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Getting ready for back to school season? As schools reopen for the academic year, we hope these stories, resources, and essays help students, teachers, and parents have a smoother transition.
The Western International High School student is 3.5 credits away from graduation, his attorney says. He is now fighting for his release.
The subway is the one place where I’m not expected to do anything for anybody. My job is merely to exist.
My story of school refusal and recovery
Weekly meetups at the Detroit Public Library remind my friends and me about the power of IRL connection.
I’m no longer fighting Silicon Valley’s best efforts to capture human attention. Now, I battle boredom, and that’s a winnable fight.
The Western International High School student is 3.5 credits away from graduation, his attorney says. He is now fighting for his release.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election in November.
The group is tasked by state lawmakers with examining how Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools could collaborate to meet transportation and facility needs.
New York City’s mayor has an unusual level of authority over public schools. But mayoral control is up for renewal once again midway through 2026.
Six candidates are vying to win the Democratic primary, while five are contending for the Republican nomination. The primary is set for June 10.
“If we do that, then what's going to be next?” a district resident asked.
A forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools is set to begin in July. Tennessee lawmakers earmarked $6 million for the deep dive into the district’s finances and administration.
Teacher Prep Academy prepares high schoolers to be teachers, but the program’s future is uncertain.
Chalkbeat spoke with four students who entered high school in 2021 and are graduating this spring. These young people don’t know a world without smartphones and social media and experienced a pandemic during puberty.
Kahn-Tineta Smith, a former paraprofessional, learned how to advocate for her children outside the classroom and help them stay on task inside it.
Along the campaign trail, the mayor has been critical of charter schools and called the state’s current school funding system ‘broken.’
The student’s name and school have not been released. Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said she was ‘deeply saddened’ by the arrest.
The program started in seven Chicago schools in 2019. Today, it’s expanded to about 400 schools.
The detention highlights the limits of districts in protecting students from immigration enforcement off campus.
Small schools are expensive to operate and simultaneously struggle to afford basic programs. But closing them will likely spark community backlash.
Whatley Chapel is currently unusable. The proposed deal would bring the historic building back to life.