One student described the scholarship that would help her become a teacher in her hometown as 'a dream come true.' Now that scholarship is gone amid $600 million in cuts to teacher training programs.
Chalkbeat asked every mayoral candidate whether they would keep the NYC Reads and NYC Solves curriculum mandates in place. Here’s what they told us.
The federal dollars help pay for early literacy programs, online databases, as well as internet and technology access for many families.
A new study finds that gender gaps that had closed before COVID widened again after students returned to in-person learning.
The mayor said the raises are necessary to address a teacher shortage in the early childhood education sector.
One student described the scholarship that would help her become a teacher in her hometown as 'a dream come true.' Now that scholarship is gone amid $600 million in cuts to teacher training programs.
Episode 6 of P.S. Weekly wades into the complicated world of New York City school bathroom policies, including the much loathed 10-5-10 rule limiting use between and during classes.
The district is putting together a budget for the 2025-26 school year with no cuts to schools, but the proposal may not come to fruition.
Chalkbeat asked every mayoral candidate whether they would keep the NYC Reads and NYC Solves curriculum mandates in place. Here’s what they told us.
The federal dollars help pay for early literacy programs, online databases, as well as internet and technology access for many families.
Voting was halted on the first day over ‘technical issues.’ Problems have snowballed since then.
The mayor said the raises are necessary to address a teacher shortage in the early childhood education sector.
Some Detroit school board members are concerned about the amount of time it takes for students to be evaluated for special education services.
A new study finds that gender gaps that had closed before COVID widened again after students returned to in-person learning.
District 49 filed the lawsuit a day after passing a policy barring transgender youth from school sports teams that match their gender identity.
City Council President Kenyatta Johnson said those working in child care provide ‘the most essential service’ in Philadelphia.
The longtime UFT president’s role in approving the loathed Medicare Advantage cost-savings switch of retiree health insurance has rival candidates gunning to dislodge him.
I can’t help but wonder what my life might have been like if I’d had access to these tools earlier on.
Chicago Public Schools put out to bid 20 properties, most of them closed schools from 2013. The journey to repurpose the old schools could be long and winding.
With Community Education Council elections underway, there are signs of growing resistance to what some parents see as an alarming rightward shift in local education politics.
The new policy passed in a 3-2 vote.
Colorado lawmakers set aside more funding for schools starting in 2026. They also passed bills related to mental health, Black history, and free school meals.
One of Trump's recent executive orders called for federal agencies to target in-state college tuition programs for undocumented students. For now, Colorado’s program is expected to remain.
Overall, 3.47% of Newark voters participated in the April 15 election, slightly below the turnout among the city’s youth voters.
Last summer, some families didn’t receive the summer grocery money until school started. This year is different.
Leaders hope the merger of Ace Prep and Circle City Prep will bring financial stability to a small school with a strong academic track record.
El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.
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El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.
NYC schools are getting a $539 million state aid increase — but it could have been over $850 million
Advocacy groups blasted the changes to the Foundation Aid formula, arguing that they will harm high-need school districts.
Colorado lawmakers have taken a markedly different approach to transgender student rights than the Trump administration.
As a school psychologist, I help young people facing hardships. My own upbringing offers perspective.
Episode 5 of P.S. Weekly looks at the rise of AI in education. Students and teachers sound off on AI’s practical uses as well concerns about creativity and academic integrity.
A new report by the Education Trust-Midwest highlights the need for more funding to educate at-risk students as Trump plans to slash federal dollars.
Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.
Less than a decade ago, Keiron Darnley often skipped class. Now he’s a success mentor at Brooklyn’s A-Tech High School.
In addition to the money raised by the DPSCD Foundation, the Cooley and Davis Aerospace projects will also benefit from money included in the current state budget.
“We've now created a situation where an adult is having a conversation with a minor concerning that minor's genitalia,” said one father who opposes the policy on transgender athletes.
A required training for Chicago Board of Education members focused on Illinois’ school improvement and accountability system. That system could change soon, but some board members worry any labeling of schools is more harmful than helpful.
The program helps teachers educated outside the U.S. get certified in Indiana. It also aims to reduce underemployment among immigrants
The union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.
A preliminary injunction says the department must restore access to school pandemic relief money in 16 states and D.C.
Denver superintendent: School board should censure member John Youngquist for ‘pattern of hostility’
Superintendent Alex Marrero accused Youngquist in a letter of ‘policy violations, racial insensitivity, and unethical conduct,’ among other allegations.
Under the policy, school districts across the state will have until this summer to craft their implementation plans and must begin enforcing them at the start of next school year.
Corey Rosser will go on to compete for the 2025 National Teacher of the Year award.
A federal Teacher and School Leader grant was supposed to provide more than $5 million in bonuses over three years to Perry teachers until it was eliminated through Trump administration cuts targeting DEI.
The Trump administration’s cuts to AmeriCorps programs like Joyful Readers, City Year, ArtistYear, and Teach for America will impact more than 7,500 Philly-area students.
The lawsuit alleges that a first grade student’s injuries were downplayed or dismissed by school staff.