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FIPSE's Freefall Continues

Inside Higher Ed

May 4, 2010

In the eyes of some observers, the Obama administration's focus on innovation and improvement makes it all the more surprising that the Education Department is contemplating a plan that would further erode the relevance of a longtime force for innovation within its own walls: the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, which has a nearly-40-year tradition of supporting and expanding creative ideas within higher education.

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