The union in the nation’s second largest school district is calling for an end to the privatization of public schools.
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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How Schools Can Follow the Money That Should Be Theirs
New databases reveal the tax revenues siphoned off by corporate abatements that would otherwise be funding public schools.
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Can a Blue Wave in a Blue State Make Ben Jealous Maryland’s First African American Governor?
He’s running to unseat one of the last remaining moderate Republicans—and he’s running on the left.
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Teachers Are Finally Winning Raises, But Many of Their Co-Workers Aren’t
The public’s support for teachers isn’t there for pre-school teachers or school bus drivers, who often don’t make a living wage.
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Q&A: Getting Millennials Off That Treadmill
An interview with Malcolm Harris, author of Kids These Days
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Arkansas and Hawaii Medication Abortion Cases Present New Challenges
Two cases winding their way through federal courts involve non-surgical abortion access.
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The Rift Among Charter Schools
Independent schools move to declare their independence from the for-profit and nonprofit chains.
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Desegregated, Differently
Half of Hartford’s schoolkids attend integrated schools, thanks to a legal strategy that might work elsewhere.
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Charter Schools Insist: Our Teachers Are Public Employees! Or Private Employees! Whichever Means They Can’t Unionize!
A Louisiana case throws this question into federal court.
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‘Tax Credit Scholarship’ Program May Soon Be Coming to Illinois
On Monday night, the Democratic-controlled Illinois House of Representatives voted in favor of an education funding plan that includes the establishment of a “tax credit scholarship” program: subsidies that support donors who help families pay for private school tuition. The Democratic-controlled Senate approved a similar bill Tuesday. The money allocated to this voucher-like program is […]