Low-income communities were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly families who faced job losses, lacked remote work options or lost child care arrangements. In fact, low-income households with young children were...

Teacher salaries continue to lag behind those of college graduates in other professions, but many states are revisiting efforts to give them a raise. Teachers are about 30% more likely to work a second job compared with their...

When the pandemic forced many child care providers across the country to close or scale back operations, parents were left scrambling—and businesses got a clear view of how much they rely on the child care system.

The Biden administration’s recent extension of the pause on student loan payments and interest to Jan. 31, 2022, means borrowers with federal student loans will not be required to make payments for all of 2021 in addition to the nine-month...

While states are required to use portions of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to fund learning recovery initiatives and summer and afterschool programs, many state legislatures were already pursuing a variety of...