2024 Election Coverage

First-person education stories

Voters in about 15 Colorado communities have approved the use of lodging tax revenue for child care efforts.

Concession speeches, inflation, social media bubbles, and deportation fears were all part of classroom conversations after Trump’s election victory.

Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights

All of the top candidates for Michigan’s State Board of Education have concerns over how state education officials have responded to a federal investigation.

The election for the Detroit school board could determine the direction the district heads in the future.

The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.

Experts expect changes to civil rights enforcement and transgender students to lose new protections.

The district asked voters to approve two school funding measures.

The $975 million bond ask was the largest in the district’s history.

We’re keeping an eye on school choice ballot measures, local school board races, and the top education officials in three states.

Braun beat Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater. The Associated Press called the governor election soon after the polls closed.

Three school districts hoped voters would approve or renew property tax increases that would fund school bus transportation, teacher pay, and academic programs.

Chicago voters delivered a mixed message in the city’s historic first school board elections. A mix of union-backed candidates, independents, and school choice backers won seats.

Unofficial election results for IPS school board show Thompson, Thomas, and Cosby poised to win.

Marion County voters selected their school district leaders this election. In total, 33 seats on 10 school boards are on ballots.

Amendment 80 proposed to enshrine school choice in the Colorado Constitution.

Teens share their best tips with Chalkbeat and The New York Times for spotting misinformation and staying sharp during a turbulent election season.

Vice presidential candidates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, as portrayed by students, debate the issues at Masterman on the eve of Election Day.

Students will still take Regents exams across New York, but will not be required to pass them to earn a diploma.

Students will still take Regents exams across New York, but will not be required to pass them to earn a diploma.

Some student teachers at public preschools aren’t eligible for a $9,600 state stipend for unpaid work. This bill would make them eligible.

Several students at Hancock College Prep said they didn’t know about the city’s first school board elections until their civics class. Now, they’re learning how to decide which candidates deserve their votes.

From Socratic seminars to podcasting, Philadelphia students are learning about and asserting their role in the political process.

Polis has proposed changing how the state calculates enrollment for budget purposes and slowing the phase-in of a new funding formula.

In the Thompson School District, a former school will become the first shelter for homeless youth in northern Colorado.

CPS official Robert Christlieb publicly credits a school building engineer with inventing the device tried out in several CPS schools but does not mention he’s a co-inventor.

There are 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board in what could be a pivotal race for the district.

The district said it’s in a better position to offer rides to students with disabilities and launch a new hub program.

Many of the other proposed changes to the public participation policy would put in writing current practices of the board.

Los oficiales van a considerar a las escuelas que tengan más asientos que estudiantes ubicadas en regiones con disminución del numero de inscripciones.

Through a partnership with Newark Public Schools and a grant from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Foundation, NJ LEEP will launch its programs at two city high schools.

The school held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its business center Monday.

The recruitment effort comes at a time when city and state education leaders have called for more robust financial education in schools.

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Most of the nearly $230,000 raised in the race has gone to 4 candidates.

Some experts said the public messaging efforts were a good first step but would likely have minimal impact.

Los preescolares religiosos en el programa de preescolar universal en Colorado ya no podrán reservar espacios para integrantes de sus congregaciones.