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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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sorting the students

‘Why are we screening children? I don’t get that’: Chancellor Carranza offers harsh critique of NYC school admissions
New York
6 hours ago

schools of the future

National
10 hours ago

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


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Superintendent search

Newark
23 hours ago

Former principal Roger Leon chosen as Newark’s new superintendent

Indiana
6 hours ago

Short on students, 3 Indianapolis charter schools are closing. But 6 more will open in the fall

Superintendent search

Newark
1 day ago

On eve of historic vote in Newark, questions arise about superintendent selection process

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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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Payment dispute

Tennessee
5 hours ago

Disputes with Tennessee testmakers aren’t new. Here’s an update on the state’s lawsuit with Measurement Inc.

The testing company fired by Tennessee’s education department two years ago will likely wait until 2019 to settle the case, according to documents recently obtained by Chalkbeat.

pink slips

Detroit
10 hours ago

One Detroit principal keeps his job as others get the ax. Next year’s challenge? Test scores.

Educators and staff from a Detroit middle school took the microphone on Tuesday evening to save their principal’s job. Addressing the school board,…

Accolade

Tennessee
12 hours ago

In his last year as governor, Tennessee’s Haslam picked for national education award

Gov. Bill Haslam is being honored for his policy work to expand college access for Tennessee students and prepare them for the workforce.
New York
24 hours ago

Another integration plan for Upper West Side middle schools is met with some support, but also familiar concerns

The education department on Tuesday presented yet another proposal for integrating Upper West Side and Harlem middle schools, drawing both support and concern…

How I Teach

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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.