Senator Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, unveiled the "MediKids Act" on Tuesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After decades of families performing small miracles to afford childcare and sitting for years on waitlists, politicians are ...

It looked like one of Zohran Mamdani’s most ambitious promises. Between a $6 billion price tag and the complexity of hiring and training potentially thousands of educators, the mayoral candidate’s ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has ...

Lawmakers mounting a challenge to Mayor Adams in the upcoming election rallied Tuesday behind a plan to make child care universal in New York. The proposal by New Yorkers United for Child Care, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some New Mexicans, the cost of child care is more expensive than their mortgage. For others, the financial strain is a ...

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New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost universal child care starting November 1, 2025. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education ...

When Mayor Mamdani rolled out his preliminary budget, he made the trade‑offs painfully clear. New York is staring down a $5.5 billion shortfall. He said that we can either raise property taxes, or Gov ...