
SocietyFederal action involving school districts in Maryland and Michigan is placing parental access to student records at the centre of a broader conflict over privacy and gender identity in schools.

SocietyA new National Conference of State Legislatures framework argues that durable childcare reform requires states to address family costs, provider economics, workforce conditions and public governance together.

SocietyNew York City has set a 30% discount target for staple foods at five planned municipal grocery stores, shifting the debate from whether public retail is possible to how it can be made durable.

SocietyBCG’s inaugural Intelligent Cities Index places London first among 61 major cities, while arguing that AI-enabled urban progress depends on different combinations of services, governance, adoption and investment.