Politics & Policy
Episode 7 of P.S. Weekly explores the state of youth climate activism, ranging from apathy to action, and one Manhattan student’s push to get her high school to compost.
Supporters of the proposed tax credits are thrilled there’s a viable path for them to become federal law. Critics say they would harm public education.
Chalkbeat asked every mayoral candidate whether they would keep the NYC Reads and NYC Solves curriculum mandates in place. Here’s what they told us.
The longtime UFT president’s role in approving the loathed Medicare Advantage cost-savings switch of retiree health insurance has rival candidates gunning to dislodge him.
With Community Education Council elections underway, there are signs of growing resistance to what some parents see as an alarming rightward shift in local education politics.
President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would cut nearly $6 billion from K-12 education. Though unlikely to become law as written, the proposal offers insight into Trump’s plans.
The Texas governor tapped into a powerful national conservative movement and his own campaign war chest to turn legislative races into multimillion-dollar affairs.
Backers of a proposed religious charter school argue that charter schools are more private than public. The Supreme Court case could upend the charter sector, with implications for funding, autonomy and more.
The Illinois legislative session is scheduled to end on May 31. Lawmakers are considering several education bills and negotiating the fiscal year 2024 budget. Here is what Chalkbeat is following.
Everything from freezers in the school kitchens to material costs for new school buildings could be impacted by the tariffs, most of which begin April 9. Books are generally exempt – but not the paper they’re printed on.
'It’s becoming a bigger and bigger issue for school districts in rural communities to be able to hire and retain folks,' one of the report authors said.
The letter from New York officials represents some of the earliest and most forceful pushback to the Trump administration’s threat to state education agencies over DEI efforts.
Community leaders are divided about what type of intervention is needed.
NYC schools face a $350 million shortfall in Gov. Hochul’s budget plan. Here’s what to know about the different proposals for the state’s school funding formula.
NYC schools have yet to send out a citywide response to Trump’s Education Department executive order, but some officials told parents Friday they were standing firm.
An $8.4 million agricultural program that was recently axed is the first known cut to trickle down to NYC schools. But officials are bracing for what’s next.
Local school boards have passed resolutions in support of immigrant students. The State Board has not traditionally used resolutions to make statements, but did on Wednesday.
Recent threats of federal spending cuts and department shutdowns could mean billions in lost funds for NYC schools.
Some lawmakers in Albany want school districts to be able to allow cellphone use between classes, despite concerns from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The face-off between the two former classmates at Bayside High School, Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams, barely registered among graduating seniors.