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In the Classroom

Snapshots of the teaching and learning that take place inside schools

Activist Art

New York
16 hours ago

This Brooklyn middle school student hopes her winning T-shirt design will inspire racial justice

Eighth grader Emma Pichardo, a student at M.S. 50 in Brooklyn, didn’t know what the Black Lives Matter movement really was until a…

Student Voice

Chicago
2 days ago

Want to improve schools? Chicago students have messages for the city’s next mayor

Chalkbeat Chicago asked students to tell us ways that City Hall could work to improve conditions on the ground at the district’s 600-plus schools. Here's what they said.

Literacy

Chicago
December 11, 2018

How it feels to be Javion: 16 and struggling to read in Chicago Public Schools

Javion Grayer’s aunt had given him the book thinking he might connect with the main character: a black teenager in crisis, struggling to…

explainer

National
December 10, 2018

What it will mean if Betsy DeVos rolls back the Obama school discipline rules

It would be a victory for the conservative campaign to link school discipline reforms with unsafe schools.

In the classroom

Tennessee
December 5, 2018

This Memphis teacher wanted to make learning physics more engaging, so he created a website. Now it’s used in 40 countries.

Three girls explode into laughter and cheers as they roll a small cart across the table, successfully getting a rubber band to launch the cart…

peer pressure

National
November 28, 2018

Students show up to school more often when they see ‘familiar faces,’ new study finds

When kids know their peers, “Students don’t have to adjust as much to making new friends or relationships,” said Jacob Kirksey.

How I Lead

Indiana
November 26, 2018

Why this Indianapolis principal worries about the children who don’t go to preschool

Wayne Township Preschool Principal Kathryn Raasch was recently named a 2018 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Students on soapboxes

Chicago
November 21, 2018

Watch a high schooler’s fiery speech about reading more black and brown authors

Ivery Marquez is a senior who is passionate about seeing more authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Alice Walker on her reading list.

Asked and answered

Chicago
November 14, 2018

Are special education reforms moving too slowly? Chicago monitor responds to criticism.

"There’s been a lot of broken trust between parents and schools, parents and central office, parents and administrators," Chicago schools special education monitor says

Going to court

Tennessee
November 8, 2018

Memphis charter school sues former principal at center of student protests

A Memphis charter high school is seeking $300,000 in damages against a former principal.

money matters

New York
November 7, 2018

Haven’t heard of participatory budgeting? Voters approved it on Tuesday — and here’s how it can bring millions to New York City schools.

When a city councilman told Laura Espinoza she could win thousands of dollars for her local schools through a process called participatory budgeting,…

Tale the teacher

Detroit
November 2, 2018

WATCH: This Detroit teacher — a physicist lyricist — uses rap to excite his students about science

Calvin Nellum, a science teacher at the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, was one of four Detroit educators who told their stories on stage last month as part of the Tale the Teacher storytelling event.

time for a video

Indiana
November 2, 2018

This Indianapolis teacher thought he could change the world — until the first day of school

Elliott told his story at a recent story slam sponsored by Chalkbeat, Teachers Lounge Indy, and Big Car Collaborative.

How I Teach

Tennessee
November 1, 2018

Why this Memphis educator had to keep teaching – even when he became a principal

How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their…

Class Cosplay

New York
October 30, 2018

How I Teach: A second-year history teacher on getting in the trenches with students

How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their…
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