A Challenge with the College Budget

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

Aaron Mermelstein offers a ready-to-use way to give students a chance to make decisions about projects that could improve their college campus. The challenge is that the budget cannot cover every project, so students must decide which projects to fund—and they must be ready to defend their decisions.

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Aaron Mermelstein

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 2

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