Districts will have to meet new academic, teacher pay and student support standards before shortening the school week.

Today's crises are consuming HHS leaders' attention. A new HHS 2030 series explores how states can turn constant disruption ...

America’s lead over China in the AI race is now at the mercy of zoning boards. Three structural fixes would convert most ...

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

A new stream of leftist candidates for local office is vowing to lower the cost of living for everyone. How much runway will ...

A new survey underscores how housing costs and the cost of living are emerging as workforce and economic development ...

Illinois’ pension debt compared to personal income is the second worst in the nation. Fitch Ratings reviewed pension funds for public employee retirees from every state. “In aggregate, states had $924 ...

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

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

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

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

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