Granting of minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia will ensure that the Muslim community has better access to higher education, chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes P.L. Punia said Thursday. View full post on Education Stories
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Students walk out; want new principal
April 18th, 2011
admin Hansen Sinclair – AHN News Reporter Durham, NH, United States (AHN) – About 500 students walked out of Oyster River High School Thursday morning in protest of the school board’s decision not to hire a new principal. Principal Laura Rogers, who has been at the school for five years, said she would not be returning [...]
North County students win scholarships, recognition
April 6th, 2011
admin Local students take part in mock trial contest View full post on All Stories
Fort Morgan Middle School students grant 11-year-old’s wish
April 3rd, 2011
admin Students from Fort Morgan Middle School raised money March 11-23 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado’s Kids For Wish Kids program. Specifically, they raised money to help grant Billy’s wish to go to Washington, D.C. Billy, 11, Copyright 2011 The Greeley Publishing Co.. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or [...]
Charges dropped against students in Pace football player’s death
March 25th, 2011
admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Mount Pleasant, NY, United States (AHN) – Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against teammates of a Pace University football player fatally shot by police responding to a bar brawl last year. The Westchester County district attorney had filed a motion last month to dismiss charges against Yves Delpeche, Joseph [...]
Libyan students fear backlash
February 23rd, 2011
admin by Laura Strickler and Aurora Ellis Libyan students studying in the United States tell CBS News they fear that if they speak out they will lose their scholarships or bring harm to their families … View full post on All Stories
UK deports five Nepali students over visa violations
February 5th, 2011
admin Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – Five Nepali students were recently deported from the United Kingdom for abusing student visas to travel to the UK in order to work, the British Embassy in Kathmandu announced Thursday. The embassy said in a statement that all five students were returned to Nepal on [...]
Study: Texting contributes to students’ spelling development
January 24th, 2011
admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Coventry, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – Texting has been criticized for contributing to worsening spelling and grammar use among young people. However, a study by Coventry University dispelled that common belief. The use of the short messaging function on cellphones instead contributes to students’ spelling development, the university’s researchers said. [...]

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