Melissa Manno

A new proposal from the Trump administration could increase financial barriers for graduate students pursuing degrees in nursing, architecture and other specialized fields.

A mother is suing San Antonio ISD for assigning her 10-year-old son to alternative school for bringing a child-safe knife to school in his lunchbox.

Before lacing up his shoes and hopping in his mom's car, 10-year-old Julian Cortez proudly packed his own lunchbox, like he did most mornings before leaving for school.

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The state's funding model is notoriously complex. How does it actually work, and can the governor's plan fix it?

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Two years after Gov. Hochul unveiled her signature literacy policy, advocates say the findings underscore an urgent need for sweeping literacy reform.

Despite having room to serve more children, Middletown day care owner Peggy Fuentes often has to turn away families in desperate need of care. Each of her toddler classrooms has 10 students — the stat...

Governor Kathy Hochul's final budget agreement with the state legislature makes a landmark investment in child care — but advocates worry gaps in support could prevent low-income New Yorkers from benefiting.

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