When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Free universal preschool is finally arriving in states like California, thanks to ballooning budget surpluses. But for child cares already dealing with staffing shortages, the timing couldn’t be worse ...

Child abuse remains a serious problem: Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S annually. No one needs an academic study to understand that abuse and neglect take a terrible toll on young people, ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Parents of 4-year-olds will have more free 4K program options as the Department of Children and Families launches a new program putting child care providers in charge. In ...

As lawmakers continue to debate how — and whether — the state should step in to relieve families of child care struggles, Democrats continue to champion Child Care Counts. Since its inception in ...

Children who undertook school-based sexual abuse prevention programs were more likely to know where to turn if they were harmed. from www.shutterstock.com.au Child sexual abuse can have a profound ...

States’ financial investments in public benefit programs for low-income families are associated with less child abuse and neglect, also known as maltreatment. These investments are also associated ...

High-quality early childhood development programs can deliver an annual return of 13 percent per child on upfront costs through better outcomes in education, health, employment and social behavior in ...

Across the country, educators, politicians and activists are debating the value and fairness of gifted and talented education programs, which were created to support K-12 students with advanced ...