Democracy

Barone: Families deserve a coherent policy that aligns stated goals with the financing and aid to help schools and students attain them.

The Trump administration’s defunding of the arts has more than symbolic significance…

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest.

Regenerative Good Growth offers a new, holistic way of thinking about progress that prioritizes people and climate.

Across the globe, humanity is facing a convergence of challenges, including rising inequality, shrinking civic space, climate instability, and growing anti-rights movements. These challenges are deepening just as foreign assistance…

Homi Kharas discusses fiscal space and how smart investments can help governments expand their fiscal capacity.

Fuller & Stelitano: The government continues to underfund special ed and broader efforts to give all students the resources they need to succeed.

Finding a way forward in the global pullback from solidarity…

As the aid system crashes, a strand of opinion has suggested that philanthropy could step in to compensate for the cuts to funding that this has caused. It is finally dawning on the sector that ……

Residents are harder than ever to engage, but AI is helping cities deliver impactful communications.

Richard Frank analyzes the administration’s first 2026 budget and its impacts on health and health care policy and funding.