The lieutenant governor was out door-knocking in Avon, urging voters to reject a referendum to fund teachers and school programming. However, Avon schools says the district has the support of people who live in the community.
The Denver school board is set to meet Wednesday to discuss the full report.
The commission secured just enough votes Monday to overturn the mayor’s decision. That means five school board members will serve only half of their allotted terms.
The lieutenant governor was out door-knocking in Avon, urging voters to reject a referendum to fund teachers and school programming. However, Avon schools says the district has the support of people who live in the community.
Over 50 schools will receive technology that will directly alert 911 services in cases of an active shooter, the Adams administration announced on Monday.
The city has used a beverage tax to help pay for its free pre-K program since 2017. But labor and business groups have been opposed to the funding mechanism.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for grabs on Nov. 4.
Johnston is backing candidates Alex Magaña, Mariana del Hierro, Caron Blanke, and Timiya Jackson.
Many of the pieces of art, some of which date back to the 1890s, once hung in IPS schools that are now closed.
This new section at Chalkbeat, led by Matt Barnum, will focus on explaining, examining, and elevating ideas about the policy, politics, and practice of American education.
The 240 new free child care seats are part of a $10 million pilot program to expand access, regardless of families’ income levels.
New property tax laws are expected to put pressure on schools’ long-term budgets, raising the stakes in next month’s elections.
The Ecuadorian teen was legally in the U.S. under a special status for at-risk juveniles, which under prior administrations shielded a young person from deportation until they could apply for a green card.
New York City’s next mayor will oversee the nation’s largest school system. Here’s where the candidates stand on mayoral control, class sizes, selective admissions, and more.
At a session on district approaches to equity training during the Council of Great City Schools conference on Friday, León said leadership teams help identify challenges in the city’s public schools.
Chris Gdowski is a graduate of Adams 12 schools.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King said the district cannot provide virtual learning without an emergency declaration from the state’s governor.
A potential name change for Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy might include flipping the order of the names.
Cuatro puestos de los siete en total en el consejo escolar de Denver están en juego estas elecciones del 4 de noviembre.
The student was arrested during a protest and was later released, according to elected officials.
About 1,800 schools participate in Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All program, which offers students free breakfast and lunch.
A Memphis lawmaker wants Tennessee voters to be able to recall local elected officials, including school boards, as an “accountability” measure.
District officials told board members that enrollment is down across grades, all school types, and in neighborhoods across the city.
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District officials told board members that enrollment is down across grades, all school types, and in neighborhoods across the city.
When a parent is detained by ICE, schools are often the first place that family members left behind turn for help.
Donna Goings, MSCS’ mental health director, says attendance at suicide and bullying prevention trainings dropped by two-thirds last year. That’s because most students don’t return now-required permission slips.
The new grants will build upon the New Jersey Literacy Framework, the state’s plan to refine literacy practices in schools.
Examples from D.C. and Denver could serve as potential solutions or cautionary tales as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance crafts its recommendations.
The district spent $25 million on the new curriculum. Officials say more training, support, and patience are needed.
Will mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s free child care plan convince families to stay in NYC for elementary school? A look at affordability and school issues pushing parents to leave.
New Jersey Democrats are strongly opposed to Ciattarelli’s plan saying it would bankrupt New Jersey’s budget.
The High School Admissions Test platform had problems providing more time to students who are approved to receive testing accommodations, such as those with disabilities and English learners.
Superintendent Roderick Richmond is proposing sending displaced students into nearby schools to fill open seats.
Voters in the Cherry Creek School District will elect two school board members on Nov. 4.
The Stanford University research looked at how often disruptions took away from tutoring time, and how tutors did or didn’t build relationships with students.
The school’s Christian affiliation was omitted or downplayed in documents submitted to the state, a BOCES, and a Pueblo area school district.
“For too long, we have allowed individuals like Elon Musk to pretend as if concerns of efficiency and waste are that of the right wing, when in fact, they should be the bedrock of any progressive politics,” he said.
Lawmakers, advocates, and city officials immediately condemned the bus companies’ threat.
The Tennessee Charter Commission decision means Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School will return to local control under the Memphis-Shelby County school system. What will happen to the schools and hundreds of students isn’t clear.
The coalition of Indianapolis schools was one of three applicants approved for the pilot program that will start in the 2026-27 school year.
Voters in Aurora Public Schools will elect four school board members on Nov. 4.
Youth Connect serves a much smaller number of students than in-house MSCS providers. But it gives students a choice of therapists and flexible scheduling.
The Mamdani campaign pledged to focus on NYC’s vulnerable students in response to a Chalkbeat questionnaire. Cuomo and Sliwa did not respond.