Winchester Elementary School opened its food pantry in March. The government shutdown means more Memphis families are going to the school for food.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United States.
Winchester Elementary School opened its food pantry in March. The government shutdown means more Memphis families are going to the school for food.
What makes an Illinois school ‘Exemplary’? State officials are proposing changes to the calculation.
The new accountability system used to measure school quality and improvement would include five labels: Exemplary, Commendable, Approaching, Developing, and Comprehensive.
Some groups urged Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to continue Mayor Eric Adams’ curriculum reforms. Meanwhile, charter school leaders extended an olive branch.
Mandatory climate education is coming to NY schools but advocates say the state needs funding for implementation.
At a Chalkbeat event in Germantown, city residents said they want district leaders to give serious weight to community feedback in their closure plan.
Voters in six school districts cast ballots on Tuesday to decide whether referendums should pass. Only one district’s referendum failed.
The law aims to make sure students pass the IREAD before going to fourth grade. It’s part of a slew of policies aimed at improving literacy in the state.
A University of Michigan report last year said students from low-income homes, as well as Black and Hispanic students, have less access to career and technical education programs.
The current city council president will be the city’s first female mayor.
Voters in two Colorado communities will decide on sales tax for child care
Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board were up for election.
Colorado voted on two ballot measures that would fund free universal school meals. Both passed.
Colorado voted on whether to approve two ballot measures that fund free universal school meals. Both passed.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey’s gubernatorial election, delivering a sharp rebuke to Republicans.
When it comes to NYC public schools, Zohran Mamdani wants to end mayoral control as well as focus more on helping homeless students and students with disabilities.
The two independently-run public schools announced earlier this year that they could no longer operate the high school campuses.
Philadelphia school leaders said Tuesday they won’t publish recommendations this month of which schools to close, pushing back a long-awaited deadline.
Beyond funding and school choice, the candidates have weighed in on curriculum and parent involvement, echoing national debates over what schools should teach and how the state should intervene.
Stripped out of an earlier draft was a requirement for the general counsel to provide the board with a list of lawsuits DPS is involved in and a tally of its legal costs.
Students will keep using AI to cheat, more teachers will use it as a teaching assistant, but it won’t be a supertutor.
District leaders say new door-knocking campaigns and school-based attendance staff are improving student attendance.
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District leaders say new door-knocking campaigns and school-based attendance staff are improving student attendance.
School food pantries have been preparing for more demand due to uncertainty about when people will receive federal nutrition assistance.
Both Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli support expanding New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, but experts warn that costs, equity, and capacity could make that difficult.
Enrollment fell by about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year. The city will not claw back more than $250 million from schools with fewer students than projected.
The public meetings will take place as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance nears the deadline for making recommendations about the future of IPS and charter schools to the state legislature.
Between Election Day, Veterans Day, and parent teacher conferences, NYC students have barely any full weeks of school in November. Some parents want more say in the calendar.
After proposing changes to the state’s K-12 funding formula last year, Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal plans to fulfill changes made during this year’s session.
Detroit residents told Chalkbeat they want to see the city’s next mayor to improve transportation so students can more easily get to and from school.
A Chalkbeat analysis of school attendance data found steeper attendance declines this year compared to previous years at schools in communities targeted by Operation Midway Blitz.
Experts say Newark school board’s move to a flip vote that made way for Superintendent Roger Leon’s contract to be extended was improper.
‘Detroit Horse Power has given me a family’: Students learn empathy, confidence through horsemanship
The nonprofit runs free after-school programs and summer camps for disadvantaged youth in Detroit with a focus on social and emotional skills.
DPS has a new policy that calls for closing schools with persistently low ratings as a way to avoid state intervention.
Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration will be required to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the government shutdown. But the administration has yet to comment.
Roger León got his contract extended to 2030 after board member Melissa Reed abruptly decided to vote in favor of it. Last month, the board declined to approve an extension.
Superintendent Alex Marrero earned 73.5 points out of a possible 100 on his evaluation, which the school board approved Thursday.
The agreement makes the payment contingent on receiving $552.4 million in surplus tax funds proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
The sale of 148 pieces of fine art, which have been kept in storage, will fund a roughly $1 million endowment for arts education
The school board vote on Thursday marks the end of a yearslong attempt to dispose of the facility, which opened as a high school in 1968 but also served as a middle school.
To address Philadelphia’s severe teacher shortage, educators and advocates want to inspire more high schoolers to go into the field through hands-on opportunities.
School bus companies sign a 30-day contract extension with the city Thursday evening. Students will have buses for their commute on Monday.