Survey: As Chicago’s reopening plan teeters, what’s on the minds of students and families?

The resignation of the Irvington Community Schools board chair — and the vote to remove a second member from the board — follows heightened criticism from students, parents, and staff over conflicts of interest in the charter network’s search for a new CEO.

Though the district is still behind statewide averages, it has shown consistent improvement over the course of 11 years.

A student is chronically absent if they miss 10% or more of their school days. The new data is bad news for the state’s goal to cut chronic absenteeism in half.

Dan Weisberg, the system’s second-in-command, and Deputy Chancellor Emma Vadehra, are stepping down. The pair were leading implementation of a new class size mandate.

Beech Grove is teaming up with the programs run by Stride/K12 to respond to growth in virtual enrollment.

State Superintendent Michael Rice said the Michigan Legislature must provide children with lower class sizes in high poverty K-3 classrooms, more in-person instructional time, and funding for more research-based early literacy materials.