The Government Shutdown – A Teachable Moment

October 2, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged appropriations, budget, children, committee, compromise, democrat, education, english, essay, federal government programs, games, government, leadership, president obama, series, shutdown, teachable moment, teacher | 7 Comments

The federal government shutdown engenders dismay, confusion, and even outrage, but who is to blame? Press reports and interviews frequently allege a lack of cooperation and compromise on both sides caused the current shutdown. So, is it true that there always two sides to a story? Does the argument that Republicans, Democrats and the President […]

BUDGET BATTLES

September 27, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, antibiotics, brain, budget, chesapeake bay, climate, committee, cool, coral reef, courts, democrat, duncan, education, energy, environment, EPA, federal government programs, federal policy, government, HELIUM, immigration, keystone, laureate, mooc, nih, nuclear, nutrition, obama, oil, power plant, republican, research, science, sequestration, teens, tuition | 2 Comments

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THE PERPETUAL MORASS

September 16, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, appropriations, brain, budget, cafe, california, climate, commerce, committee, democrat, education, energy, environment, EPA, federal government programs, gainful employment, government, high school, higher education act, immigration, keystone, leadership, mooc, nih, noaa, nomination, nsf, nuclear, obama, power plants, pto, ravitch, remedial, republican, research, science, space, student, tennessee, tuition, vehicle efficiency, yucca mountain | 4 Comments

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THEY’RE BACK….CONGRESS RETURNS FROM RECESS

September 11, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, commerce, committee, courts, democrat, education, energy, environment, EPA, federal government programs, federal policy, immigration, nuclear, obama, renewables, republican, research, science, sequestration, space, tuition, weather | 2 Comments

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Immigration: Fits and Starts; Climate and College Costs

May 13, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, committee, courts, defense, democrat, education, energy, environment, EPA, federal government programs, government, immigration, mooc, nih, renewables, research, science, sequestration | 1 Comment

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Immigration and Science

April 22, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, committee, courts, defense, democrat, education, energy, environment, federal government programs, federal policy, government, immigration, nuclear, renewables, research, space, tuition | 1 Comment

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MOVING FORWARD: BUDGET, ENERGY, IMMIGRATION & MORE

April 15, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, committee, courts, credit, democrat, DOD, DOE, education, energy, environment, EPA, federal government programs, FWS, government, immigration, nih, research, science, tuition | 3 Comments

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THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST FY 2014

April 14, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, defense, education, energy, environment, federal government programs, federal policy, nih, nuclear, oil, research, satellite, science, space, tuition | 2 Comments

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CONGRESS FINISHES RECESS – BUSY WEEK AHEAD

April 8, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, committee, courts, defense, democrat, energy, environment, federal government programs, government, immigration, nih, nuclear, politics, research, science, sequestration, taxes, tuition | 3 Comments

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Money Makes Washington Go Around

March 25, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, budget, climate, committee, copyright, courts, democrat, education, energy, environment, federal government programs, federal policy, immigration, nih, nuclear, obama, politics, renewables, republican, sequestration, space, tuition, WIND | Leave a comment

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