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Presidential Policy Analysis

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Presidential Policy Analysis

Jannah Nassef October 10, 2024

*Source names have been changed to protect source privacy. In the months preceding the Nov. 5 presidential...

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Political climates influence student college decisions

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• Features

Political climates influence student college decisions

Oliver Levitt December 14, 2023

For seniors pursuing college, the application process can weigh heavily on their minds in these next few...

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Aragon community on Affirmative Action

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Aragon community on Affirmative Action

Grace Tao September 14, 2023

On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and...

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Taking AP classes at Aragon

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Taking AP classes at Aragon

Meilin Rife December 8, 2022

Advanced Placement classes have become increasingly common amongst high schoolers. In 2021, 34.9% of United States high...

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Too little too late: Congress addresses climate crisis

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• Opinion

Too little too late: Congress addresses climate crisis

Vedant Gaur September 1, 2022

While the Inflation Reduction Act does introduce measures to combat inflation and lower the federal budget deficit,...

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Shortcomings of vaccine mandates

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• COVID-19
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Shortcomings of vaccine mandates

Ellen Li October 28, 2021

On Oct. 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state government would begin writing a vaccine mandate...

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Biden’s plan for tuition-free community college

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• Opinion

Biden’s plan for tuition-free community college

Mikaela George September 30, 2021

A couple of months ago, Joe Biden proposed an ambitious plan to make community college free of...

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The effects of redlining on urban displacement

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The effects of redlining on urban displacement

Editorial Staff March 25, 2021

Written by Grace Xia and Anoush Torounian. Third Avenue in downtown San Mateo has long been a...

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Biden promises climate change action

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Biden promises climate change action

Alexandra Ding February 11, 2021

In the past four years, former President Donald Trump left the Paris Agreement, leased 10.3 million acres...

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The SMUHSD’s hate incident and crime policy

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The SMUHSD’s hate incident and crime policy

Editorial Staff December 10, 2020

Reported and written by Kayla Shiao, Penelope King, Rosella Graham, Kayla Li and Amanda Hao. On Dec....

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CA laws mandate compost bin use

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CA laws mandate compost bin use

Steven Zheng February 8, 2019

Aragon, along with all the other schools in the San Mateo Union High School District, adopted a...

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Homework recommendation becomes policy

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Homework recommendation becomes policy

Josette Thornhill August 31, 2018

The San Mateo Union High School District passed a new homework policy on June 21 for the...

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