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Getting ready for back to school season? As schools reopen for the academic year, we hope these stories, resources, and essays help students, teachers, and parents have a smoother transition.
The trend of declining enrollment could lead to more school closures, even as the school board has enacted a four-year moratorium with a major caveat.
Credit-recovery programs give students the chance to earn credits they need for the next grade or graduation. But do these second chances to pass give the system permission to fail?
New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.
Websder Corneille uses own journey as a Haitian immigrant to build connections with students and their caregivers. His job goes beyond serving students and the school to serving the community
Here’s how our school librarian fostered our love of reading and new ideas.
The trend of declining enrollment could lead to more school closures, even as the school board has enacted a four-year moratorium with a major caveat.
The facilities proposal includes a plan to close three to five schools per year. Five schools have already been recommended for closure in 2026.
Parents will have to request fee refunds in writing.
The number of Tennessee schools receiving a C or higher on the state’s report card increased slightly this fall, with about 20% of eligible schools scoring the highest A grade.
New Jersey’s choice program was designed to expand access to public schools, but new data suggests access remains limited.
The Bronx School of Hip-Hop is set to open in 2026 in the art form’s birthplace.
The investigation, which has spanned multiple years, alleges that Instituto has failed to provide more than 100 students with disabilities with services they are legally entitled to.
The ILEA’s recommendations are heading to lawmakers, who see the potential to replicate many of them throughout the state but could be skeptical of giving mayors more power.
A major fight over religious charter schools could be brewing in Tennessee amid a national push to declare religious charter bans unconstitutional.
In private emails, a leading advocacy group fretted about the move and secured a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who will oversee a key charter program.
The 8-1 vote on the recommendations came amid increasing public pressure to retain the power of the elected school board over district buildings and transportation.
The Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship was a 33-year-old initiative funded by the state to diversify the teacher workforce. After the program was challenged in 2024, lawmakers decided to erase all language related to race and ethnicity and change eligibility requirements.
Most of the money went to hire literacy academic interventionists for students struggling to learn to read.
The bills come after a Chalkbeat investigation found that NYC schools routinely ignore rules that are supposed to protect students with disabilities from lengthy suspensions.
In a statement, the board said the move would be a ‘step toward unparalleled local accountability.’
The Shelby County Commission reset the election timeline this fall, cutting five school board members’ terms short. The new lawsuit comes days before candidates can begin requesting election petitions for the 2026 May primaries.