Chicago Public Schools will ke...

Jun 25, 2020 by

Chicago Public Schools will keep its police program — for now

The question could come up before school begins in the fall. By Yana Kunichoff – An effort to remove police officers from...

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Some school districts are cutt...

Jun 10, 2020 by

Some school districts are cutting ties with police. What’s next?

Districts looking to cut ties with police will have to wrestle with whether they should replace officers with other security staff or...

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Activists demand removing the ...

Jun 5, 2020 by

Activists demand removing the NYPD from schools. De Blasio plans to give school police more money.

The New York Police Department stations thousands of safety officers in city schools, an arrangement that has been in place since...

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Settlement reached in historic...

May 15, 2020 by

Settlement reached in historic Detroit right-to-read lawsuit

Details on what the settlement of the right to read lawsuit includes are expected to be released later Thursday. By Lori Higgins...

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A looming issue for schools: T...

May 10, 2020 by

A looming issue for schools: Teachers who can’t or won’t go back

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat Belinda Mckinney-Childrey has spent more than 30 years as a teacher. Before the pandemic, she thought she was...

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Voluntary? Remote? Districts g...

May 4, 2020 by

Voluntary? Remote? Districts grapple with summer school logistics, equity

By Kalyn Belsha School bus outside a charter school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. David Handschuh/Chalkbeat What does summer school...

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Are we at a transformative mom...

May 4, 2020 by

Are we at a transformative moment for online learning?

Philip G Altbach and Hans de Wit – With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world’s universities have had to close...

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‘Governor, now is the time’: D...

Apr 30, 2020 by

‘Governor, now is the time’: Detroit district officials want Whitmer to settle landmark literacy lawsuit

Detroit school district leaders are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reach a settlement with the plaintiffs in a 2016 literacy...

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Report says states should exte...

Apr 8, 2020 by

Report says states should extend upcoming school year to address learning losses

Researchers from Michigan State University analyzed state responses to the coronavirus pandemic and offered recommendations for the...

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Why do so many Colorado studen...

Mar 29, 2020 by

Why do so many Colorado students struggle to read? Flawed curriculum is part of the problem.

By Ann Schimke – School districts that serve tens of thousands of Colorado students are using discredited or inconsistent...

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The coronavirus double whammy:...

Mar 25, 2020 by

The coronavirus double whammy: School closures, economic downturn could derail student learning, research shows

The new coronavirus has closed schools for weeks, and in some places for the rest of the academic year. Thousands of parents have...

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All states can cancel standard...

Mar 20, 2020 by

All states can cancel standardized tests this year, Trump and DeVos say

President Trump and the U.S. Department of Education announced the unprecedented but unsurprising move Friday. By Matt Barnum, Kalyn...

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As coronavirus hits, only abou...

Mar 10, 2020 by

As coronavirus hits, only about 1 in 10 Denver public schools has a full-time nurse

The lack of full-time nurses is a longstanding issue that’s gaining prominence because of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. As the...

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Chicago school serving student...

Mar 7, 2020 by

Chicago school serving students with special needs to shut down after aide tests positive for coronavirus

By Samantha Smylie – Coronaviruses research, conceptual illustration. Vials of blood in a centrifuge being tested for...

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Behind closed doors: When it c...

Feb 21, 2020 by

Behind closed doors: When it comes to seclusion and restraint, Colorado schools ‘are investigating themselves’

By Melanie Asmar – Nearly every day, Brenna Wann saw staff members take young students, sometimes kicking and screaming, to the...

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‘Everything fell apart.’ Paren...

Feb 15, 2020 by

‘Everything fell apart.’ Parents pin voucher program problems on upheaval in Tennessee education department

By Marta W. Aldrich – Eight-year-old Gigi Benassi winces as a pressure probe tickles her ear during a hearing test with...

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As more black and Hispanic stu...

Feb 2, 2020 by

As more black and Hispanic students enter Memphis’ gifted program, here’s how it might change

Shelby County Schools officials will continue to look for implicit bias and make sure qualified students who have been overlooked are...

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Charter leader’s abrupt depart...

Jan 29, 2020 by

Charter leader’s abrupt departure raises questions for one of Detroit’s largest charter networks

Ornstein was a familiar face in Detroit’s powerful charter school sector, and his perspectives appeared often in print. By Koby Levin...

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‘What we’re doing is not worki...

Jan 23, 2020 by

‘What we’re doing is not working.’ Why Detroit students struggle in college

A report from a Michigan nonprofit highlights the struggles Detroit high school graduates face in college, and what can be done to...

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Same classroom, different sala...

Jan 4, 2020 by

Same classroom, different salaries: Special education pre-K teachers earn dramatically less than their general education co-teachers

NYC preschool teachers serving students with disabilities — arguably some of the children with the highest needs — are making the...

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