| School Board OKs bonus plan
Pending final approval of the school system's bonus plan by the Florida Department of Education, the top 25 percent of Okeechobee teachers will be receiving a 5 percent bonus. In spite of objections by the Okeechobee County Education Association (OCEA), the union representing teachers, the Special Teachers are Rewarded (STAR) program was approved by the Okeechobee County School Board at a special meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. The STAR program is a one-year bonus program established by the state legislature. Using broad guidelines each school system in conjunction with the local teachers' union was required to submit a plan to the Department of Education for awarding bonuses to the top teachers. March 1 is the deadline for submitting the proposal.
Himachal to introduce IT education in every elementary school
The Himachal Pradesh Government would create globally recognized best educational facilities infrastructure to its students and introduce computer education in every elementary educational institution all over the State in a phased manner. This was revealed by Shri Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister while addressing the prize winners of the painting competition, jointly organized by the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) here today. · Computer literacy programme introduced in 282 high schools of the State. · Government to create globally recognized educational infrastructure. · Government to consider to incorporate emerging trends in prevailing educational curriculum. Chief Minister said that the computer literacy programme had already been introduced in 282 high schools of the State and beginning was made in June, 2005 from Government High School, Himri in district Shimla under the technical expertise of the NIIT.
The Duke Experience: A Pilgrimage to Cameron
J.J. Redick hasn't even left the Duke locker room, yet, and already, he's feeling it. Redick, back at Cameron Indoor Stadium to have his No. 4 jersey retired on this Super Bowl Sunday, says just being inside his alma mater's Gothic basketball cathedral is enough to send chills down his spine. The night before, I arrive on Duke's pine tree-wrapped campus for the first time, wondering if the place would have the same impact on me. After years of hearing everyone from Dick Enberg to Dick Vitale extol the virtues of a game at Cameron, I decided to find out for myself if the real Duke could possibly be as idyllic as the one depicted on TV. And the Duke you see on TV, the one that depicts the typical undergrad's life as one of passion and privilege, is plenty good.
Should you prepay study loan?
Finance Act 2005 made a small change in Section 80E of the Income Tax Act with effect from April 1, 2006. The law now allows a deduction from your income of the entire interest paid (no limits) on your education loan. Note that this is over and above the Rs 1 lakh that is available to you under section 80CCE. However, no amount of money paid towards the principal on the loan will be eligible for deduction (as was the case earlier). Payment schedule Assume that someone has taken a seven -year education loan of Rs 4 lakh at a fixed rate of 10% per annum. Note that banks in India provide education loan of up to Rs 4 lakh for higher studies without collateral. The tenure is typically seven years after the borrower starts earning. The interest is calculated on the opening principal at the fixed-rate of interest of 10% per annum.
Lankenau Hospital receives $10M pledge for medical education
The Annenberg Foundation has pledged $10 million to Lankenau Hospital to establish The Annenberg Medical Education Program. Hospital officials said the donation will be used to provide support for graduate medical education at the Wynnewood, Pa., medical center. The gift will also be used for components of interdisciplinary and other clinical training programs at Lankenau, including the development of a simulation laboratory. .
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