Georgia’s state Senate will have a new face when lawmakers return to work next year, and seven people are vying to be the one posing for photos under the Gold Dome when the dust settles.

The group submitted a petition to the city asking for a special election for the seat vacated by Srikant Mikkilineni.

Mississippi lawmakers are headed back to the state Capitol after failing to pass a budget plan during their regular session.

Just two years later, half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon. Bills have sprinted through ...

The South Western City School ... The board of the state's fifth-largest district voted April 28 to have its members join the National School Board Leadership Council, an Ohio-based school board ...

People protest school vouchers under the Capitol rotunda before the Texas House voted on a school funding bill, at the Texas State ... in suburbs and public charter schools. Sen. Royce West ...

A growing number of states are passing laws to ban or restrict cellphone use in schools, citing concerns about student mental health, classroom distractions, and public safety.

Parents with the "Learn in My Shoes" campaign including Amanda Sherman and Melanie Grosse stand before the Joint Finance Committee at a public hearing in West Allis. (Photo by Baylor Spears ...

More than half of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more likely to follow.