs it into law
Obama signs $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers
Emergency session: House passes $26 billion bill to help save jobs of teachers, other workers
In emergency session, House passes $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workersmore images Correction: College textbooks story
Correction: College textbooks story In an Aug. 8 story about the cost of college textbooks, The Associated Press misidentified a Web site that sells digital textbooks. The site is CourseSmart.com, not CourseMart.com. Families spending more on education; people think they’re healthier in ‘green’ buildings
Spending more for school, green buildings EDUCATION SPEND TRENDS HIGHER: U.S. families are scrambling to pay for the ever-rising cost of their children’s college educations, a new survey shows. 92 teams participate in IGNOU quiz contest in BangaloreBANGALORE - A total 92 teams of two members each participated in the first-ever multi-city inter-school general quiz contest hosted by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) here Tuesday. Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Geronimo’s descendants seeking return of remains
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Geronimo’s remains In emergency session, House takes up $26 billion bill to help teachers, public workers
India to host Asian science campNEW DELHI - Scientists and students from across the world will participate in an Asian Science Camp organised in India for the first time Aug 17-19, an official said Tuesday. Educate your girls, urges Unicef ambassador PriyankaNEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says affluent people often think higher education is not needed for their girls and as the brand ambassador for Unicef, her top priority will be educating young and underprivileged girls in slums and villages. Anti-ragging campaign on bus in Delhi UniversityNEW DELHI - With the flagging off of a special bus, a national campaign against ragging will be launched in Delhi University (DU) Wednesday. Lawyers for Mass. bullying defendants seek medical records of girl who killed herself
Mass. bullying defendants seek medical records At a Glance: Universities where students can bet on their grades with website Ultrinsic
Glance: Schools where students can make grade bets What would Mom say? NY-based website takes wagers from students on their own grades
Website sponsors gambling on grades at 36 colleges ‘Starting to live’: Victims of female circumcision seek out Colo. doctor for healing surgery
Female circumcision victims seek out Colo. doctor Goa university to have chair for diaspora studiesPANAJI - The University Grants Commission (UGC) has agreed to create a chair for diaspora studies at the Goa university, Goa non-resident Indian (NRI) commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said Tuesday. Kerala nursing students in Melbourne to protest new rulesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Hundreds of nursing students from Kerala in Melbourne will march in protest to the Victorian parliament Wednesday against the new rules for nurses. Paleolithic Age: The Era of Hominids |
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