Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today warned of “strict action” against app-based taxis, including cancellation of permits and impounding of vehicles, for charging fares more than the rates prescribed by the government. “Strict action, including permit cancellation and impounding of vehicles, will be taken against app-based taxis which charge fares ... Read More »
While academic achievement has been the focus of school reporting and accountability systems for decades, that may be changing to some degree. With the recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Congress is broadening what it considers success when it comes to judging school quality. The change reflects in ... Read More »
Late last month it was revealed that Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul better known as Diddy or Puff Daddy, was behind the creation of a new charter school set to open in Harlem this fall. Good for him and good for Harlem. We can never have too many good schools. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON– Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz pushed back on Saturday at the suggestion the central bank had accepted economic assumptions from the Department of Finance without doing due diligence about Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget. “It might be worth spending a couple minutes on the question of fiscal multipliers ... Read More »
In a sunny room on the 10th-grade wing of Sci Academy, language arts teacher Lynsay Fabio is performing an instructional tightrope act. She’s posed a tough question to the class and announced she’s going to cold call – pick students who might or might not be ready – for the ... Read More »
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed in December to replace No Child Left Behind, requires states to use at least one “non-academic” factor to help measure school progress. For the National Education Association and other advocates of a broader vision of student success, this key provision guarantees that schools start addressing the needs of ... Read More »
The majestic beauty of nature combined with local traditions, minimalist contemporary charm and unexpected solutions give this project of Create + Think Design Studio located on the Pacific shore of Taiwan inexplicable character and mesmerizing atmosphere. A’tolan House – the name translated from the indigenous language of the native means ... Read More »
THURSDAY, April 14, 2016 — Adults with diabetes die earlier and suffer longer with disabilities than men and women without the blood-sugar disease, researchers are reporting. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes will shorten the lives of 50-year-old men and women by more than three years. And only about 13 ... Read More »
FRIDAY, April 15, 2016 — Despite the increasing use of a standard therapy for rectal cancer in the United States, only slightly more than half of patients receive it, a new study finds. Chemoradiation therapy followed by surgery is recognized as the standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer ... Read More »
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Members of the oldest all-male club at Harvardhave almost never spoken publicly about the organization since its founding in 1791. This week, that silence was broken when an official with the group, the Porcellian Club, said that admitting women could increase the chances of sexual misconduct. “Forcing ... Read More »
TOKYO – Electronics giant Sony Corp on Sunday said production at its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan, remained suspended as it assessed damage from a powerful earthquake. Operations at its image sensor plants in Nagasaki and Oita, also on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, fully resumed, the company ... Read More »
In November 2011, after a police officer pepper-sprayed students who were sitting in the quad during a protest, the University of California, Davis, had to contend with an image problem as a video rapidly spread. Though media relations might have been one part of the response, university officials were also ... Read More »
