Many rural districts have adopted shorter weeks, which has been a boon in recruiting teachers. But studies suggest students are missing out.

The plug was pulled five years ago on a Google plan to build a digitally connected neighborhood in Toronto. The innovative ...

A number of states, including Oklahoma, have passed tax cuts that only take effect if future budget numbers are met. That may ...

Twenty GOP governors have endorsed the congressional budget package, praising its sizable tax cuts and funding for the ...

Corey O’Connor, a longtime local official and son of a former mayor, pummeled Mayor Ed Gainey with a million-dollar barrage ...

Taxing sodas and taking them off SNAP will reduce intake — which in turn will cut down on diabetes, obesity and heart disease ...

A congressional proposal would put colleges and universities on the hook when students fail to repay loans. Some experts say ...

Katie Hobbs lamented the rising costs of the state’s school vouchers program that directs public dollars to pay private ...

We should bring housing, drug treatment and research together under one roof to meet affected people where they are.

The cities contend that new laws and an executive order meant to encourage housing development take away local control.

The age of the Yamaki Pine, a bonsai tree known as the Peace Tree. The tree survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. "As I understand, the Yamaki Pine was positioned in the garden near a wall, ...

With so much federal funding going away, states and localities need to identify what’s most important before they decide what ...