Education Brooklyn’s District 16 once fought for gifted programs. Now parents may support getting rid of them.chalkbeat.org - By Christina Veiga A Brooklyn school district where parents once fiercely lobbied for gifted and talented programs may now support phasing out those very programs. The …
Colorado Sign language interpreters, career and tech educators to join Denver teachers unionchalkbeat.org - By Melanie Asmar After more than a year of public advocacy, the educational sign language interpreters who work in Denver schools will be allowed to join the …
Education Betsy Devos claims victory for choice in her first Detroit school visit since getting the top education jobchalkbeat.org - By Koby Levin In her first visit to Detroit as U.S. education secretary, Betsy DeVos argued that the school choice policies she champions have helped the city’s …
Students Crosstown High students walk out of class to demand stronger diversity efforts, bolder innovation at Memphis charter schoolchalkbeat.org - By Caroline Bauman More than 80 students at a Memphis high school left their classrooms Friday morning, walked around the giant Crosstown Concourse building, and read a …
College & University Your weekend must-reads: Two gripping stories about going to collegechalkbeat.org - By Philissa Cramer We’ve got some weekend reading for you: two stories that will make you think hard about a pressing issue facing American students and their …
Education How environmental injustice in the Bronx convinced one student to organize a climate strikechalkbeat.org - By Alex Zimmerman To Leslie Delgado, the fight against climate change isn’t just an abstract global problem: It’s local and it’s personal. A Bronx native and a high …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoColorado Rise & Shine: The Denver teachers union has a new leaderchalkbeat.org - By Erica Meltzer From Melanie, we have the long-awaited results of the Denver teachers union's leadership election, which ended in a disputed recount the first time. …
Education Listen to ‘School Colors’: a podcast on schools and racechalkbeat.org - By Gabrielle Birkner “School Colors” is an eight-part documentary podcast series about education in Central Brooklyn. It explores what schools in this neighborhood looked …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEducation In defense of teacher prep timechalkbeat.org - By Yana Kunichoff This week Chalkbeat Chicago asked educators to weigh in on the issue of prep time, in light of reports that the issue had sparked some disagreement …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoTennessee Rise & Shine: Will you help decide the future of Tennessee’s school turnaround work?chalkbeat.org - By Caroline Bauman Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, and Chattanooga: You will have the chance this fall to influence what Tennessee decides to do with its Achievement …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoIndiana Rise & Shine: Indiana mayor asks prosecutor why teen who threatened school was releasedchalkbeat.org - By Emma Kate Fittes When I first learned about Indiana’s process for settling special education disputes between parents and schools, what intrigued me most is that both …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEducation Rise & Shine: How one Detroit school is working to improve student literacychalkbeat.org - By Lori Higgins As the high-stakes penalties of Michigan's third grade reading law take center stage this school year, we have a request for educators: Tell us how …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEducation Rise & Shine: DOE bans field trips to climate strikechalkbeat.org - By Alex Zimmerman After planning to take groups of students to participate in Friday's climate strike, schools were abruptly told that they would have to reverse …
College & University Watch: These Detroit teens have big dreams and a big goal: To graduate from collegechalkbeat.org - By Lori Higgins Earlier this week we introduced you to Demetrius Robinson, Kashia Perkins, Joseph Thomas, and Marqell McClendon and the beginning of their journey as …
Tennessee Tennessee plans seven-stop listening tour on the future of school turnaround, Achievement School Districtchalkbeat.org - By Caroline Bauman As the future of Tennessee’s state-run turnaround district hangs in question, the State Department of Education is planning seven meetings to get …
EducationIn a city where low literacy levels ‘take your breath away,’ here’s how one Detroit school is teaching third-graders tochalkbeat.org - By Koby Levin Three boys sat down around a table at Detroit Premier Academy and opened up their picture books. It was the beginning of the school year, and the …
Indiana When schools and parents in Indiana disagree on special education services, what happens next can be slow and costlychalkbeat.org - By Emma Kate Fittes Tina Fleener was never told about the time her second-grade son dropped to the ground during class, not responding to his teachers. She also wasn’t …
Colorado The Denver teachers union will have a new president for the first time in 10 yearschalkbeat.org - By Melanie Asmar A progressive young teacher who played a high-profile role in February’s teacher strike will be the new leader of the growing Denver teachers …
Education As León vows improvements, here are 5 issues facing special education in Newark’s schoolschalkbeat.org - By Devna Bose Newark schools chief Roger León has promised to make many long-needed changes, but perhaps the biggest promise he’s made is to fix the city’s special …
Education Betsy DeVos says schools are strapped for cash because of well-paid bureaucrats. Here’s why that’s misleading.chalkbeat.org - By Matt Barnum Why are so many teachers scrounging for school supplies? While touring a private school in Milwaukee on Monday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said …
Climate NYC schools find out last-minute: field trips to the Global Climate Strike aren’t allowedchalkbeat.org - By Christina Veiga The education department is prohibiting field trips to the Global Climate Strike on Friday, according to a last-minute notice sent to schools. That …
Education This bilingual debate team in NYC is fighting ‘English-only norms’ at national competitionschalkbeat.org - By Alex Zimmerman A wave of anxiety washed over Anyely Rijo as she stepped onto a debate stage in Washington, D.C. The 13-year-old student from Brooklyn’s M.S. 50 was …
Education How I Teach: This preschool teacher gets itchalkbeat.org - By Ann Schimke Fair warning: Today’s newsletter features a Q&A that might make you cry. It’s with Andy Yung, a New York City preschool teacher who identifies with …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoColorado Rise & Shine: What happens when students from cities with struggling schools go to college?chalkbeat.org - By Melanie Asmar Today's newsletter highlights amazing work from our Chalkbeat colleagues in Detroit and Newark, who are chronicling the journeys of five young people …
Tennessee Rise & Shine: Tennessee fast-tracks voucher rules, but concerns resurfacechalkbeat.org - By Laura Faith Kebede With a faster timeline for rolling out a voucher program in Tennessee comes expedited rules to frame the initiative. State board members met via …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEducation Rise & Shine: For low-income students, attending college is one thing. Graduating is another.chalkbeat.org - By Christina Veiga Today we're bringing life to troubling statistics about low-income students' trajectories after they leave districts where schools have long …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoIndiana Rise & Shine: How a school barbershop builds relationshipschalkbeat.org - By Dylan Peers McCoy For elementary and middle school students, the age of ISTEP is over after the state test was replaced with ILEARN. But high schoolers are still …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoEducation Rise & Shine: Reflecting on the challenges awaiting four first year Detroit college studentschalkbeat.org - By Lori Higgins Nearly four weeks ago, I was sitting on a bench outside Rather Hall at Michigan State University on move-in day, There was a chill in the air, the …
Education Tennessee fast-tracks voucher rules, but concerns resurface about testing accountabilitychalkbeat.org - By Marta W. Aldrich The question of whether Tennessee students who receive vouchers would have to take the same tests as their peers in public schools reemerged …
Tennessee Memphis district recommends closing Southwest Early College High School, but decision pends on board votechalkbeat.org - By Caroline Bauman On the heels of a three-week investigation, Shelby County Schools is recommending to its board that they vote to close a charter school affiliated …
