New York City’s recent $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner leaves the NYPD’s budget unscathed.
Rachel M. Cohen
Rachel M. Cohen is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former American Prospect writing fellow. Follow her on Twitter @rmc031
Posted inEducation in America
How Will Campbell Brown’s ’74’ Cover Education?
Today marked the launch of The 74, an education-focused news organization created by former CNN host Campbell Brown. (The title refers to the 74 million school-age children in the U.S.) The education community is cautiously waiting to determine how the site’s content should be judged. Funded solely by philanthropies-Bloomberg and the Walton Family Foundation among […]
Posted inElection Night Blog
When Families Face Housing Discrimination, Too
This week HUD unveiled new rules for the Fair Housing Act-a law passed in 1968 that was meant to both protect selected groups from discrimination and also “affirmatively further” fair housing. The new resources and regulations, HUD officials hope, will enable more Americans to access affordable housing in high-opportunity areas. The new HUD rules come […]
Posted inEducation in America
NEA Members Announce They Will Fight Institutional Racism. Do They Mean It?
At the National Education Association’s recently concluded annual meeting-a gathering where the country’s largest labor union sets its policy priorities for the coming year-delegates passed several historic measures that committed the union to fighting institutional racism. Perhaps the most notable measure was New Business Item B, which passed unanimously. It opened with language stating that […]
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Are Uber and Lyft Driving Recalled Cars?
While aggressively marketing their services as safe, the ride-sharing giants do not require drivers to repair recalled cars.
Posted inEducation in America
Will Students Soon Be Tested for ‘Grit’?
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)-nicknamed “the Nation’s Report Card”-is the largest nationally representative assessment that tests what American students know and can do in different subjects. Curiously, it was recently announced that beginning in 2017, NAEP plans to start measuring so-called “non-cognitive skills” like motivation and grit in the background surveys they issue […]
Posted inEducation in America
Sorry, Walmart: Charter Schools Won’t Fix Poverty
The Walton Family Foundation may not want to raise wages or lose tax breaks, but education reform alone can’t reduce income inequality.
Posted inWorking in America
When Charters Go Union
Most charter school funders hate unions and unions generally hate charters. But more and more charter teachers want to unionize, and labor is helping them do it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Would a Sanders Administration Do on K-12 Education?
The most progressive candidate in 2016 has more work to do in terms of articulating his k-12 ideas on the campaign trail.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Civic Tech Can’t Be Neutral
Harnessing the power of technology to make real social change.
