Erica Meltzer

Erica Meltzer

National Editor

Erica Meltzer is National Editor at Chalkbeat, where she covers education policy and politics. Erica was a founding editor of the local news site Denverite. Before that, she covered everything from housing and energy policy to crime and courts for newspapers in three states. She served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay. Reach her at: emeltzer@chalkbeat.org.

Red-state Dems are running against vouchers. Transgender rights are on the ballot. And school closures are riling up voters.

A Maryland school district changed its magnet school admissions policies to expand opportunities to more students. Asian American parents say the changes discriminate against their children.

School choice supporters hope the New York governor’s decision will sway other Democrats.

The program could raise billions for schools, but some elected officials say it should focus on helping the neediest students.

The tax credit launches in 2027 and could become one of the largest sources of federal funding for schools.

10 years after her viral essay championing a high-poverty public school, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones shares her daughter’s academic struggles. The revelation has reignited debates over school integration, parent choice, and what truly drives student success.

E-Rate is the fifth-largest source of federal funding for schools. Now it’s in the crosshairs of the backlash to ed tech.

American 15-year-olds now score well above average in science and reading on the PISA, but not because they’re making learning gains.

A new report from the American Psychological Association does not endorse outright screen bans, but says school systems and vendors should hold themselves to a higher standard.

Moving special education oversight to Health and Human Services appears to have spurred a Senate committee vote to reverse some of Trump’s moves to break up the Education Department.