Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 42 million Americans, including 1 in 10 education support professionals, lapsed on Nov. 1—the same day draconian cuts and changes in SNAP, a centerpiece of the GOP’s reconciliation bill, began kicking in. When SNAP funding ran short due to the shutdown—now the longest in U.S. history—the Trump […]

  The real-life impact of the GOP’s reconciliation bill is just beginning. Faced with expiring tax breaks for an ultra-rich sliver of the population and expiring subsidies that make health care affordable for 22 million Americans, the GOP chose to renew the tax breaks—and allow the subsidies to expire. That decision is the reason for […]

  Last week, the Senate failed for the 12th time to extend government funding and end the shutdown. The standoff continues between extremist politicians and Democrats demanding an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The shutdown directly impacts educators who work for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). These educators teach and support […]