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Teachers Have Lost America’s Confidence. How Can They Get it Back?

During the 2012 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike, the country witnessed unions’ ability to come together with working class parents and community members to score resounding victories, not just for teachers, but for other underserved groups. However,with the emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this solidarity was put to the test when it became unsafe […]

Health, Incarceration, and the Intersection of Medicaid Policy with Khalil Cumberbatch and Vikki Wachino

GPPR Editor Bryna Antonia Cortes (MPM ’23) spoke with Khalil Cumberbatch, national leader and advocate on criminal justice policy, and Vikki Wachino, health care policy champion and former deputy administrator at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on the convening of their multi-sector coalition, the Health and Reentry Project (HARP); forthcoming CMS approval […]