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In this year’s election, voters given the opportunity to weigh in directly on questions of economic justice showed policy preferences far more progressive than those reflected in many national and state election outcomes.

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Their agenda breaks with decades of Democratic thinking about education. The Harris-­Walz education agenda is often inseparable from the campaign’s economic priorities. Both are part of what the candidates describe as a pro-family platform.

Kamala Harris’ decision to choose a teacher as her running mate creates an opportunity to remake the Democratic Party’s image as an advocate for public schools.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro said Republicans' newly proposed funding cuts threaten "the future of an entire generation."

The seeds of our strike were sown 10 years ago. In the 2013–2014 school year, school district leaders demanded more than 75 concessions, including bigger class sizes, fewer workload protections, and cuts to healthcare benefits.