Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.
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Progressive School Board Candidates Make Gains in Recent Elections
Voters are starting to experience fatigue after years of culture war issues that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, one policy expert says.
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UC–Berkeley Faces Federal Funding Loss Due to Safety Concerns
University leaders are being asked to address the violent protests during the Nov. 10 Turning Point USA event.
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Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Education Department: Here’s Where Things Stand
Interagency agreements for moving functions from one federal department to another are allowed under the Economy Act.
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Educators, Experts Grapple With How to Improve Nation’s Plummeting Math Scores
After bad publicity from the latest national Report Card, academic and scholastic experts from the mathematics realm said change was needed and fast.
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DOJ Sues California to End In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
The lawsuit cited federal authority granted under President Bill Clinton’s 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
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Education Department to Shift More Work to Other Agencies Amid Dismantling
Secretary Linda McMahon said she’s still focused on the ‘final mission’ of eventually eliminating her department.
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Fewer International Students Enrolling at US Colleges and Universities
The Trump administration has tried to incentivize schools to keep their population of foreign students below 15 percent of total undergraduate enrollment.
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Florida University System To Require More Transparency on What’s Taught
Florida becomes the fifth state to require public transparency at the course level. Professors call the expectation unrealistic.
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Community Colleges to Receive Federal Funding Boost
With an enrollment increase of 5.4 percent in the past year, community colleges are rebounding faster than four-year colleges and universities.
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Cornell Reaches $60 Million Deal With Federal Government to Restore Federal Research Funding
The Ivy League Institution will pay a $30 million fine but admits no wrongdoing.
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Progressive School Board Candidates Make Gains in Recent Elections
Voters are starting to experience fatigue after years of culture war issues that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, one policy expert says.
|
UC–Berkeley Faces Federal Funding Loss Due to Safety Concerns
University leaders are being asked to address the violent protests during the Nov. 10 Turning Point USA event.
|
Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Education Department: Here’s Where Things Stand
Interagency agreements for moving functions from one federal department to another are allowed under the Economy Act.
|
Educators, Experts Grapple With How to Improve Nation’s Plummeting Math Scores
After bad publicity from the latest national Report Card, academic and scholastic experts from the mathematics realm said change was needed and fast.
|
DOJ Sues California to End In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
The lawsuit cited federal authority granted under President Bill Clinton’s 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
|
Education Department to Shift More Work to Other Agencies Amid Dismantling
Secretary Linda McMahon said she’s still focused on the ‘final mission’ of eventually eliminating her department.
|
Fewer International Students Enrolling at US Colleges and Universities
The Trump administration has tried to incentivize schools to keep their population of foreign students below 15 percent of total undergraduate enrollment.
|
Florida University System To Require More Transparency on What’s Taught
Florida becomes the fifth state to require public transparency at the course level. Professors call the expectation unrealistic.
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Community Colleges to Receive Federal Funding Boost
With an enrollment increase of 5.4 percent in the past year, community colleges are rebounding faster than four-year colleges and universities.
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Cornell Reaches $60 Million Deal With Federal Government to Restore Federal Research Funding
The Ivy League Institution will pay a $30 million fine but admits no wrongdoing.
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