GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...

Head Start uncertainty: Last year District 65 received $3.68 million in federal Head Start funding. So far this year: zero. The annual grant for early childhood education had been expected by Dec. 1.

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate voted Thursday to reject health care bills offered by each party, as the U.S. barrels toward a cliff with steep premium hikes for millions of Americans ...

Several Democrats who fought to steer federal money to their states and districts have boasted about their success even after voting against the bill that provided the funds. By Catie Edmondson ...

'Our public schools are struggling to make ends meet.' Florida’s expansion of vouchers for families who want to enroll their children in private schools is leading to tighter budgets at public schools ...

Bottom line: A key measure of credit risk linked to Oracle has climbed to its highest level in three years, and Wall Street analysts warn that pressure is likely to intensify next year unless the ...