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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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working toward proficiency

Maine went all in on ‘proficiency-based learning’ — then rolled it back. What does that mean for the rest of the country?
National
1 day ago

End of an era

Colorado
1 day ago

Rising test scores and dwindling trust: Denver’s Tom Boasberg leaves a complicated legacy


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New York
2 days ago

School health clinics could take a hit under rule to restrict green cards for immigrants who receive public aid

50 years later

New York
2 days ago

A Chalkbeat roundtable: What New York City is still learning from its teacher strikes of 1968

First Person

New York
2 days ago

We’re a middle-class black family. Here’s why we’ve skipped our local schools for now.

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Tennessee
October 16, 2018

How football prepared me for my first year of teaching (but maybe not the second)

A former football player writes about how his gridiron experience helped him be a classroom teacher in Memphis.

First Person

New York
October 8, 2018

I didn’t get into any of my top high school choices. Then I learned to love my safety school.

New York City’s intense high school choice process ends with students being matched to one of more than 400 high schools — at least…

First Person

Tennessee
September 14, 2018

I spoke with our governor during his TNReady listening tour. Here’s what I hope he heard.

Tara Baker, an assistant principal at Nashville's McGavock High School, was among about 150 educators invited to participate.

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New York
10 hours ago

‘If they know we regularly care’: Our New York bureau and its newest reporter are listening up

A new name has been popping up at Chalkbeat as our organization continues to grow, and the byline belongs to Reema Amin.
Indiana
10 hours ago

Indiana teachers union spends big on Indianapolis Public Schools in election

But public disclosures do not capture the full spending on the election.

Innovation zone

Colorado
11 hours ago

Two more Denver schools win additional freedom from district rules

The schools will create a new “innovation zone,” bringing the district’s number of quasi-autonomous zones to three.

all clear

Newark
11 hours ago

Newark’s North Star Academy charter schools are cleared after discipline probe

New Jersey’s largest charter-school network did not violate state regulations when it disciplined students with disabilities, according to a state investigation triggered by an advocacy…

How I Teach

How I Teach

Detroit
October 12, 2018

Meet the teacher behind a farm-to-cafeteria program powered by Detroit students with disabilities

Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask educators who’ve been recognized for their work how they approach their jobs. You can…

How I Teach

New York
October 11, 2018

In New York City, sea urchins and horseshoe crabs help lead the class

How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. You…

How I Teach

Indiana
October 9, 2018

How being a black woman in engineering shaped the Indiana Teacher of the Year’s classroom career

She talked to Chalkbeat about bringing the real world into the classroom, and how everyone has experience with engineering — even if they don’t realize it.