I'm so excited that WBEZ/The Sun-Times/Block Club/Chalkbeat Chalkbeat collaborated to publish district by district Chicago School Board election overviews including candidate profiles with full questionnaires.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
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September 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I'm so excited that WBEZ/The Sun-Times/Block Club/Chalkbeat Chalkbeat collaborated to publish district by district Chicago School Board election overviews including candidate profiles with full questionnaires.
Check it out here:
Check it out here:
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
CHALKBEAT: “A Williamson County Schools teacher suspended over a private social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been reinstated, though a federal lawsuit over the district’s actions is still ongoing.” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
CHALKBEAT: “A Williamson County Schools teacher suspended over a private social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been reinstated, though a federal lawsuit over the district’s actions is still ongoing.” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
Some Chicago school board members are calling for virtual learning for immigrant families. @chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4qssdzX
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some Chicago school board members are calling for virtual learning for immigrant families. @chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4qssdzX
This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
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I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
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September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
CHALKBEAT: “Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements… They described scheduling upheaval, teachers stretched thin, and kids stressed to the point of physical discomfort…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
September 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
CHALKBEAT: “Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements… They described scheduling upheaval, teachers stretched thin, and kids stressed to the point of physical discomfort…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
The Detroit school board is on track to approve a budget for the next school year that increases employee pay, expands initiatives aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism, hires more counselors, and increases funding for teacher supplies so families aren’t expected to contribute.
Via @chalkbeat.org
Via @chalkbeat.org
Proposed Detroit district budget prioritizes pay boosts, but Vitti warns of uncertainty ahead • Michigan Advance
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The Detroit school boar...
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May 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The Detroit school board is on track to approve a budget for the next school year that increases employee pay, expands initiatives aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism, hires more counselors, and increases funding for teacher supplies so families aren’t expected to contribute.
Via @chalkbeat.org
Via @chalkbeat.org
Chicago Public Schools is opening a handful of new language programs. @chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4ncfgrj
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chicago Public Schools is opening a handful of new language programs. @chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4ncfgrj
Illinois students can no longer be ticketed or fined by police in school under a new state law.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3HI2MsH
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3HI2MsH
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Illinois students can no longer be ticketed or fined by police in school under a new state law.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3HI2MsH
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3HI2MsH
Sharing this for the great context from chalkbeat
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1. From Chalkbeat: U.S. moves up test score rankings by falling less than other countries - American 15-year-olds now score well above average in science and reading, but the global decline is alarming.
2. From The New York Times: U.S. Reading Scores Plummet on Global Exam
1. From Chalkbeat: U.S. moves up test score rankings by falling less than other countries - American 15-year-olds now score well above average in science and reading, but the global decline is alarming.
2. From The New York Times: U.S. Reading Scores Plummet on Global Exam
September 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Sharing this for the great context from chalkbeat
Enrollment at Chicago Public Schools continued to decline rapidly this fall, dipping by more than 11,500 students compared with last year, Chalkbeat reports. buff.ly/5OrUc4R
September 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Enrollment at Chicago Public Schools continued to decline rapidly this fall, dipping by more than 11,500 students compared with last year, Chalkbeat reports. buff.ly/5OrUc4R
CHALKBEAT: “Republican leader Senator Bo Watson introduced a resolution encouraging Tennessee teachers to use the names Gulf of America and Mount McKinley… the measure would not place any mandates or requirements on teachers if it’s approved…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
February 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
CHALKBEAT: “Republican leader Senator Bo Watson introduced a resolution encouraging Tennessee teachers to use the names Gulf of America and Mount McKinley… the measure would not place any mandates or requirements on teachers if it’s approved…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
The kids are all right: “Every single person I know has an immigrant as a parent or grandparent, so everyone was pretty understanding.” — a James Madison High School student on the school's housing migrant families last night and moving classes online today (via Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat NY)
NYC sent nearly 2,000 migrant parents and children from tents in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High to sleep on floors and in chairs for a few hours in the midst of Tuesday’s rain and wind storm. Then it bused them back at 4 or 5 a.m. The school is holding today's classes remotely.
City Hall Scrambles to Send Migrant Families From Tent Shelter to Sleep in a School During Severe St...
The city sent nearly 2,000 parents and children from Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High to sleep on floors and in chairs in the midst of Tuesday’s rain and wind storm. The school...
www.thecity.nyc
January 10, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The kids are all right: “Every single person I know has an immigrant as a parent or grandparent, so everyone was pretty understanding.” — a James Madison High School student on the school's housing migrant families last night and moving classes online today (via Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat NY)
Chalkbeat: Fed judge Myong Joun blocks Sec Education Linda McMahon from dismantling the Dept of Education, using McMahon’s own words against her, and ruling only an act of Congress can dissolve the Department.
May 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Chalkbeat: Fed judge Myong Joun blocks Sec Education Linda McMahon from dismantling the Dept of Education, using McMahon’s own words against her, and ruling only an act of Congress can dissolve the Department.
CHALKBEAT — After Wilson County removed 400 books from their school libraries after the new GOP law, other counties are using their list as a cheat sheet, including Montgomery and Rutherford, where Frances Rosales asked for 150 books to be removed. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/no...
November 24, 2024 at 1:18 PM
CHALKBEAT — After Wilson County removed 400 books from their school libraries after the new GOP law, other counties are using their list as a cheat sheet, including Montgomery and Rutherford, where Frances Rosales asked for 150 books to be removed. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/no...
CHALKBEAT: “@GovBillLee said Wednesday he’d welcome closing the U.S. Department of Education under Trump’s administration…”
We get $1.6 Billion yearly from the federal government, intended for our most vulnerable kids. www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
We get $1.6 Billion yearly from the federal government, intended for our most vulnerable kids. www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
November 14, 2024 at 1:54 PM
CHALKBEAT: “@GovBillLee said Wednesday he’d welcome closing the U.S. Department of Education under Trump’s administration…”
We get $1.6 Billion yearly from the federal government, intended for our most vulnerable kids. www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
We get $1.6 Billion yearly from the federal government, intended for our most vulnerable kids. www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...
Amid ICE activity, CTU and elected officials are calling for communities to protect students and families.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4o5UN8i
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4o5UN8i
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Amid ICE activity, CTU and elected officials are calling for communities to protect students and families.
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4o5UN8i
Chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/4o5UN8i
For Giving Tuesday, I encourage folks to support local nonprofit news: Chalkbeat Chicago, WBEZ, Block Club, South Side Weekly, the Reader and the Triibe.
December 3, 2024 at 8:04 PM
For Giving Tuesday, I encourage folks to support local nonprofit news: Chalkbeat Chicago, WBEZ, Block Club, South Side Weekly, the Reader and the Triibe.
Illinois schools and child care centers won't receive $26.3 million from the USDA amid cuts.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: buff.ly/61TD6xH
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: buff.ly/61TD6xH
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Illinois schools and child care centers won't receive $26.3 million from the USDA amid cuts.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: buff.ly/61TD6xH
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: buff.ly/61TD6xH
Conservative Education Activists Have a New Target: Math Class talkingpointsmemo.com/news/conserv...
Conservative Education Activists Have a New Target: Math Class
This story was first published by Hechinger Report. It also appeared in Chalkbeat and South...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Conservative Education Activists Have a New Target: Math Class talkingpointsmemo.com/news/conserv...
Adding that Chalkbeat has extensive coverage & candidate profiles.
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www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
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October 7, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Adding that Chalkbeat has extensive coverage & candidate profiles.
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
Chicago schools will get about $200 million more from City Council's TIF surplus.
@chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3MUT5JG
@chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3MUT5JG
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Chicago schools will get about $200 million more from City Council's TIF surplus.
@chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3MUT5JG
@chalkbeat reports: blockclubchi.co/3MUT5JG
Here's some background on the Chicago Elected School Board candidates.
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
Chalkbeat
www.chalkbeat.org
September 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Here's some background on the Chicago Elected School Board candidates.
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...