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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Government Has Rejected Over 300,000 Requests for Lower Student Loan Repayments
The American Federation of Teachers previously sued Trump to maintain the existing arrangement for student borrowers.
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Pay Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans to Begin in January
The Department of Education’s latest measure follows months of reforms and crackdowns in the federal student loan program.
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Professor Who Satirized School’s DEI Stance
Judges overruled a lower court decision that said the University of Washington’s actions against the plaintiff didn’t constitute viewpoint discrimination.
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Upstate NY School District Under Investigation for Allegedly Placing Student in Time-Out Box
The district superintendent has been reassigned to ‘home duties’ while a principal and a teacher are on administrative leave pending the state investigation.
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In Growing Number of States, Every Student Gets Free Meal at School
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers in several states decided to make free food at school for all students a permanent arrangement.
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New York, Blue States Plan Big Spending Boost on English Instruction
Illegal immigration increased the K-12 student population by more than 20,000 students in the nation’s largest school district.
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Congress Asked to Break Up $40 Billion Pay-to-Play Youth Sports Industry
What was once a public good is now a massive profit extraction machine, a witness told a House committee.
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New Jersey Poised to Eliminate High School Exit Exam, Like Most States
Supporters of tossing the test said students don’t take it seriously and classroom time can be better spent. Critics say we’re making it too easy to graduate.
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This Maine School Swapped Detention for Hikes. We Visited to See if It Works.
Disruptive students put away their phones, walk in the woods, and talk about life for a while.
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DOJ Sues Minneapolis Schools for Racial Discrimination Against Employment Candidates
The current contract with the teachers’ union also stipulated layoff and employee benefit decisions by race and gender, the lawsuit said.
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Government Has Rejected Over 300,000 Requests for Lower Student Loan Repayments
The American Federation of Teachers previously sued Trump to maintain the existing arrangement for student borrowers.
|
Pay Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans to Begin in January
The Department of Education’s latest measure follows months of reforms and crackdowns in the federal student loan program.
|
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Professor Who Satirized School’s DEI Stance
Judges overruled a lower court decision that said the University of Washington’s actions against the plaintiff didn’t constitute viewpoint discrimination.
|
Upstate NY School District Under Investigation for Allegedly Placing Student in Time-Out Box
The district superintendent has been reassigned to ‘home duties’ while a principal and a teacher are on administrative leave pending the state investigation.
|
In Growing Number of States, Every Student Gets Free Meal at School
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers in several states decided to make free food at school for all students a permanent arrangement.
|
New York, Blue States Plan Big Spending Boost on English Instruction
Illegal immigration increased the K-12 student population by more than 20,000 students in the nation’s largest school district.
|
Congress Asked to Break Up $40 Billion Pay-to-Play Youth Sports Industry
What was once a public good is now a massive profit extraction machine, a witness told a House committee.
|
New Jersey Poised to Eliminate High School Exit Exam, Like Most States
Supporters of tossing the test said students don’t take it seriously and classroom time can be better spent. Critics say we’re making it too easy to graduate.
|
This Maine School Swapped Detention for Hikes. We Visited to See if It Works.
Disruptive students put away their phones, walk in the woods, and talk about life for a while.
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DOJ Sues Minneapolis Schools for Racial Discrimination Against Employment Candidates
The current contract with the teachers’ union also stipulated layoff and employee benefit decisions by race and gender, the lawsuit said.
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