Special Report

Despite political and financial hurdles, Connecticut is moving forward with its own state-level public option.

States are beginning to carry out the law in different ways — or not at all.

The states came out as winners in the Affordable Care Act, though some don’t seem to realize it.

Job No. 1: Write new rules for health insurers and make sure they follow them.

Supporters of reform knew they had to battle to get it passed. Now they need to wage another campaign to implement it.

Glasses and eye tests are just one of the ways in which the new health-reform law will help kids read.

Children can’t learn to read if they’re not in school — and chronic absenteeism is a problem we can fix.

Providing poor children with stable, high-quality preschool and kindergarten will make them higher performers.

Real literacy involves learning about the world, not just letters and sounds.

Why reading programs must combine playful learning with direct instruction