Category: Policy And Government
Child Care Costs More than Rent in Most Metro Areas. Why Can’t We Fix That?
When it comes to the affordability crisis in child care, Lenice Emanuel says that it’s forcing families to take a […]
December 15, 2025
Teaching Sex Education in Schools Is More Fraught Than Ever
Krystalyn Musselman holds a worn cardboard box up to the screen on our Zoom call. It’s the anonymous question box […]
December 5, 2025
Orders, Lawsuits, Rulings: Districts Struggle with DEI Amid a Flurry of Legal Actions
The frantic speed of the Trump Administration’s education policy changes is leaving K-12 school officials confused about what orders are […]
November 20, 2025
Special Education Services At Risk Under Department of Education Cuts
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law […]
November 18, 2025
More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits
Michigan’s Tri-Share program recently reached a key milestone: serving more than 1,000 children in the state. By splitting the costs […]
November 11, 2025
As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch
Jennifer Nicholls is the owner, lead teacher “and cook, nurse and entertainment,” she joked, at Journey Preschool, a home-based early […]
November 6, 2025
The Power of a School Lunch With SNAP Benefits in Limbo
Starting this month, millions of adults and children are at risk of losing food access provided through the Supplemental Nutrition […]
November 4, 2025
Why ‘School Choice’ Doesn’t Feel Empowering to Many Families
Bailey Brown was 4 when her parents had her tested for New York’s gifted-and-talented program. Growing up in Brooklyn in […]
October 24, 2025
Wi-Fi Hot Spot Lending Program Scrapped, Leaving Libraries Scrambling
For the last six years, patrons of the Brown County Public Library, nestled in rural Ohio, checked out portable Wi-Fi […]
October 21, 2025