China to deploy more security guards at schools
August 17th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China will deploy more security guards in schools as well as at kindergartens. The country witnessed a string of attacks on school students two years back.The ... Read more...
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Strong hearts help kids secure higher grades
August 5th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Having a healthy heart and lungs may help middle school students secure higher grades in math and reading, says a new research."Cardiorespiratory fitness was the only ... Read more...
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Shanghai woos foreign educated natives
April 26th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) Shanghai natives returning to their home town for work, after having completed their overseas education, are being offered privileges in the city's schools for their children ... Read more...
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‘Chinese boys lose masculinity due to scarce male teachers’
March 12th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) Scarcity of male schoolteachers in China is causing boys to lose their masculinity, a top official has said.Weng Guoxing, a member of the Chinese People's Political ... Read more...
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Educational institutions reopen in Kashmir
March 1st, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) After over two months of one of Kashmir's harshest winters, universities, colleges and schools reopened here Thursday.Although the winter vacation for primary and middle schools have ... Read more...
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Beijing mulls campus police
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Beijing will deploy police in schools for students' safety.They will be deployed in kindergartens, primary and middle schools in crime-hit areas, China Daily reported Wednesday. One ... Read more...
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Good news from Kashmir: Education back on rail
January 29th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) Ramshackle and damaged buildings are being repaired, teacher-student ratios are improving, enrolment is rising and so is the literacy rate. After over two decades of militant ... Read more...
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China to regulate reference book market
December 29th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China plans to regulate the reference book market for primary and middle school students.It will impose strict supervision on publication and distribution channels, the education ministry ... Read more...
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China bars teachers from using harsh words
December 13th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) China has barred teachers from using harsh language and words that may belittle students.The Ministry of Education has published a series of professional standards for teachers ... Read more...
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School coach driver sacked for playing Sudoku while driving
November 29th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A school bus driver in London has been sacked for playing Sudoku while riding. A 12-year-old student brought the dangerous behavior of the unidentified driver to the ... Read more...
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China to ensure quality food in schools
October 24th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 24 (IANS) China will launch nationwide inspection in school canteens to prevent occurrences of food poisoning, Xinhua reported Sunday.The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) and Ministry of ... Read more...
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Profanity in visual media spurs teen aggression
October 17th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) Profanity in the visual media is likely to increase aggression levels among teenagers, a new study says.
Researchers examined the impact of profanity in the media, ... Read more...
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470,000 evacuated as typhoon Nesat lashes China
October 1st, 2011 - 3:18 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS) At least 470,000 people have been evacuated as typhoon Nesat wrecked havoc in southern China's Hainan and Guangxi provinces, Xinhua reported.On Friday, the storm hit the ... Read more...
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Nagging parents drive kids into playing videogames
September 8th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) Well, if your kids play a lot of videogames, chances are that they do it because you nag them, says a research.Nagging parents seem to drive ... Read more...
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Japan to give radiation meters to kids near n-plant
June 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 14 (IANS) Japan officials would hand out radiation measuring devices to around 34,000 children near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, CNN reported Tuesday.Officials said this was part ... Read more...
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School admissions to go on during summer break
May 6th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday said the process of school admissions this year will continue even during the summer vacations to ensure that more students are ... Read more...
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Prime Minister inaugurates township for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu
March 4th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4(ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday formally inaugurated the Jagti township in the outskirts of Jammu, which has been built for Kashmiri migrants.The inauguration of ... Read more...
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‘No scientific evidence’ of gay youth suicide epidemic
October 17th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washinton, Oct 17 (ANI): Ritch Savin-Williams, professor of developmental psychology and director of Cornell University's Sex & Gender Lab, has said that there is absolutely no scientific evidence of an 'epidemic of ... Read more...
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Typhoon Fanapi hits China
September 20th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Typhoon Fanapi hit China's Fujian province Monday, uprooting trees, ripping off branches and knocking down billboards, but there has been no casualties, officials said.
Officials of the Fujian provincial ... Read more...
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Seventy percent girls in rural Sindh Province never attend school: Survey
August 21st, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 21 (ANI): Seventy percent of girl students in the rural areas of Sindh Province do not attend schools, according to a survey conducted by NGOs.According to The Nation, there are ... Read more...
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Intervention in middle school lowers type 2 diabetes risk in kids: Study
June 28th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): An intervention in middle schools lowered the obesity rate in students at highest risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.Students who started out overweight or ... Read more...
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Over 100,000 evacuated after heavy rains in China
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Changsha (China), May 22 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the Hunan province in central China, prompting officials to evacuate over 100,000 people amid threats of flash floods, Xinhua reported Saturday.
Thirty-six counties and cities ... Read more...
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200 Chinese students fall ill after drinking milk
April 20th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) More than 200 students fell ill after drinking milk during school breakfast in two cities in China, an official said.
More than 100 students in primary and middle ... Read more...
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GLSEN Observes Day Of Silence
April 16th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New Jersey, Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) April 16th, which happens to be the Day of Silence will be observed by major middle schools and high schools all across the nation. ... Read more...
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Kansas City Schools To Receive Federal Incentives
March 8th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Kansas, Mar 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been reported that 17 schools in Kansas City, which have been consistently under-performing, will be given federal grants over three years. It has ... Read more...
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Archdiocese of Baltimore to close 13 Catholic schools
March 4th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (BNO NEWS) -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced on Thursday they will close 12 elementary and middle schools and one high school in June 30, 2010, because rising operating costs ... Read more...
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Bihar to upgrade 2,400 middle schools to high schools
February 1st, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Bihar has decided to upgrade 2,400 middle schools into high schools to provide thousands of students the opportunity to complete higher education near their homes, officials said Monday.
Sources ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up two schools in Jharkhand
October 27th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Giridih, Oct 27 (ANI): Maoists blew up two middle schools in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Tuesday.According to police officials, Maoists packed explosives inside Upgraded Haridih School and Upgraded Dharpahari School, damaging ... Read more...
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Himachal to introduce yoga in schools
August 30th, 2009 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh plans to introduce yoga in the state's schools in a phased manner, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Sunday.
"We are contemplating to introduce yoga in the ... Read more...
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Punjab to recruit 10,810 school teachers
August 24th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) In a bid to improve the student-teacher ratio and to fill the vacant posts in Punjab schools, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered officials to immediately start ... Read more...
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Lizard found in students’ lunch in Madhya Pradesh
June 18th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) Another case of negligence in preparing the midday meal for students has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh, with a lizard found in the lunch served to students in an ... Read more...
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Video games, cell phones not likely to affect kids’ studies
March 30th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 30 (IANS) Using cell phones or playing video games are not likely to dent children's academic performance, according to new research.
In fact, cell phones had no effect on ... Read more...
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Cell phones, video games dont harm kids academic performance
March 25th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Cell phones and video games have no detrimental effects on students academic performance, says a new study.Lead researcher Linda Jackson, Michigan State University professor of psychology revealed ... Read more...
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One in every four Madhya Pradesh schools has only one teacher
February 9th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) Single teacher-run primary and middle schools, no headmasters in most schools and, more shocking, senior secondary schools till Class 12 managed by a single teacher - welcome to ... Read more...
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Facebook-ing enhances kids social, technical skills
December 28th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Stop worrying about the time your kid spends on chatting and Facebook-ing, for a new study has revealed that children are picking up basic social and technical ... Read more...
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