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Education news. In context.

Everyone has an opinion about how to fix education, especially for the poorest children. As a nonprofit news organization, we at Chalkbeat offer you solid facts about what is actually happening and what it means, from local reporters who really understand.
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classroom to congress

Can Ms. Hayes go to Washington? A national teacher of the year explains why she’s running for Congress
National
2 days ago

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Indiana
1 day ago

A student is in custody after Noblesville West Middle School shooting that injured another student and teacher


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schools of the future

National
May 23, 2018

What does the ‘future of work’ mean for schools? Big claims leave educators with more questions than answers

Indiana
2 days ago

Four school leaders hope to bring innovative ideas to Indianapolis education

‘It feels like losing a family’

Tennessee
2 days ago

This Memphis poetry team is the best in the state. But they will scatter as their school closes.

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First Person

First Person

New York
May 17, 2018

As historians and New York City educators, here’s what we hope teachers hear in the city’s new anti-bias training

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio just committed $23 million over the next four years to support…

First Person

National
May 8, 2018

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, 8 essays from educators who raised their voices this year

Teachers are often on the front lines of national conversations, kickstarting discussions that their students or communities need to have.

First Person

Tennessee
May 4, 2018

I moved 18 times as a child. ‘Why did you move?’ is now a question I don’t ask my students.

Like any other child, I just wanted to be normal, and talking about why we moved did not feel normal. I try to remember that now as a teacher.

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School safety

Tennessee
24 hours ago

Hiring more security officers in Memphis after school shootings could have unintended consequences

A new state law that bans local governments from refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials could put school resource officers in an awkward position.

'It's a new day'

Newark
24 hours ago

In Newark, will homegrown change replace outsider-led reform?

After controversial reforms enacted by outsiders, Newark has chosen a homegrown leader. Can he create a new model of change?

school segregation

Colorado
1 day ago

In Denver’s gentrifying neighborhoods, some middle-class parents are avoiding the school down the block

“Everybody wants schools to be more ethnically and socioeconomically diverse. But the only control you have over that as a parent is to send your child there."

Superintendent search

Newark
1 day ago

Newark board was leaning toward different superintendent candidate before unanimous vote for Roger Leon, source says

Another local candidate, A. Robert Gregory, got the most board backing in an informal poll days before the official vote, according to a source.

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National
May 3, 2018

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How I Teach

Tennessee
May 2, 2018

‘Mathonopoly’ and basketball: How this Memphis teacher uses games to teach math

“Our students pay attention when they are having fun. Do many of my kids associate ‘fun’ with math? No, but my goal is to help them see how math is a part of everyday games that they love.”

How I Teach

Colorado
May 1, 2018

This award-winning Colorado educator teaches computer gaming (Shhh, it’s actually math)

A computer gaming teachers talks about what turned her into math-lover, why she builds forts with her students, and how off-task behavior is like a canary in a coal mine.