MPs debate culture committee report on phone hacking: Politics live blog

Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including Nick Clegg's speech on social mobility and MPs debating the culture committee report on phone hacking 9.24am: Nick Clegg is taking questions now. But BBC News have decided it would be more interesting to hear from Carole Walker instead. 9.21am: Clegg is now talking about class. We are a long way from being a ...

Komen controversy hurting Race for the Cure

Registration for the local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is down 36 percent so far, as many former supporters remain upset over the national group's controversial decision — later reversed — to withdraw breast-exam funding from Planned Parenthood.

CSAC Hearing: Is Accreditation Enough to Ensure Online Education Quality?

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As college students increasingly embrace online courses, measuring the effectiveness of distance learning is becoming a critical necessity to protect students, taxpayers who subsidize higher education, and future employers looking for skilled graduates. But are the current gatekeepers of education quality, a complex system of ...

Pedagogy in the time of flux

Schools in Naxal-affected areas should have special inputs for counselling and empowerment, says Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan's Joint Review Mission

Fluvanna school cuts include all field trips, adult education, new high school

The School Board was forced to revisit the budget after the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors adopted a tax rate of just under 60 cents per $100 of assessed property value