Growing electricity demand and ambitious clean energy goals are prompting lawmakers to revisit one of the nation's strictest ...

A Massachusetts district is experimenting with universal eighth-grade algebra, raising fresh questions about access, ...

The longtime college aid program is expanding to cover short-term vocational and technical training. To realize its full ...

For a city, hosting a mega sporting event might be worth it for prestige, local pride and global visibility. But it rarely pays off, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill.

Fewer births mean fewer students. Now is the time for policymakers to take steps to mitigate the impact and better support ...

The first-in-the-nation law requires independent safety audits of major AI developers, signaling a more active state role in ...

State leaders are pressing ahead with clean energy goals even as federal actions create new uncertainty for developers.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping campaigns at every level of government while emerging as a defining issue for candidates ...

Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island are using cost analysis and data to prioritize investments before disasters strike.

The state has extended a program credited with filling 60,000 government jobs, but New York City is choosing a different ...

State leaders have long acknowledged deep racial and economic divides in education. The challenge is turning decades of ...

Years of public investment have added thousands of childcare slots, but high costs and shortages for infants continue to ...