About a dozen candidates for the city’s first fully elected school board would consider closing or merging schools as enrollment declines. Most oppose any closures.
More than a dozen Colorado districts are asking voters to consider tax measures that will help pay teachers more. They range from Denver to Mesa County Valley to tiny Prairie on the Eastern Plains.
About a dozen candidates for the city’s first fully elected school board would consider closing or merging schools as enrollment declines. Most oppose any closures.
There are 15 candidates for 5 spots on the board. The winners will confront unique challenges that will test their relationships with policymakers.
A 2022 contract with ServiceMaster Clean was flagged by state auditors as the biggest source of potential spending abuse this summer. The company will clean half of the district’s schools next year.
The new federal tax credit reimburses taxpayers for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, which then distribute money to families for a range of educational expenses.
Trial began for online charter school leader accused of inflating enrollment figures to siphon millions in state funds.
Red-state Dems are running against vouchers. Transgender rights are on the ballot. And school closures are riling up voters.
A Pennsylvania state law was supposed to guarantee students returning to school from the justice system get full credit for courses taken behind bars. Experts on Chalkbeat’s recent panel said it needs to be more strongly enforced.
Despite months of tension, board members struck a positive tone when discussing the superintendent’s evaluation.
Families have until Jan. 15 to apply to district schools for the next school year.
The applicants include former board member Scott Esserman and former candidates for the seat Caron Blanke and Mike DeGuire.
Sean McFadden, a teacher at Eagle Academy for Young Men II, wants to amplify perspectives often missing from climate science conversations. He’s being recognized with the 2026 Julian Robertson Award for Excellence in Teaching.
All Pennsylvania schools must adopt ‘bell-to-bell’ policies by the start of 2027-28 school year. The new policy would be a stricter mandate than what’s in place at some Philly schools.
Literacy training is now mandatory for K-5 educators in Michigan. Here’s what teachers are learning.
Michigan mandated science of reading training for all K-5 public school educators in the state in an effort to improve student literacy.
Criticism of classroom technology and AI in education has started to emerge as a bread-and-butter issue in school board elections.
Detroit officials are proposing $251 million in projects, including expanded air conditioning and long-sought building upgrades. The plan could bring school libraries back by fall 2027.
Some of the mailers, texts, and digital ads showing up in front of Chicago voters deserve more context or corrections.
The board's power over Indianapolis schools has been diluted by changes to state law.
Exclusive: Some companies say NYC mistakenly flagged their products under its sweeping school AI ban
Chalkbeat obtained the list of banned products, which includes popular reading and math programs, student assessment tools, and even a chatbot the Education Department developed.
Florida-based company MGT drafted key policies and plans for the Memphis oversight board while the takeover was blocked. It’s done similar work in other school takeovers.
Este recurso gratuito, listo para imprimir, está disponible en inglés y español. Chalkbeat Chicago también invita a los estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS) a enviar sus aportaciones sobre qué temas les gustaría que abordara la nueva junta escolar.
More than 8 years after civil rights groups filed the lawsuit, an appeals court heard attorneys’ arguments Thursday.
NYC considers closing a Harlem high school. It could signal the first of many as enrollment shrinks.
The proposal to close the Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce comes as New York City confronts a growing number of severely underenrolled schools.
The Chicago Board of Education president represents the board publicly, runs board meetings, and helps set the agenda. The person elected will lead the board for the next four years.
Republican lawmakers accused the district of training students to be ‘far-left activists.’ Superintendent Tony Watlington said changes to curriculum are underway.
As more public money flows to private religious schools, a Colorado preschool case asks whether states can enforce non-discrimination rules.
Pennsylvania’s Act 1 was supposed to guarantee high school credits for kids coming out of the juvenile justice system. Instead, students and educators say lack of training and oversight have left families to fight for their education alone.
The official, Arielle Roth, has prompted a review of the $3 billion federal internet subsidy for schools.
At a packed Manhattan town hall, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones challenged NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels on his vision for desegregating the school system.
Michigan education officials have looked toward other states, such as Massachusetts and New Jersey for inspiration on improving literacy.
The 2026 on-time graduation rate is almost 1 percentage point higher than the previous year.
Students say they understand which online classes they will succeed in and the quality of the courses.
The nearly $500,000 studio will let students meet virtually face-to-face with therapists miles away and explore creative uses of technology at a time when its impact on teen mental health is under scrutiny.
The Colorado School of Mines, the University of Colorado Denver, and Adams State University are among the colleges that have direct admissions agreements.
Special interest groups have spent $6.7 million on Chicago school board races this year, with groups opposing the Chicago Teachers Union outspending the union.
At a tense town hall, New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones pressed schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels on his plan to integrate NYC schools. The chancellor offered few specifics or timelines.
COVID-19 caused a spike in online classes, but nationally and in Colorado many students have stuck with that model.
The school has just 24 students this year.
The city’s birth rate has been declining, but competition from cyber charter schools and private schools could be significant factors.
There are 15 candidates for 5 seats in an election that highlights the board's evolving role.