Rachel M. Cohen is a journalist based in Washington, D.C., and a former American Prospect writing fellow.
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Progressives Help Progressives—Across City Lines
Local Progress, a nationwide network of left-leaning municipal elected officials, is fast becoming the strategic switchboard for America’s increasingly liberal cities. Read more
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Baltimore Leads a City-Based Movement for Water Justice
The city is close to passing a bill that would cap water rates for low-income residents and help them out of water debt. Read more
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California Allows Child Care Workers to Unionize
Newly signed legislation gives bargaining rights to 40,000 workers—presaging the largest unionization drive in many years. Read more
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Help 800,000 Workers Join a Union
One policy could facilitate a voice for the fastest-growing, and one of the lowest-paid, occupations in the U.S. Read more
The Charter School Primary
Democrats running for president are distancing themselves from a charter school movement that once held powerful sway in the party. Read more
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As Consumer Protections Dwindle, Schools Push Financial Literacy
Teaching students how to manage their money has become mandatory in many K-12 classrooms. But can it substitute for real enforcement of financial fraud? Read more
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Strategies for a Post-Roe America—and for Post-Roe American Women
An interview with Robin Marty Read more
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The Charter School Movement Washes Out in California
A Los Angeles school board race reveals the waning power of charter school supporters. Read more
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To Block One Decertification Vote, a Teachers Union May Undo Charter Teachers’ Right to Unionize Nationally
By bringing its case to Trump’s NLRB, New York’s teachers union could threaten charter teachers’ rights in a host of states. Read more
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Los Angeles Teachers Poised to Strike
The union in the nation’s second largest school district is calling for an end to the privatization of public schools. Read more
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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. Read more
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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Q&A: Getting Millennials Off That Treadmill
An interview with Malcolm Harris, author of Kids These Days Read more
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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. Read more
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The Rift Among Charter Schools
Independent schools move to declare their independence from the for-profit and nonprofit chains. Read more
Desegregated, Differently
Half of Hartford’s schoolkids attend integrated schools, thanks to a legal strategy that might work elsewhere. Read more
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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. Read more
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Under Trump, Liberals Rediscover School Segregation
The president’s racism has opened the door for a franker discussion of school choice. Read more
