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National
August 1, 2019

It’s still possible to take action on school segregation. Here’s how we’re doing it in San Antonio.

San Antonio is an unlikely place to integrate schools. We're doing it anyway.

Education debate

National
July 31, 2019

Biden, Harris reprise school integration dispute during second Democratic debate

Michael Bennet, the Colorado senator and a former Denver schools superintendent, chimed in to point out that this debate isn't just about the past.

inclusive education

Colorado
July 30, 2019

This Colorado preschool’s new gym could be a model for serving students with special needs

Bal Swan Children's Center's new gym is on the cusp of a growing trend for more inclusive physical education.

Curriculum and instruction

Chicago
July 30, 2019

Room at the top: Chicago schools chief looks to fill leadership vacancies

Chicago Public Schools seeks critical additions to its senior leadership team.

getting around

Indiana
July 29, 2019

To keep transportation costs low, more Indianapolis charter schools look to partner with IndyGo

Indianapolis Public Schools is taking a page from the city's charter sector, which is increasingly leaning on IndyGo to get students to school at a reasonable price.

History of racism

Chicago
July 29, 2019

Chicago teachers to receive classroom guide to 1919 race riots by fall

Mayor Lori Lightfoot emphasized the importance of educating Chicago’s students about the city’s “painful history with racism.”

integration lessons

Tennessee
July 26, 2019

Busing students to integrate Memphis schools was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others

We asked our readers to share their experiences with busing in Memphis. Here's what they had to say.

help wanted

Colorado
July 25, 2019

What Denver is doing to recruit more special education paraprofessionals — and keep them

It includes raising the starting pay to more than $15 an hour.

Dividing Lines

National
July 25, 2019

45 years later, this case is still shaping school segregation in Detroit — and America

Few know the Milliken case by name. But it limited courts’ ability to involve suburban districts in desegregation efforts, shaping communities for decades since.

Curriculum and instruction

Chicago
July 24, 2019

Chicago recruits outside firm to help it tackle gender, racial gaps in advanced courses

On Wednesday, the board of education voted to pay a Washington state-based organization $235,000 to help six schools close gaps in access to AP.

rethinking budgeting

Chicago
July 24, 2019

Unlikely education allies press Mayor Lori Lightfoot to reform Chicago school funding

Lightfoot’s team told Chalkbeat in a statement Monday that the mayor is “firmly committed” to equitable funding.

Desegregation

Colorado
July 24, 2019

Decades of desegregation: Denver readers recall their own stories of ‘busing’

They were exhausted, invigorated, frightened, changed for a lifetime — readers tell how they felt as crosstown busing integrated their schools.

Immigration

Tennessee
July 23, 2019

Group withdraws request to house migrant children in vacant Memphis school

Under a $3.7 million federal grant, the group had proposed operating a residential facility until 2025 at the former South Side Middle School.

Job hunt

Chicago
July 23, 2019

At Chicago job fair, hundreds line up for a chance at support-staff jobs

People lined up outside of the gymnasium at Richard J. Daley College, seeking to fill many of the crucial positions that support teaching and learning.

Black boys

Tennessee
July 22, 2019

Memphis black boys, ‘the foremost vulnerable … population in our system,’ are the focus of Ray’s new initiative

Black boys make up about 38% of Shelby County Schools students, but bear the brunt of the negative statistics Joris Ray presented to a crowd of about 200 people Monday.