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Most consequentially, Adams, in a bid to improve equity, permanently scrapped the high-stakes qualifying exam in favor of the current, somewhat free-for-all process in which pre-K teachers can nominate an unlimited number of their students, who are then entered into a (now larger) lottery.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of last year, despite a majority of Americans in favor of Congress renewing them, according to polling from the nonprofit KFF.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
With the switch, the five years’ worth of orders under NSSF Phase 2 have ULA with 25 missions ordered to SpaceX’s 23 missions, for what was originally targeted to be a 60% to 40% order ration in favor of ULA.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The House vote on the SAVE America Act was 218-213 with all Republicans voting in favor of the bill and all but one Democrat voting against it.
—Mina Allen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of last year, despite a majority of Americans in favor of Congress renewing them, according to polling from the nonprofit KFF.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
With the switch, the five years’ worth of orders under NSSF Phase 2 have ULA with 25 missions ordered to SpaceX’s 23 missions, for what was originally targeted to be a 60% to 40% order ration in favor of ULA.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The House vote on the SAVE America Act was 218-213 with all Republicans voting in favor of the bill and all but one Democrat voting against it.
—Mina Allen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
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“In favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20favor. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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