Federal cuts would hurt students with disabilities, English learners and poor districts the most.
Capital & Main
Posted inHousing
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Fair Housing Groups, Weakening Discrimination Protections
The termination of grants to dozens of fair housing organizations threatens enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
Posted inWorking in America
The Southern Women Handling 1-800-MEDICARE Calls Still Want a Union
Federal call center workers continue their fight after the Biden administration dialed back support for it.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk’s Slash-and-Burn Approach Is Bound to Cause Mayhem, Efficiency Experts Say
There are much more effective ways to improve government than cutting ‘to the bone.’
Posted inWorking in America
Undocumented Workers Prepare to Clean Up L.A.’s Fires Amid ICE Raids
As fear mounts, day laborers risk arrest to help the city rebuild and support their families.
Posted inWorking in America
These Teachers Will Have to Cross Party Lines to Get a Union
Can educators in California’s largest nonunion public school district—in a county that flipped to Trump—upend a 65-year tradition?
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Sanctuary Laws Could Throw a Wrench Into Trump’s Deportation Plans
Advocates see these laws as a critical shield for immigrant communities, but Trump’s team is devising ways to bypass them.
Posted inWorking in America
These Nurses Got a Union—but Say They Can’t Get a Contract Without a Strike
Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Mass Deportations Would Cripple California’s Economy
Mythology aside, nearly two million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and pay billions in taxes for services they will never receive.
Posted inWorking in America
Philadelphia Workers Are Readying a Bill With a Basic Demand: Just Enforce the Law
Nannies, housekeepers and gig workers have already won legal protections. Now they want consequences for bosses who break the rules.
