Politics & Policy
In the first week of the Chalkbeat and the Headway’s Election Challenge, we heard from more than 200 young people.
The groups in the coalition previously joined forces to defend programs put at-risk by the expiration of federal stimulus dollars. Now, they want to see the state’s Foundation Aid formula updated.
Gregory Faulkner will remain chair of the 24-member panel for the 2024-25 school year. Mayor Eric Adams selected him from among three candidates.
The candidates were mum on early childhood education, K-12 schools, and college affordability. Harris talked about expanding the child tax credit, and Trump mocked Biden’s failures on student loan forgiveness.
Saferwatch worked with Corey Johnson, the former City Council speaker, to get its security app in schools. He says he had no clue that Terence Banks, brother to David Banks and Deputy Mayor Philip Banks, ended up replacing him.
There will be 32 candidates on the ballot in Chicago’s school board elections on Nov. 5. Here’s an updated list.
Maud Maron was removed from her post for allegedly violating city regulations governing the conduct of parent leaders. A judge is now calling those regulations into question.
Conservatives have wanted to shut down the agency for decades. But the latest round of the culture war and the 2024 election have thrust the idea back into the spotlight.
A new poll finds most Americans think students should have access to a wide variety of books and viewpoints. They’re divided on who gets to decide where the line is.
Council members are expected to pass a resolution on Thursday calling for more high school journalism programs. Nearly 75% of high schools do not have a student newspaper, according to a 2022 study.
Gov. Phil Murphy held the bill signing in Newark, where third grade literacy rates plummeted after the COVID pandemic.
Conservatives claiming to represent parents’ rights have largely set the education politics agenda in recent years. With a former teacher on the ticket, Democrats are looking to change the conversation.
The U.S. Department of Education plans to again delay the FAFSA, but has promised a fully functional system after a problematic revamp that upended the college-going season.
Despite a recent City Council resolution, the city’s Education Department has given no indication it will implement a universal dress code policy for the coming school year.
Walz’s experience as a teacher and high school football coach was front and center at his first rally with Kamala Harris in Philadelphia.
Shapiro spoke in favor of private school vouchers but then vetoed a proposal to establish them. He’s also signed public school funding increases and universal school breakfasts into law.
Michael Rebell, of the Center for Educational Equity, led a legal battle 30 years ago that paved the way for the state’s Foundation Aid formula.
Deciding what to do with MSCS buildings will be a top priority for the incoming Memphis school board after the Aug. 1 election. Here’s what candidates said about a sweeping new facilities plan.
Success Academy and Zeta Charter Schools won three schools each. But an unconventional middle school geared toward LGBTQ+ students was left out.
Schools would have to come up with their own policies on how to ban phones and would not get additional funding, principals told Chalkbeat.