The U.S. House is expected to consider the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act this week. The bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act to require voter registration applicants to provide documentary proof of U.S....

A onetime pharmacist and now clerk of Marion County, Ore., Bill Burgess grew up with a love of history and a need to make a difference in the world. He spoke with NCSL for its “Election Conversations” series.

Colorado lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation (SB 24-171) last summer to reintroduce the North American wolverine to the state’s high-elevation habitats.

The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress shows discouraging trends in how well fourth and eighth graders read and do math, Harvard education professor Martin West says in NCSL’s “Hot Topics in Education” virtual...

States are granted plenary authority on matters of education by the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. State and local governments typically provide about 90% of revenues for elementary and secondary education and account for over 40% of...

President Trump issued an executive order on March 20 directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take steps within her authority to facilitate the closure of the U.S. Department of Education.