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• Pelosi meets al-Maliki in surprise trip to Iraq
Their revolt was spurred by Democratic tactics in advancing the must-pass measure, as well as their efforts to add money for the unemployed and an expansion of GI education benefits to the bill.
• After quake, 1-child policy causes pain
Nearly 6,900 classrooms collapsed, government officials said Friday, in an admission that highlighted a chronically underfunded education system especially in small towns and compounded the anger of many Chinese over the quake.
• Louisiana teen accused of poisoning teacher
Investigators said the Concordia Education Center student is alleged to have put about three-fourths of a bottle of eye drops into the teacher's drink on May 5.
• U.S. Marine guilty of sexual abuse in Japan
The incident prompted the U.S. military to severely restrict troop movements on Okinawa and elsewhere and conduct an ongoing review of its anti-sexual assault education programs and guidelines.
• Aftershocks spark landslides in China
Education and housing officials, meanwhile, took the rare move of fielding questions online from angry Chinese citizens over the many children who died in the quake.

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» Aspire - Qatar's sports academy, which launched its academic curriculum in September 2004. The academy aims to discover the best young sporting talent from the region and around the world, and make them world class.
» Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar - Offers full-time, coeducational, English-language undergraduate degree programs in business administration and computer science in Doha.
» College of the North Atlantic Qatar - CNA-Q is the State of Qatar’s premier comprehensive technical college
» Doha Academy - Qatar - The school caters for students from the age of 3 to 13 within a friendly, caring, disciplined and purposeful English language environment.
» Doha College - A British system school in Doha for students aged 11 to 18, with an associated primary school.
» Doha English Speaking School - British Embassy sponsored primary school in Doha teaching the National Curriculum of England and Wales.
» DPS-Modern Indian School, Doha - DPS MIS is managed by the Delhi Public School Society, India, which manages more than 100 school all over the world. The school is affiliated to CBSE.
» MES Indian School, Doha - Qatar - School affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. Details of the facilities, faculty, curriculum and activities.
» Qatar Aeronautical College - Provides general information, services and activities along with course details for pilot, air controller and aircraft maintenance engineering training.
» Qatar Education Reform Initiative - The Supreme Education Council explains its aim to build a modern, world-class educational system for all Qatari students.
» Qatar Foundation - Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- Thani, Emir of Qatar.
» Qatar International School - Independent British curriculum school in the country. Includes an overview, a location map, and information on different sections.
» Texas A&M University at Qatar - This American university aims to establish a branch campus in an area called Education City and offer undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum engineering.
» Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar - This branch of an American university offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in communication arts and design, fashion design and merchandising, or interior design.
» Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar - This overseas campus of an American university combines education, research and patient care. It offers a six-year pre-medical and medical program.