The pro-charter candidates in Tuesday’s Los Angeles election are backed by the Walton family, Michael Bloomberg, and Eli Broad. Their opponents are backed by Bernie Sanders, in the priciest school board race in U.S. history.
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
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New Jersey Teacher Tenure Lawsuit Dismissed
Education reformers targeting teacher job protections have been struggling in court.
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Q&A: The American Parent Trap
A conversation with Sarah LeVine, coauthor of Do Parents Matter? Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax
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Planned Parenthood Targets One Very Endangered Republican
Nevada Senator Dean Heller runs afoul of pro-choice activists in a state turning blue-ish.
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DC Paid Leave Coming (Slowly)
Earlier this month Washington, D.C.’s new paid leave law, considered one of the most generous in the United States, went into effect. As The Washington Post reports: The D.C. law provides for up to eight weeks of paid time off to new parents, six weeks to workers caring for ailing family members and two weeks […]
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How D.C. Became the Darling of Education Reform
Despite an absence of rigorous, independent evaluation, school officials and city leaders have framed D.C.’s new education policies as a great success.
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Why D.C.’s First Charter Union Election Was Called Off
In February, I reported on the first public union campaign at a charter school in Washington, D.C. Teachers at Paul Public Charter School wanted to form their own local-the District of Columbia Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (DC ACTS)-which would be affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. Seventy-one percent of Paul’s staff signed […]
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Maryland Showdown on Testing, Charters, and the Direction of Public Schools
Federal law now gives states more power to shape school policy—and, predictably, conflict has ensued.
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The Hour of the Attorneys General
State Democratic AGs have assumed new importance in the effort to contain the Trump presidency.
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Chicago Teachers May Launch Nation’s Largest Charter School Union
Teacher turnover and pay equity are among the issues motivating Chicago’s largest charter school network to launch a union drive.
