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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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Miseducation

Chalkbeat took a look at inequity in education in collaboration with ProPublica. Read the stories here.
Chicago
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Detroit
7 hours ago

Promising students in Detroit lack access to high-level AP classes that are common in suburban schools


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Colorado
5 hours ago

In Colorado’s high-poverty schools, many teachers are just starting their careers

Miseducation

Newark
4 hours ago

In Newark, reporting lapses hide thousands of student suspensions from public view

Miseducation

New York
6 hours ago

‘You try to triage’: NYC is spending big on counseling, but staff on the front lines say needs are going unmet

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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…

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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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Chicago
August 30, 2018

We’ve come a long way in addressing student stress and trauma. I could use help, too.

There’s an old adage, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” But as a paraprofessional in Chicago, my cup is almost drained.

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Colorado
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Closure is still an option, but a new approach will let struggling Denver schools make their case

The changes mean the board will have more options and more discretion.

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Indiana
1 hour ago

To fund pre-K, advocates in Indiana pitch tax credit scholarships, ‘pay for success,’ tax hikes

“I think there needs to be partnership across the board. Everybody has to have skin in the game," said Madeleine Baker, CEO of the Early Childhood Alliance in Fort Wayne.

Miseducation

Tennessee
5 hours ago

Tennessee has a lot of early-career teachers, especially at schools with more students of color. Here’s why it matters.

This story is a part of the series Miseducation, a reporting partnership between ProPublica and Chalkbeat. We used federal data compiled and analyzed by ProPublica to explore inequities in education at the local level.

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Indiana
6 hours ago

‘Some kids are getting in, when others get left out’: Examining racial gaps in Indiana gifted programs

In Indiana elementary and middle schools, white students are three times as likely as black students to be enrolled in gifted programs, state data from 2016-17 show.

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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…

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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.