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New York
Vowing to expose ‘systemic racism,’ former Queens high school teacher heads to federal court
By Christine Chung, THE CITY
February 4, 2020
Denise Clay, a Brooklyn parent. New York
Your child’s birth month matters: NYC students born in November and December are classified with learning disabilities at higher rates
By Amy Zimmer
February 4, 2020
New York
New York City has a new special education chief: Christina Foti
By Alex Zimmerman
February 3, 2020

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Detroit
How GM’s big $1 million donation will improve the reading skills of 500 Detroit students
By Lori Higgins
February 3, 2020
Tennessee
As more black and Hispanic students enter Memphis’ gifted program, here’s how it might change
By Laura Faith Kebede
January 31, 2020
P.S. 305 New York
Two Brooklyn schools will merge to save space and improve integration
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte
January 30, 2020
New York
Nearly 2,000 NYC children with disabilities could be stranded without pre-K seats this spring
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY, Alex Zimmerman
January 30, 2020
Detroit
Whitmer pushes universal preschool, postsecondary education in State of the State speech
By Lori Higgins
January 29, 2020
Colorado
Have you faced hair discrimination in school? Chalkbeat wants to hear from you.
By Erica Meltzer
January 29, 2020
Colorado
Why does Colorado have so few teachers of color? A new bill seeks to find out
By Erica Meltzer
January 29, 2020
Yeshiva school bus New York
Some Brooklyn yeshivas missed the deadline for required roadmap to boost secular education
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY, Reuven Blau, THE CITY
January 28, 2020
Chicago
Can Chicago design a better school ratings system? Principals, parents, and teachers think so.
By Cassie Walker Burke
January 28, 2020
Colorado
Denver students: ‘You cannot teach American history without teaching African American history’
By Melanie Asmar
January 27, 2020
Newark
Everyone counts: Newark school district is helping more parents participate in the census
By Devna Bose
January 27, 2020
New York
Why integrating middle schools in Queens won’t follow Brooklyn’s footsteps
By Christina Veiga
January 27, 2020