The lawsuit claims that district policies restricting information and access from federal immigration authorities violate state law.
The agency did not yet have details of how much more money it will need for vouchers or its public education funding formula.
One winning candidate attributed the sweep to ‘the state of the world.’ She said voters ‘know they can trust teachers.’
Veterans of the city’s prekindergarten expansion say there are lessons for the Mamdani campaign about how to balance growing quickly with keeping the system stable.
Adeel Khan says artificial intelligence can save teachers time by helping plan lessons and put together IEPs. But he acknowledges there’s a risk that it will just be used as a short cut.
The lawsuit claims that district policies restricting information and access from federal immigration authorities violate state law.
The Philadelphia school system is undergoing a facilities planning process and will be announcing school closures. Advocates say schools can tackle health, safety, and climate at once.
Gun violence is down in Philadelphia, but kids are still getting shot. Here’s why we’re covering solutions to the problem and the role schools can play.
A growing number of Colorado counties use lodging tax proceeds to fund affordable housing and child care for the local workforce.
Both sales tax increases will take effect in 2026.
In the past three years, Safeway has served around 1,000 people through its autism awareness training, special education support, and community events.
Florida school districts are eyeing school closures and selling spots in classes to homeschool students as enrollment declines.
Tuesday’s progressive school board wins coincide with a blue wave that boosted Democrats nationwide.
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.
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The current city council president will be the city’s first female mayor.
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.
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.