Challenges Facing Education - Teacher Absenteeism and School Closings, Part 2
Region: Illinois
Chronic teacher absenteeism is a major problem for some schools. This may have a direct effect on educating our children. Some teachers know that their schools are going to be closed or turned around and call in sick frequ... more
Views: 1975Challenges Facing Education - Overview, Part 1
Region: United States
This is Part 1 of a six part series. Classroom environment, school closings, teacher certification, low test scores, school violence, large budget deficits, pension underfunding, government borrowing, teacher and other st... more
Views: 723Mushroom - Fungi That Bridges Social Gap
Region: India
An edible fungi is doing in India's Himachal Pradesh what politicians took decades to do: Bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. There is new growing trend in farming sector of Solan - a picture... more
Views: 1594Control room phone numbers including sattelite phone also installed at Leh,Ladakh
Region: India
Leh/Srinagar August, 06 (Scoop News) - BSNL exchange at Nimu Leh got damaged and as a result of which the entire BSNL communication with Leh got severed. However only Airtel numbers were functional. In o... more
Views: 2890Disorder in the Classroom
Region: United StatesAlarming Student Behavior as Witnessed by a Substitute Teacher in the Chicago Public Schools System May 27, 2010 Chicago, IL-Janice M. Hypolite’s experiences as a substitute teacher in the Ch... more
Views: 1411Why marriage as an institution is still intact in India
Region: IndiaIndia, along with China, is now touted as the fastest growing economy in the world, and is recognized as such by even the mighty United States of America. However, what many in the West do not understand is that the econo... more
Views: 38929 Patients Account for Nearly 2,700 Emergency Room Visits, Study Finds
Region: United States
by Lindsey Chapman While trying to determine who uses emergency rooms, one group found that a small number of patients who abuse the system can put a disproportionate burden on facilities. Wh... more
Views: 2393Micah Sifry Accurately Predicts Obama-McCain Split
Region: New York
At techPresident's Boiler Room last night, host Micah Sifry took predictions on the Obama-McCain split-- and accurately guessed the outcome. Here, GroundReport's blurry video evidence: Micah's entry, written first, shows ... more
Views: 1821Small Children Learn in Toilet
Region: NepalSeventeen children in Western Nepal have been learning to read and write inside a toilet due to the lack of proper space management, reports the Janadisha daily. After the Room to Read provided about 3,000 books and other... more
Views: 1425Marriage Without Bridegroom Performed in Nepal
Region: NepalAccording to Government-owned Gorkhapatra national daily published on 29 April, a Juna Nepali of Amarapuri village in Nawalparasi district (Nepal) has married a Bhim Bahadur Hitang though he was in Dubai at the time of mar... more
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