A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.
Massachusetts parents and advocates push for stronger anti-bullying enforcement after federal civil rights cuts left schools facing little accountability for reported bullying.
School bullying complaints are often ignored in Massachusetts despite 2010 law. A Peabody teen's suicide is fueling a new push to toughen enforcement and training.
A decade after legalization, reporting reveals cannabis is reaching teenagers in Washington. And the state isn't tracking the health impacts.
High costs and proposed federal rollbacks could deepen health inequities by reducing access to high-quality early childhood care.
A reporting series on transitional kindergarten in the San Joaquin Valley explored its uneven rollout and potential to reshape early education for young children.
A data analysis by KVPR reveals only 13% of San Joaquin Valley school districts offer dual immersion classes at the transitional kindergarten level, despite nearly one in five Valley K-12 students being classified as English learners.
TK boosts development for special needs kids, but rising enrollment strains rural schools lacking staff and resources to meet growing support demands.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley.
As universal TK expands, Valley institutions are scrambling to prepare teachers with early-childhood training — and state delays are slowing the pipeline.
