The Education Department is reinterpreting rules Congress wrote for how public school systems should share federal dollars with private schools.
Perspectives
We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to the work, not the people?
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There’s a disconnect between how many low-wage workers are being described, and what they’re experiencing on the ground.
Perspectives
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise
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Black Americans were left especially vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19 and history shows it will take them longer to rebound.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety
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A recent Chicago Tribune investigation relies on incomplete data and cherry-picked anecdotes to attack the work of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Bail Project.
Coronavirus
Flatten whose curve? COVID-19 response overlooks built-in racial inequities
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The focus on individual behaviors, lack of health services and inadequate data reveal a public health infrastructure designed to protect wealthier and whiter communities while leaving the most vulnerable behind.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Growing housing crisis must become a priority in coronavirus response
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As residents wait on rent and mortgage relief on the state and federal levels, Chicago officials are using costly hotel rooms instead of vacant public housing units to shelter the homeless.
Perspectives
The coronavirus pandemic is making the US housing crisis even worse
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Even as Americans are all told to remain at home, millions are now unemployed and must scramble to figure out how to pay for that home.
Perspectives
States are putting prisoners to work manufacturing coronavirus supplies
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Incarcerated Americans have been tasked with washing hospital laundry, manufacturing protective equipment, disinfecting cleaning supplies and digging mass graves.
Perspectives
7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics
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From health care to social work, America’s public schools bridge many gaps for children and their families.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Minority-owned businesses largely miss out on federal relief
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Locals hope that the next round of Paycheck Protection Program loans won’t prioritize large, publicly-traded corporations over the hardest hit small businesses.
Perspectives
Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will pay the price
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One in 5 of the poorest US households don’t have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.