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Rachel Cohen Booth

Rachel Cohen Booth

Senior Policy Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rachel Cohen Booth

    Housing
    A bold new federal experiment in giving renters cashA bold new federal experiment in giving renters cash
    Housing

    Would money help tenants more than housing vouchers?

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    Is public school as we know it ending?Is public school as we know it ending?
    Policy

    Private school vouchers lost a lot of battles, but they may have won the war.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Abortion
    The anti-abortion movement insists everything is really fineThe anti-abortion movement insists everything is really fine
    Abortion

    If anything, anti-abortion leaders urge Republicans to go bolder. Candidates are less sure.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    How housing activists and unions found common ground in CaliforniaHow housing activists and unions found common ground in California
    Policy

    One of the biggest changes in state politics in years, explained.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    The new “science of reading” movement, explained
    Education

    A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Abortion
    What the Ohio election results mean for abortion rightsWhat the Ohio election results mean for abortion rights
    Abortion

    Voters rejected new restrictions on ballot measures — with implications for November and 2024.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Policy
    How to help America’s kids: Give their parents cashHow to help America’s kids: Give their parents cash
    Policy

    More states are stepping up, and on a bipartisan basis.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    The next wave of abortion rights ballot measures looks different from the last
    Policy

    How the tactics and arguments are changing ahead of 2024.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    Housing
    What a landmark new study on homelessness tells usWhat a landmark new study on homelessness tells us
    Housing

    How homeless people in California lost their homes, and how they cope.

    By Rachel Cohen Booth
    9 questions about abortion in America, answered
    Abortion

    Where is abortion legal? How has Dobbs affected abortion access? And is Roe ever coming back?

    By Rachel Cohen Booth, Keren Landman, MD and 1 more