Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.
Kalena Thomhave
Kalena Thomhave is a freelance journalist and researcher based in Pittsburgh. She is a former Prospect writing fellow.
Posted inPolitics
Service Workers Target Inconsistent Michigan Voters for Harris
Canvassers are reaching out to working-class voters of color who are less likely to vote.
Posted inPolitics
The Chasm Between Oklahoma and Connecticut
Stark differences color red- and blue-state lawmakers’ policy choices—which makes all the difference in residents’ well-being.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers Say Plant Eligible for $2 Billion in Public Funds Is Union-Busting
Eos’s Pittsburgh-area battery plant got subsidies aimed at ‘good clean jobs.’ Its workers say they’re getting fired for unionizing.
Posted inLaw and Justice
California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest
On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Nevada Picks Millions From California’s Pocket
A lawsuit against members of the wealthy Getty family exposes the intricacies of state trust law.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Do South Dakota Politicians Help Billionaires?
They are acting on behalf of the state’s massive estate trust industry.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Boost in Food Stamps, but Hunger Remains
The Biden administration has secured the biggest expansion of benefits in the history of the food stamp program. It’s still not enough.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Are Summer Food Benefits Here to Stay?
The Biden administration expanded summer meals for low-income kids. Democrats want to make the program permanent, but most states haven’t started implementing it.