2024 Election Coverage

First-person education stories

Many of the measures that were successful did not require a tax increase, according to unofficial election results.

The district asked voters to approve two school funding measures.

Students said they’re going to “keep their hopes up” but are fearful of what a Trump presidency could mean for their families and peers.

Collins landed a promotion and big raise after Eric Adams took office. Now she’s retiring amid allegations that she hasn’t been showing up to work.

Therese Boyle and Che “Rhymefest” Smith were declared winners in the race for Chicago school board seats in Districts 9 and 10, respectively. District 1 has not been called.

The deadline for applying to magnet, selective, charter, and other schools outside a student’s neighborhood is being extended one week, from Nov. 15 to Nov. 22.

On Thursday, union President John Abeigon said he doesn’t know if the racial report on Newark’s School of Global Studies will be released after reaching a deal with the district.

13 Newark students will receive a debt-free education at Rutgers-Newark

Amendment 80 proposed to enshrine school choice in the Colorado Constitution.

Los resultados electorales más observados fueron los de la Enmienda 80 para agregar la elección libre de una escuela en la constitución, la cual no obtuvo suficiente apoyo.

While the elected members represent a diversity of opinions and interests, Mayor Brandon Johnson will hold a majority on the school board because he’ll choose most of the members.

There were 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District board.

Voters in about 15 Colorado communities have approved the use of lodging tax revenue for child care efforts.

Concession speeches, inflation, social media bubbles, and deportation fears were all part of classroom conversations after Trump’s election victory.

Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights

All of the top candidates for Michigan’s State Board of Education have concerns over how state education officials have responded to a federal investigation.

The election for the Detroit school board could determine the direction the district heads in the future.

The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.

Experts expect changes to civil rights enforcement and transgender students to lose new protections.

Experts expect changes to civil rights enforcement and transgender students to lose new protections.

The $975 million bond ask was the largest in the district’s history.

We’re keeping an eye on school choice ballot measures, local school board races, and the top education officials in three states.

Braun beat Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater. The Associated Press called the governor election soon after the polls closed.

Three school districts hoped voters would approve or renew property tax increases that would fund school bus transportation, teacher pay, and academic programs.

Chicago voters delivered a mixed message in the city’s historic first school board elections. A mix of union-backed candidates, independents, and school choice backers won seats.

Unofficial election results for IPS school board show Thompson, Thomas, and Cosby poised to win.

Marion County voters selected their school district leaders this election. In total, 33 seats on 10 school boards are on ballots.

Teens share their best tips with Chalkbeat and The New York Times for spotting misinformation and staying sharp during a turbulent election season.

Vice presidential candidates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, as portrayed by students, debate the issues at Masterman on the eve of Election Day.

Students will still take Regents exams across New York, but will not be required to pass them to earn a diploma.

Some student teachers at public preschools aren’t eligible for a $9,600 state stipend for unpaid work. This bill would make them eligible.

Several students at Hancock College Prep said they didn’t know about the city’s first school board elections until their civics class. Now, they’re learning how to decide which candidates deserve their votes.

From Socratic seminars to podcasting, Philadelphia students are learning about and asserting their role in the political process.

Polis has proposed changing how the state calculates enrollment for budget purposes and slowing the phase-in of a new funding formula.

In the Thompson School District, a former school will become the first shelter for homeless youth in northern Colorado.

CPS official Robert Christlieb publicly credits a school building engineer with inventing the device tried out in several CPS schools but does not mention he’s a co-inventor.