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What Power Does the Government Have Over Higher Education?

The federal government has no constitutional authority to run America's universities. Yet Washington wields enormous power over institutions like Harvard,…

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Meet ERIC: The Education Resources Information Center

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a cornerstone resource for education research and information in the United States. Sponsored…

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Challenges for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) stands as the United States' flagship biomedical research agency, supporting thousands of scientists and…

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What the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Does

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the United States' premier biomedical research agency and one of the most influential…

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