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1 week ago | 
newjerseymonitor.com | Alex Brown |Robbie Sequeira
A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously served as the nation’s first female Muslim mayor. But rampant harassment from online commenters and other politicians about her religion, as well as high-profile acts of violence against other public officials, made her reconsider her political future.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Robbie Sequeira
People walk along the High Line park trail in New York City surrounded by new residential buildings. Federal Housing Choice Vouchers, formerly known as Section 8 vouchers, are used in some of the area apartments and are among the programs that would be cut under President Donald Trump’s proposed “skinny” budget request for fiscal year 2026.
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1 week ago | 
stateline.org | Robbie Sequeira
The Trump administration is pushing to reshape the federal housing safety net by slashing spending and shifting the burden of housing millions of people to states, which may be ill-equipped to handle the mission.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesdaily.com | Robbie Sequeira
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Robbie Sequeira
This article was originally published in Stateline. Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?”“Sometimes they just don’t know where to start,” said Damian, California’s student loan servicing ombudsperson. “I’m talking to borrowers from all ages, from new borrowers to — I have 80-, 90-year-old borrowers,” she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
gazettextra.com | Robbie Sequeira
By Robbie Sequeira - Stateline.org (TNS) Over the past few months, Celina Damian's phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: "What kind of loan is this?" "Am I in default?" "Will the government really take my wages?""Sometimes they just don't know where to start," said Damian, California's student loan servicing ombudsperson. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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2 weeks ago | 
thederrick.com | Robbie Sequeira
Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?”“Sometimes they just don’t know where to start,” said Damian, California’s student loan servicing ombudsperson. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Robbie Sequeira
A school bus drives through El Paso, Texas. The state is among those leaning toward stricter school discipline procedures with a bill that would allow pupils as young as third grade to be suspended. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students.
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1 month ago | 
azdailysun.com | Robbie Sequeira
As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by an underqualified educator. States that are struggling with post-pandemic teacher shortages have spent millions to lure replacements and retain veterans with hiring bonuses and bumps in salaries. But hiring gaps remain, so some states also are trying another tactic: changing their standards. kAm%96 492?86D :?
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1 month ago | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Robbie Sequeira
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.orgAs another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by an underqualified educator. States that are struggling with post-pandemic teacher shortages have spent millions to lure replacements and retain veterans with hiring bonuses and bumps in salaries. But hiring gaps remain, so some states also are trying another tactic: changing their standards.
