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Students study on laptops inside an elementary school in Farmington, Arkansas, on March 19, 2026. School districts nationwide are grappling with which artificial intelligence tools to invest in. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)

Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s...

Stateline - August 12, 2026 0

Barbed wire and fences surround the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, a juvenile detention center in Maryland. The state’s recent changes to its juvenile justice laws aim to reduce the number of young people entering the adult criminal justice system while expanding rehabilitative services. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)

States split on whether juvenile justice should prioritize punishment or rehabilitation

Stateline - July 16, 2026 0

Friends and family members hold posters of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Duluth, Minn., in February. A new report found American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help. (Photo by Frank Zufall/Wisconsin Examiner)

Indigenous violence survivors see fewer services after federal cuts

Stateline - July 15, 2026 0