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NY wins $696M in federal education grant

New York won up to $696 million in federal education funding after it made changes in its application despite initial opposition from powerful teachers’ unions, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer confirmed Tuesday. Schumer told The Associated Press that the win shows that states making “hard choices” will be rewarded by the federal government. New York missed [...]

Delhi, Bangalore best places to study: Education Survey 2010

India’s leading Education and Career Network today released the findings of its study on “Education hot spots in India survey 2010″, and revealed that cities like Bangalore and Delhi have emerged to be the best picks for Indian students when it came to preferred education destinations in India. Covering popular streams like arts, medicine, engineering [...]

Quality Education for Students – Governor ESL Narsimhan

Governor ESL Narsimhan has emphasised the need for quality education for students in universities. “Our universities manage to produce a large number of Ph.Ds. But what about the value of these degrees? If we do not fix the problem of quality we will face the prospect of being left behind in a world racing towards [...]

EAMCET 2010 Medical Counselling Starts On Sunday

The first phase of online counselling for general students (open competition) for admissions into MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2010 – 2011 commenced on Sunday at four centres – Hyderabad, Vizag, Vijayawada and Tirupathi. 920 MBBS seats and 3 BDS seats were filled up on the first day. Counselling would be held [...]

Junior and Leaving Cert exams begin

The Junior and Leaving Cert exams begin today (June 9th), amid a caution from the Minister for Education and Skills. While wishing students every success, Mary Coughlan said good Leaving Cert results are not to only route to success. The Tánaiste added: “While the State exams are an important milestone in your lives, I hope [...]

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