Virginia ranked 18th among states in health, as the rate of childhood obesity declined by nearly 20%. The state ranked near ...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released the 2025 edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual report that tracks ...

Six years later, the result is “Young Firecrackers,” a five-part memoir written by Rehn and four of his high school friends who survived addiction: Ashley Mercurio, Ryan Bernstein, Andrew Theriot and ...

Three Supreme Court justices on Tuesday reported hefty earnings from books they’ve recently published, a glimpse into the ...

Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control.

From the start, Mega was riven by infighting. In the 1990s, it merged with another society and announced that members would have to retake the entry test. This prompted something close to a civil war, ...

"Because the United States overall does not adequately invest in children and families, CT can cling to a ranking of 8th, but ...

Chris Washburn turned 59 in May. For much of his life, it’s not something he thought he’d ever see. “I didn’t think I’d be 25 ...

Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn ...

Despite dire statistics, advocates say there is hope — and progress — in American cities, where investments in youth programs are beginning to improve outcomes for Black students.

Fantasy touches the heart. It doesn’t include some of the nitty-gritty that goes around you all the time. People are just ...