Patrick Wall
Senior National Reporter
Patrick Wall is a Senior National Reporter for Chalkbeat. He was previously interim bureau chief and a reporter for Chalkbeat New York. Patrick started his career as a fourth-grade teacher in Chicago Public Schools before earning a master’s degree in journalism from CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism. He’s been published in The Atlantic, Mother Jones, and DNAinfo, among other publications. He was a Spencer Education-Reporting Fellow at Columbia University and won a national beat reporting award from the Education Writers Association.
The debate over whether to ease up on academic expectations or double down is flaring up across the country.
Democrats and Republicans are parting ways on education.
Spending accelerated this fall as planned projects started in U.S. school districts.
Republicans, who will soon have control of the House of Representatives but not the Senate, may not be willing to pay for more mental health services.
Principals report more hostility among parents, students
Several big school districts had fewer psychologists or counselors this fall than they did before the pandemic.
Education has featured prominently in Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin, three battleground states with tight races for governor.
Monday could mark the beginning of the end for affirmative action in higher education. The cases could also portend changes to K-12 schools.
More than 80% of LGBTQ students say they faced harassment or assault.
Local conditions, not just national politics, drove reopening decisions
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Far fewer schools are providing students with home internet assistance this year compared with earlier in the pandemic, according to new federal data.
As signals of inclusivity fade or vanish, it is often students of color and LGBTQ young people who feel the effects most acutely.
A growing movement is working to reduce gun violence where students most often experience it.
Many schools are working to plug vacancies, boost student attendance, and address student mental health and academic needs this fall.
Republican-led states oppose efforts to extend federal protections to trans students.
As Alabama imposes sweeping new restrictions on transgender youth, a support group offers space for community.
The full reach of the new laws won’t be known until fall. Already, many LGBTQ students feel under siege.
Newark previously asked for dozens of schools, but the state only built eight.
Police say they searched schools for explosives, but superintendent denies bomb threat.
Moves run counter to Newark’s goal of having more men of color as school leaders.
Black-white segregation rate is three times the national average
A guide to the curriculum that Newark teachers created
The students, who faced hardships outside of school, will attend Saint Elizabeth University.
“We expect great things from you,” she told students.
New Jersey’s racial gaps are larger than the national average.
Other priorities include staff training, classroom supplies, and technology.
The district is short more than 100 teachers and is looking for various ways to fill vacancies.
Call comes after tests show most Newark students are academically off track