Georgia children die at a much higher rate from abuse and neglect than the national average. Child deaths are preventable, but Peach State's poor rankings are not surprising.

Providers across Wisconsin are pushing a bill to revive Child Care Counts, saying current funding falls short and more child care centers could close.

Trump's plan to close the U.S. Education Department could affect the remainder of a five-year, $50 million federal grant for New Jersey schools.

Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts.

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers.

It's a shutdown unlike any other, one that has posed disparate and debilitating risks for those unlucky enough to depend on ...

Districts in poorer areas are the hardest hit by the budget impasse, as they tend to rely more heavily on the state for ...

The cash-strapped city will consider a new approach to spending taxpayer money called zero-based budgeting, particularly on homelessness and city streets.

With temperatures beginning to drop in areas across the United States, some states are warning that funding for the program is being delayed because of the federal government shutdown, now in its ...

Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government ...

Here are some creative ways to save up to $1,000 a month, even if you feel like you've already made all of the obvious cuts.

A local credit union is helping high school students get a head start on “adulting” by teaching them the value of budgeting ...