Kansas flex-plexes and Indiana microcenters are turning underused spaces into multiprovider childcare facilities.

Parents say inconsistent and confusing local attendance policies undermine efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and erode ...

State legislators introduce hundreds of K-12 proposals each year, but less than 10 percent reach the governor’s desk.

A market crash doesn’t seem imminent, but there are lessons for public financiers, pension funds and policymakers from ...

As federal aid shrinks in 2026, wide disparities in sales tax reliance highlight the limits and risks of leaning more heavily on consumption taxes.

Plans for an autonomous vehicle future are being made in many large cities. But how close are those plans to being realized?

State officials say federal agents violated Minnesota law, blocked investigators and left a crime scene unsecured, deepening ...

Sixty-five people from a long-standing encampment have been placed in stable housing, and outreach efforts are expanding ...

How people feel about where they live  is an overlooked factor in engaging them in civic life. There are ways to boost those feelings.

States will be scrambling to manage new priorities and demands from Washington, tighten their belts in a tough budget cycle ...

With pandemic-era aid gone and long-term structural challenges looming, 2026 budget debates will test lawmakers’ ability to balance short-term gaps and future risk.

They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.