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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Data analysis by Thomas Wilburn More than six months ahead of Chicago’s historic school board races, candidates are starting…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday put forward a proposal to protect undocumented students’ right to…

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Three K-12 tech leaders detailed a five-point model and a variety of free and shared resources at CoSN’s annual conference.

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Teachers union employees from at least 22 states are rallying behind the Indiana Professional Staff Organization, which recently filed unfair labor practice charges against the Indiana State Teachers Association over claims that members…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. When Pete Hinnefeld and his wife started looking for a preschool for their…

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This article was originally published in CalMatters. This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. A nonprofit organization created by the California State Library to improve childhood literacy has…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. School will be in session on May 1 in Chicago, but Chicago Public Schools and its teachers union reached an agreement Thursday…

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LINCOLN — As the Nebraska Legislature considers whether to mandate increased support for struggling young readers, a Lincoln mother urges officials to act as she continues a years-long push for literacy and dyslexia awareness. Heather…

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When it comes to protecting data, “don’t do anything behind closed doors,” an official from Ohio’s Westlake City Schools told CoSN attendees.

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From a district saving money by “vibe coding” to new Education Department priorities, what did you learn from our recent stories?

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero has long been critical of…

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OCR will look into whether the New Home Independent School District violated Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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A first-of-its-kind study has found that early intervention services — which can include occupational, physical and speech therapies, among others — improve children’s test scores, even years down the road. The study, conducted jointly by…

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Even as they prepare to shutter the Clarkston, Washington, location, officials are exploring alternative funding to keep a physical presence in the area.

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Culturally relevant teaching and strong family connections are two ways schools are increasing attendance, says a University of Oregon report.

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Even as they prepare to shutter the Clarkston, Washington, location, officials are exploring alternative funding to keep a physical presence in the area.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for the District 6 seat on Memphis-Shelby County’s school…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. A candidate for the Memphis school board was convicted on a felony drug charge while serving as a city police…

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Efforts are underway to rename Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, a Back of the Yards elementary school. School officials and the local school council are gathering feedback and suggestions for a new name for Chavez Academic…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. One yellow bus dropped off several students outside of J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy early Thursday in the…

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OCR will look into whether the New Home Independent School District violated Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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In November 2025, Pope Leo XIV signed new regulations for the Roman Curia stating that institutions “shall ordinarily draw up their acts in Latin or in another language ” — a quiet but symbolically significant retreat from Latin’s…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. New York City public school parents and educators eagerly awaiting to know next year’s first day of school…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Tennessee will expand its universal voucher program to 35,000 students next school year despite bipartisan…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. The Denver school board is once again considering a proposed policy on…

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This article was originally published in KFF Health News. As immigration authorities carry out what President Donald Trump has promised will be the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to keep…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Read this story in English . Gabrielly Ferreira recuerda cómo fue pasar el kindergarten hasta el octavo…

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A first-of-its-kind study has found that early intervention services — which can include occupational, physical and speech therapies, among others — improve children’s test scores, even years down the road. The study, conducted jointly by…

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Across Pennsylvania, districts are struggling to recruit, prepare and retain Black teachers, who make up just 3.7% of the commonwealth’s educator workforce . This gap reflects an educator pipeline that has not kept pace with a student…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. New Jersey’s fiercest budget debate this year is over education spending — and Newark is at the center of…

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Children and staff at Second Street Youth Center in Plainfield, New Jersey, are well-acquainted with lockdown drills in the event of a fire or an active shooter. More recently, though, the preschool decided to establish protocols for…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. With an acceptance rate below 10%, Hunter College High School is one of the most competitive public high…

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With more parents pushing for limits on screen time in the classroom, Vermont state Rep. Rob Hunter, a Democrat, wants to make it easier for them to opt their children out of using laptops and iPads. He co-sponsored legislation this year…

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Even as they prepare to shutter the Clarkston, Washington, location, officials are exploring alternative funding to keep a physical presence in the area.

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Massachusetts’ higher education department said it can’t confirm the institution “has sufficient resources to be able to sustain operations at current levels.”

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Skills training and public-private partnerships are key in a rapidly changing job landscape, higher ed leaders said this week at the annual ASU+GSV Summit.

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to filmmaker Ken Burns, an alumnus of Hampshire College, about the school's plan to permanently close at the end of the fall semester.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Denver Public Schools could adopt a bell-to-bell cellphone ban if it…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Inside the Capitol in Albany, Shaila Colon sat with four of her classmates, preparing to present legislation…

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From approaching change as a grieving process to building in time for training, two district technology pros share strategies at CoSN’s annual conference.

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This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Friday to a mandatory list of books that all public schools will teach starting in 2030, paring down an earlier…

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A push for Bible instruction may become the next wave of curriculum policies sweeping through the nation, as more states consider such legislation.

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Experts caution that screens can disrupt children's social development, but also point to ways technology can enhance imagination.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously approved an overhaul to its system for deciding how well schools across the…

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Lawmakers in the New York Senate and Assembly are considering a bill that would empower New York City high school students. It doesn’t have a catchy name, nor has it attracted much debate and attention surrounding it. It doesn’t call for a…

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The FY27 budget proposal, however, would make changes that have advocates concerned about accountability and federal supports.

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Colorado lawmakers used a portion of the state’s pandemic relief funds to pilot federal student aid form completion programs in 11 high schools in six districts. Fund My Future, which has federal funding through June, requires students to…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Judah Ancion, a 16-year-old junior at Essex County’s Donald M. Payne School of Technology, found out he…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The Detroit school district will close four schools at the end of this school year, officials confirmed…

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From approaching change as a grieving process to building in time for training, two district technology pros share strategies at CoSN’s annual conference.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Superintendent Tony Watlington say they’ve found a way to save all the school-based staff the…

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This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Friday to a mandatory list of books that all public schools will teach starting in 2030, paring down an earlier…

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A push for Bible instruction may become the next wave of curriculum policies sweeping through the nation, as more states consider such legislation.

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Experts caution that screens can disrupt children's social development, but also point to ways technology can enhance imagination.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously approved an overhaul to its system for deciding how well schools across the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Education Department plans to dissolve the office that supports the country’s 5 million English learners. The move comes as the…

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Academic freedom is not a gift. It is a structure long protected by tenure, a contract with no expiration date that guarantees procedural protections to faculty. Tenure has granted faculty at U.S. colleges and universities the rights to…

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Late last month, Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrated what she called the Trump administration’s “unprecedented progress in reducing the federal education footprint” and “giving education back to the states” as she announced that…

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A tidal wave of litigation aimed at social media platforms is drawing comparisons to the tobacco and opioid cases of recent decades, with observers predicting the companies that operate sites like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok could soon…

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Lawmakers in the New York Senate and Assembly are considering a bill that would empower New York City high school students. It doesn’t have a catchy name, nor has it attracted much debate and attention surrounding it. It doesn’t call for a…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Memphis voters begin choosing today among 15 Democratic candidates vying for four open school board seats in…

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Congratulations! High school graduation rates in your state are hitting all-time highs! But before you crack open the champagne, you should know that only a small fraction of those students can do high school-level math. Those graduates…

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In the small town of Walden, in a high mountain park in northcentral Colorado, Superintendent Amy Ward knows her families. She knows that 64 percent of children in Jackson County live below the poverty line. She knows which ones go home to…

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The buyouts come amid a plan to cut scores of low-enrollment academic programs to refocus the private nonprofit’s offerings.

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Artificial intelligence can help bridge gaps for students, but it isn't as simple as buying a bunch of products, college leaders said at the ASU+GSV Summit.

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The FY27 budget proposal, however, would make changes that have advocates concerned about accountability and federal supports.

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When it comes to universal pre-kindergarten, California has made significant progress — 62 percent of 4-year-olds were enrolled in publicly funded early childhood programs in 2024–25, up from 42% in 2019–20, according to a new Learning…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. For years, thousands of Colorado homeschoolers have taken publicly funded…

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The agency is showing an increased interest in allocating resources to career and workforce readiness, educator training, literacy and artificial intelligence.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Debates over how to make New York City’s high school admissions system fairer have often focused on the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. When the Delaware Valley School District board voted unanimously last month to reverse policies protecting transgender students that…

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From Boston to San Francisco, districts are planning for sweeping staff reductions as superintendents face tightening budgets.

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Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. These days there’s a new energy around an old idea: bipartisan school…

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The private institution in Massachusetts faced a heavy debt burden, persistent deficits, sputtering enrollment, possible accreditation loss and other challenges.

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The agency is showing an increased interest in allocating resources to career and workforce readiness, educator training, literacy and artificial intelligence.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators. “I don’t eat that,” are the famous last words teacher Shirley Brezzell hears from her fifth graders when she…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Alex Richardson always knew she wanted to help people; she just needed to find the right way to do it.…

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Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan Q: Why are you calling for an inquiry into Nigel Farage’s investment in a bitcoin firm ? Davey said that, in…

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Class is in session for roughly 400,000 Los Angeles Unified students after a historic three-union strike involving 70,000 teachers, administrators and school support staff was averted early Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Unified School…

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AI is overriding education. This technology boasts massive opportunity, allowing for powerful learning experiences (experiential and project-based) to be ungraded while still showcasing rigor, growth and capability, along with an infinite…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Debates over how to make New York City’s high school admissions system fairer have often focused on the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Two Democratic candidates will compete for the Memphis school board District 8 nomination in the first district…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The five candidates running for Memphis’ District 9 school board seat range from a longtime incumbent and…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The three candidates running to represent District 1 on the Memphis school board have deep ties to the school…

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In February, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) announced it would shutter its on-campus child care center, which has operated for nearly 40 years, at the end of the spring semester.The decision caused a weeks-long uproar on campus,…

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Three well-known but very different names in nonprofit education say they’re coming together Tuesday to launch an improbable enterprise: a new, AI-focused college, designed for a world in which artificial intelligence is reshaping what…

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There are more than 12 million elementary and middle school students from low-income families who are below grade level in reading or math, our analysis shows. Yet school districts across the country are cutting their tutoring programs —…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. When the Delaware Valley School District board voted unanimously last month to reverse policies protecting transgender students that…

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At John Barry Elementary School, the veteran third-grade teaching team laughed and cried when they talked about their long journey together. It started 12 years ago when Emily Angiletta, Stephanie Timek and Emily Silluzio were first time…

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Citing dissatisfaction with the professional and pedagogical conditions at their district schools, some public school teachers are lighting out for the territory of classical private and charter schools to regain their footing. Chris…

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The growth reflects the “continued trust that donors place in educational institutions,” the Council for Advancement and Support of Education said.

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A federal judge also granted their request to permanently join a legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education’s new survey.

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From Boston to San Francisco, districts are planning for sweeping staff reductions as superintendents face tightening budgets.

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A new final rule details a broad set of AI initiatives that will be given more weight in the agency’s discretionary funding programs.

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MYSORE, India — Employers around the world share a familiar complaint: Universities often don’t prepare students for fast-changing job demands. Too many new graduates need extra preparation before they’re workforce-ready. In India, rather…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The Tennessee House passed legislation to expand the state’s voucher program to 35,000 seats next fall despite…

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This article was originally published in EdSource. Sergio Garcia is quick to the scene. He puts on a scuffed firefighter jacket, grabs an oxygen mask and crouches down on hot concrete to start chest compressions on a dummy body. At the Los…

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Hazel Health, which once described itself as “the largest K-12 mental and physical health provider in the nation,” faces an uncertain future after enduring two rounds of layoffs since last fall and the loss of several lucrative contracts…

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The move is just the latest instance of Texas public higher education leaders moving to curb instruction on topics related to sex and gender.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators. Fatimah Barrie knows the 30 sixth graders in her three history classes at Uncommon Canarsie Middle School really…

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“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” In a time when by most measures boys and men are in crisis, these words are as relevant today as they were over 170 years when uttered by abolitionist Frederick Douglass.…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Newark voters head to the polls on April 21 to elect four members to the city’s Board of Education, which…

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This article was originally published in EdSource. Sergio Garcia is quick to the scene. He puts on a scuffed firefighter jacket, grabs an oxygen mask and crouches down on hot concrete to start chest compressions on a dummy body. At the Los…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Trump administration loves red meat, and could soon change what students eat in schools. But an unlikely collection of groups that…

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Blended learning creates leadership development that truly sticks, drives real behavior change, and scales across your organization. This post was first published on eLearning Industry .

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Not so long ago, Americans were fond of talking about our politics as a modest set of disagreements: “We agree on the ends,” we’d say, “we just argue about the means.” Since the early 2010s, it’s gotten harder to believe. We’ve suffered…

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This article was originally published in South Carolina Daily Gazette. Teachers from certain other states could start working in South Carolina classrooms more quickly under a bill a House committee advanced Thursday. The bill, which…

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Hazel Health, which once described itself as “the largest K-12 mental and physical health provider in the nation,” faces an uncertain future after enduring two rounds of layoffs since last fall and the loss of several lucrative contracts…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Ajia Phillips sometimes had no choice but to keep her daughter home from school. On days when she worked 14-hour…

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By: Nicola Hodkowski, Ph.D. As a former upper elementary math teacher for eight years, I often felt frustrated watching my students struggle with mathematics reasoning. My students lacked the fundamental understanding needed to reason…

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“Move these funds over there, where my left wing is pointing.” From the Office of Ibram X. Kendi Administrator of the General Services Administration April 13, 2029 Dear Colleague, I’m honored to be running the General Services…

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We’re rounding up recent stories, from a decline in per-student state funding to alarms about the U.S. Department of Education’s plans for accreditation.

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We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the rescinding of Title IX settlements to the impact that pre-K has on enrollment in higher grades.

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As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble. (Image credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report)

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The Education Exchange · Ep. 438 – April 13, 2026 – How the University of Austin Fearlessly Pursues the Truth Carlos Carvalho, the president of the University of Austin, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the institution’s mission to bring…

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When policymakers debate whether community colleges should offer bachelor’s degrees, the arguments often sound abstract: mission creep, duplication, threats to university enrollment. Yet for the students that community colleges serve and…

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CRAFTSBURY COMMON, Vt. — More than a dozen newborn lambs cavorted around a fenced-in yard beneath the scrutiny of their mothers and a few watchful students taking turns attending to them. The lambs’ successful births have been a needed…

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This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. State officials, activists and educators have largely shaped public dialogue about Texas’ social studies overhaul, but young people added their voices to the conversation Tuesday,…

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This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. State officials, activists and educators have largely shaped public dialogue about Texas’ social studies overhaul, but young people added their voices to the conversation Tuesday,…

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By the time children reach elementary school, teachers can usually predict which students will volunteer answers, speak easily in front of the class and move comfortably through discussion — and which will hesitate, look down or remain…

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This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Every child who starts at Lemay Child and Family Center in St. Louis County receives a developmental screening during their first month of attendance. Based on these…

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School (in)Security is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news . Subscribe here. Two recent stories by reporters here at The 74 demonstrate the ongoing ripple effects of the Trump administration’s massive deportation…

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Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized the way content in the field of eLearning is developed. What used to take weeks in terms of content development, including storyboarding, assessment and microlearning, can now be done in a matter…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. A few years back, a groundswell of Brooklyn parents in District 13 wanted to ditch gifted and talented…

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Last year, the Trump administration took two major steps to limit the use of disparate impact analysis—the legal standard by which organizations can be held liable for unintentional discrimination. First, in April, President Trump signed…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The clock is ticking for Tennessee lawmakers to agree on an intervention plan for Memphis-Shelby County schools…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Chicago Public Schools will stay open May 1 for now, despite a push from board members and the Chicago Teachers Union to allow teachers and…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Most of the 2,000 initial seats available through Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new free child care program for…

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The current political climate in the United State has spurred a flurry of proposals and rules affecting the rights of foreign visitors, students, and other visa holders to enter, work in, or immigrate to the US. The overall policy…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. The Trump administration improperly cut off tens of millions in grant funding from New York City’s public…

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Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. Three years ago, as Khan Academy founder Sal Khan rolled out an…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Most of the 2,000 initial seats available through Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new free child care program for…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. When Pennsylvania introduced new graduation requirements four years ago, lawmakers said there would be options for students who struggled…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Welcome back to P.S. Weekly, a student podcast created in collaboration between Chalkbeat and The Bell! In our…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. The number of Philadelphia kids injured by gunfire is falling — but it’s not falling as fast as the total number of shooting…

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While high school GPAs have been gliding upwards for years, college admissions officers have relied on Advanced Placement (AP) exams as a more stable, rigorous measure of college readiness. That confidence is now misplaced—at least for…

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Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, held its final commencement ceremony in 2025 before closing permanently due to financial challenges and declining enrollment. The college had been in operation since 1892. “How did you go bankrupt?”…

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Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students.

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As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatism In the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager…

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A student writes notes for his AP Physics class at Jackson-Reed High School in Washington, D.C. In his recent Education Next article , Paul Peterson claims that Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are being “dumbed down.” He even goes so far as…

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Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. As Gov. JB Pritzker weighs opting Illinois into a Trump-backed tax credit scholarship program, the Chicago Board of Education decided after an…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Detroit City Council members are advocating for more inclusive spaces for youth in the city’s core in the wake…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The Detroit Public Schools Community District has started planning for what it will do when it spends the last…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Employing student influencers is the latest strategy in the Detroit school district’s ongoing efforts to grow…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. In a split decision, the Chicago school board on Wednesday chose a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant appointed to the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Students across Detroit will be able to ride city buses for free in a new program the city council approved…

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As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatism In the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Suspensions across New York City’s public schools plunged in the first half of this school year, according to…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Six years after New Jersey handed control of Newark Public Schools back to the community, a group of 20…

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As federal and state legislation swirls over the usage of cellphones and personal devices in classrooms, there is a renewed push for another form of technology: surveillance cameras. Legislators in Florida, Iowa, Maryland, South Carolina…

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A student writes notes for his AP Physics class at Jackson-Reed High School in Washington, D.C. In his recent Education Next article , Paul Peterson claims that Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are being “dumbed down.” He even goes so far as…

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To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data. (Image credit: Angela Weiss)

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Beyond High School is our free monthly newsletter covering higher education policy and practices in Colorado. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox early. When Joana Baldermann learned state lawmakers might phase out the statewide…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The Tennessee General Assembly could vote on a proposal to expand the state’s school voucher program within…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the launch of a new, centralized permitting tool for prospective…

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Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. ​ Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. Larger class sizes. Less support for students with disabilities. Fewer school climate staff to help kids in need. Philadelphia teachers…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the launch of a new, centralized permitting tool for prospective…

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Digital accessibility in K–12 education has largely been something districts respond to when a specific need arises. The latest update to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act changes that framing. With the U.S. Department of…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Early voting is underway for the Indiana primary elections, but there are…

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Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. ​ Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an…

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The deadline is fast approaching for public entities to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II web accessibility rule. By April 24, 2026 (or April 26, 2027 depending on a location's population size),…

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By: Alin Bennett Reality Meets Possibility On the second morning of an Education Reimagined Ecosystem Lab site visit to Colorado, our group gathered inside a small learning community called La Luz. What struck us immediately was the…

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The tide has turned on reading instruction. Nearly all states have passed “science of reading” laws, and most researchers and educators now agree students need to learn letters and sounds explicitly and systematically to become proficient…

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The Trump administration has released a new cyber strategy outlining a more assertive federal approach to cybersecurity, emphasizing coordination, deterrence, and enforcement. The president also issued a companion executive order that…

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CRANSTON, R.I. — Before he landed in prison three years ago for selling drugs, Joe worked on and off as a construction laborer. In his free time, he’d do little projects around the house, his youngest daughter by his side. “I always liked…

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Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Colorado lawmakers avoided major cuts to K-12, early childhood, and higher education funding…

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Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Colorado lawmakers avoided major cuts to K-12, early childhood, and higher education funding…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Memphis-Shelby County school leaders are attributing a number of key issues raised by last week’s state…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. It’s been six months since Dorainy Santos and her two sons moved from Pennsylvania to a homeless shelter in…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. The Chicago Board of Education plans to vote Wednesday on a resolution urging Gov. JB Pritzker to reject efforts by the Trump administration…

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Last week, we joined the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools for their latest convening right here in our backyard. The contrast was not lost on us as we were sitting just a few miles from the glass towers where engineers are busy…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Memphis-Shelby County school leaders are attributing a number of key issues raised by last week’s state…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. It’s been six months since Dorainy Santos and her two sons moved from Pennsylvania to a homeless shelter in…

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It’s easy to get swept up in the hype about artificial intelligence tutors. But the evidence so far suggests caution. Some studies have found that chatbot tutors can backfire because students lean on them too heavily, get spoonfed…

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By: Zach Varnell In August 2021, on the West Ridge of Mount Stuart in Washington State, Kimber Cross was running out of time, water, and altitude. Off-route in 97-degree heat, her heart rate had climbed to 180 beats per minute. Her…

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Paul Banksley sounded furious. I’d never heard the iconic vacuum salesman-turned-22nd Century Skills impresario like this. The avid TED Talker and founder of Tomorrows Are for Tomorrow is, after all, famed for his relentless good cheer.…

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Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that. (Image credit: Kristian Thacker for NPR)

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As a mom of a child with special needs, I often spend the majority of my day filing insurance forms for reimbursement. I can spend hours on the phone trying to find out why coverage was denied for my child’s therapy. Usually, it is due to…

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FORT KENT, Maine — Michael Robertson struggled in school almost from the very beginning. But it was in seventh grade, when he started smoking cigarettes and drinking, that school seemed to become nearly unbearable to him. “There was always…

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The explosion of online gambling and sports betting, as well as the advertising behind it, is attracting a growing number of young people, most of them boys.

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Fifteen-year-old Josiah Owens is considering owning a gun one day because he wants protection. He doesn’t want to suffer the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A test that relies on classic Western texts and bans calculators for math…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Fifteen-year-old Josiah Owens is considering owning a gun one day because he wants protection. He doesn’t want to suffer the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Tennessee elementary schools could limit classroom digital devices under new legislation aimed at minimizing…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. Eighth graders Alexis Rodriguez and Dominic Wolbert spent the week before a recent Philadelphia Board of Education meeting getting ready.…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King, who will become the district’s permanent leader in July, has major challenges ahead of her.…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. A lawsuit filed against Denver Public Schools by one of the deans shot by a…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously,…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Children in all 92 counties across the state can now get free books in the…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. P.S. Weekly is back with Season 3! The Bell’s high school reporters have once again teamed up with Chalkbeat…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. To Christen Reyes, working in the tiny Sheridan School District for many of…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. How do Colorado schools plan to help students who face the most challenges…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King, who will become the district’s permanent leader in July, has major challenges ahead of her.…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. A lawsuit filed against Denver Public Schools by one of the deans shot by a…

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Editor’s Note: In all platform images, student and employer names have been altered to preserve privacy. While far better than nothing, work-based learning (WBL) has a credibility problem. A student completes an internship, clocks their…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously,…

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When my son was about to turn 5, I was faced with a decision that may be familiar to parents of children whose birthdays are close to kindergarten enrollment cutoff dates. In my local school district, children must be 5 years old on or…

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Children in all 92 counties across the state can now get free books in the…