While Congress is working to shield overpaid executives from scrutiny, a business-owner-turned-state-legislator is working to rein in runaway CEO pay because, he says, "there need to be limits."

Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.

Though some states' efforts to suppress voter turnout have been rampant, others are trying to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.

Five years after Citizens United, outside spending on elections is totally out of control. Here's an enraging and inspiring rundown of the current state of election spending and some ideas to improve things.

The long-term unemployed face unique barriers when they try to return to the workforce.

Time off isn’t just a moral necessity; it’s also smart economic policy.

This year, three states received PISA scores — as if they were independent countries — which could help policymakers understand what's working and what's not.

Bridgeport is a microcosm of education policy battles taking place across the country.

See the full concert of “caring, healing and togetherness” for the Newtown, Connecticut community that took place February 10 and aired on local PBS stations.

Reflections from Michael Winship, visiting Western Connecticut this weekend: “All those little kids…will no longer have the chance to make discoveries like mine.”