Alia Wong

Cur'ra McCoy is one of millions of students who missed weeks of school over the past few years. Instead, the Baltimore teen often slept in or played on her phone.

On a blistering-hot June day in Birmingham, Alabama, Elena Vasquez Garcia sautéed chicken and bell peppers over the stove, ingredients for tacos

On a blistering-hot June day in Birmingham, Alabama, Elena Vasquez Garcia sautéed chicken and bell peppers over the stove, ingredients for tacos topped with "expensive" avocados for her three children at home, after she'd spent the week at a food pantry catering to community members who can't afford meat, milk and produce.

In just a few years, the issue of student loan cancellation has gone from being a pillar of the Democratic Party to a political liability.

In just a few years, the issue of student loan cancellation has gone from being a pillar of the Democratic Party to a political liability

In just a few years, the issue of student loan cancellation has gone from being a pillar of the Democratic Party to a political liability

Please log in to continue reading. Supporters of Kentucky's Amendment 2 wave signs and foam fingers as Kelley Paul speaks at the Americans

Supporters of Kentucky's Amendment 2 wave signs and foam fingers as Kelley Paul speaks at the Americans for Prosperity—Kentucky rally for Amendment 2 alongside her husband, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, and former Kentucky Attorney Gen. Daniel Cameron at La Gala in downtown Bowling Green, Ky., Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (Grace Ramey McDowell/Daily News via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Grace Ramey McDowell]

The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of the kind of initiatives that fizzled during his first term

The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more