Forecast ’24: In 2024 legislative sessions, lawmakers aim to shore up students’ literacy and math skills, support effective teachers and boost the value of postsecondary education.

Household and state budgets might feel the impact of the end of the federal government’s three-year pause on student loan payments. States that generate a large share of their overall revenue from sales taxes may face particular...

Education ranks among the top priorities in every legislative session. Here are the top 10 education policy trends in legislatures.

A panel of mainly college administrators, some of them former athletes, gathered to mull the impact of college sports betting and athletes’ use of name, image, likeness opportunities during a session at NCSL’s Legislative Summit.

A bipartisan higher education panel at the Legislative Summit focused on state efforts to serve students’ evolving needs, engage with federal stakeholders and change the perception that a college degree is no longer worth the cost.

Policy experts on both ends of the political spectrum tend to agree that sales tax holidays are not the best way to offer impactful tax relief, but consumers like them. This year, 19 states will offer tax holidays on school-related items.