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Minneapolis teacher strike is part of a wider labor struggle for educators around the country
Between pay gaps, the pandemic, growing class sizes and legislative directives, “the pressure on teachers right now is so formidable,” one expert said.
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Black women’s qualifications have long been questioned. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s allies were prepared.
The White House has both sought and touted support from a wide range of backers for the latest Supreme Court nominee, including Black-led organizations, bipartisan legal groups, conservative leaders and women’s groups.
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Kamala Harris bridges the fights for democracy at home and abroad
Analysis | Her week took her from a Bloody Sunday remembrance in Alabama to diplomatic efforts related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a reminder of the ongoing tests of democracy.
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Nursing home workers react to Biden’s ‘game-changing’ call for reform
Nursing home staffers — the majority of whom are women, disproportionately women of color — have kept centers running through unprecedented times. Now help could be coming.
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Abortion providers' main legal challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban is effectively over
Friday’s decision by the Texas Supreme Court could signal that similar abortion bans are likely to stay enforced and successfully survive legal challenges.
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Political pressure led to shutdown of Texas’ largest gender-affirming care program
Hospital administrators and doctors at GENECIS struggled to reconcile halting care with the knowledge that doing so could severely jeopardize patients' mental health, recordings of internal meetings show.
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Exclusive: A new bill could help frontline workers access mental health care through their insurance
The bill would guarantee more health coverage for firefighters, police officers, public school teachers and city and state workers, legislators told The 19th in an exclusive.
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Moving in with other adults has become a lifeline for single moms hit ‘tenfold’ by the pandemic
Single mothers, who have lost jobs at a higher rate than married parents, are turning to cohabitation as a way to get through the pandemic, get child care support and weather rising rents. Many are moving in with family, friends or other single moms.
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Republicans split on whether the government should block crucial gender-affirming care, poll shows
The survey results carry special significance for transgender conservatives, who are speaking out against legislation that has targeted trans youths.