When a parent is detained by ICE, schools are often the first place that family members left behind turn for help.
The Ecuadorian teen was legally in the U.S. under a special status for at-risk juveniles, which under prior administrations shielded a young person from deportation until they could apply for a green card.
New York City’s next mayor will oversee the nation’s largest school system. Here’s where the candidates stand on mayoral control, class sizes, selective admissions, and more.
At a session on district approaches to equity training during the Council of Great City Schools conference on Friday, León said leadership teams help identify challenges in the city’s public schools.
Chris Gdowski is a graduate of Adams 12 schools.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King said the district cannot provide virtual learning without an emergency declaration from the state’s governor.
A potential name change for Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy might include flipping the order of the names.
Cuatro puestos de los siete en total en el consejo escolar de Denver están en juego estas elecciones del 4 de noviembre.
The student was arrested during a protest and was later released, according to elected officials.
About 1,800 schools participate in Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All program, which offers students free breakfast and lunch.
A Memphis lawmaker wants Tennessee voters to be able to recall local elected officials, including school boards, as an “accountability” measure.
District officials told board members that enrollment is down across grades, all school types, and in neighborhoods across the city.
When a parent is detained by ICE, schools are often the first place that family members left behind turn for help.
Donna Goings, MSCS’ mental health director, says attendance at suicide and bullying prevention trainings dropped by two-thirds last year. That’s because most students don’t return now-required permission slips.
The new grants will build upon the New Jersey Literacy Framework, the state’s plan to refine literacy practices in schools.
Examples from D.C. and Denver could serve as potential solutions or cautionary tales as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance crafts its recommendations.
The district spent $25 million on the new curriculum. Officials say more training, support, and patience are needed.
Will mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s free child care plan convince families to stay in NYC for elementary school? A look at affordability and school issues pushing parents to leave.
New Jersey Democrats are strongly opposed to Ciattarelli’s plan saying it would bankrupt New Jersey’s budget.
The High School Admissions Test platform had problems providing more time to students who are approved to receive testing accommodations, such as those with disabilities and English learners.
Superintendent Roderick Richmond is proposing sending displaced students into nearby schools to fill open seats.
Voters in the Cherry Creek School District will elect two school board members on Nov. 4.
The Stanford University research looked at how often disruptions took away from tutoring time, and how tutors did or didn’t build relationships with students.
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The Stanford University research looked at how often disruptions took away from tutoring time, and how tutors did or didn’t build relationships with students.
The school’s Christian affiliation was omitted or downplayed in documents submitted to the state, a BOCES, and a Pueblo area school district.
“For too long, we have allowed individuals like Elon Musk to pretend as if concerns of efficiency and waste are that of the right wing, when in fact, they should be the bedrock of any progressive politics,” he said.
Lawmakers, advocates, and city officials immediately condemned the bus companies’ threat.
The Tennessee Charter Commission decision means Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School will return to local control under the Memphis-Shelby County school system. What will happen to the schools and hundreds of students isn’t clear.
The coalition of Indianapolis schools was one of three applicants approved for the pilot program that will start in the 2026-27 school year.
Voters in Aurora Public Schools will elect four school board members on Nov. 4.
Youth Connect serves a much smaller number of students than in-house MSCS providers. But it gives students a choice of therapists and flexible scheduling.
The Mamdani campaign pledged to focus on NYC’s vulnerable students in response to a Chalkbeat questionnaire. Cuomo and Sliwa did not respond.
If approved, the state’s plan would go into effect for the 2026-27 school year.
Advocates and providers worry long wait times for early intervention services are putting Philadelphia kids behind before they start kindergarten.
Colorado’s first early childhood special district could be created if voters in Garfield and Pitkin, and part of Eagle County say yes.
The candidates' visions for education could shape the future of Newark Public Schools and carry significant weight for the district, five years after it regained local control.
Researchers found modest test score increases in a Florida school district after the state banned phones in schools. Suspensions also rose.
Under a proposed contract listed on the school board’s October agenda, the district would pay CDW, one of its top device suppliers, $15 million a year over four years to inventory all the district’s computers and other devices.
The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, is larger than the entire Dallas school system.
Colorado received about $6 million annually in SNAP-Ed funding. The program allows states to teach students and families about healthy eating and living habits.
Over more than two decades, mayors have appointed new school chiefs after taking office in an effort to take the system in a different direction. Mamdani might buck the trend.
We asked all 11 candidates to fill out a questionnaire and used their responses to create quizzes that match voters with candidates based on their views.
As mayoral candidates debate the future of NYC’s gifted and talented classes, a new Chalkbeat analysis shows that low enrollment in programs is costing the city millions.