NYC to launch two ‘full-time’ virtual schools, top education officials say 
1931 State Law Makes Abortion a Felony if ‘Roe’ Falls, Warns Michigan Attorney General 
Iowa drops one spot in Tax Foundation business property tax ranking 
Newark will help pay for 40 students to attend college, as free-tuition movement grows 
Louisiana’s state revenue forecast is revised upward, giving lawmakers possibly more to appropriate 
New guidance for North Carolina schools suggests masks for K-8 students, staff
North Carolina K-8 schools should require students and staff to wear masks when schools open for the upcoming school year,...
Most of Missouri’s $2.8B federal pandemic aid won’t be allocated until 2022
Missouri has until December 2026 to spend $2.8 billion in federal COVID-19 stimulus money it will receive, so what’s the...
Kansas Policy Institute lays out plan to increase student success
By "Giving Kids a Fighting Chance," the Kansas Policy Institute aims to improve the state of K-12 education in Kansas....
For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer
The oceans are rising at an accelerating rate, and millions of people are in the way. Rising tides are already affecting...
Legislature ‘got it right’ by failing to override vetoes
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards offered conciliatory remarks after legislative leaders adjourned a historic veto override session without a single veto...
Texans recovering from COVID-19 relied on machines to help them breathe. Then the power went out.
Mauricio Marin felt his heart tighten when the power flicked off at his Richmond, home on the evening of Feb....
Gianforte vetoes childcare task force
Gov. Greg Gianforte issued a rare veto this week of a low-profile bill that would have created a task force...
Texas lawmakers file bill to block UT-Austin from leaving Big 12 for SEC
A group of Texas lawmakers filed legislation Friday that would prohibit Texas public colleges and universities from switching their affiliations...
Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.
Stephen F. Austin, Donnie Darko and a person who calls himself the King of the Wild Frontier were among the...
Business leader on unemployment deficit: ‘There is no way’ businesses can pay back
Skyrocketing unemployment during the pandemic drained the state’s unemployment insurance fund, causing a deficit that could reach $5 billion. That...
