Chalkbeat

• Memphis school board members, community members speak against state takeover on eve of hearing March 18, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Several school board members stood alongside other elected officials, parents, educators, and community members Monday to speak out against legislation that could lead to a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The news conference came on the eve […]
  Max Lubbers
• Almost 10 years later, NYC remains in ‘flagrant’ violation of school menstrual products law: lawsuit March 17, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.In the nine years since New York City passed a groundbreaking law requiring public schools to provide free menstrual products in bathrooms, the Education Department has consistently “failed to deliver” on its legal obligation, a […]
  Michael Elsen-Rooney
• Denver Public Schools files motion to dismiss lawsuit attempting to stop school closures March 17, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Denver Public Schools has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a parent group that is seeking to stop the closures or partial closures of 10 schools this […]
  Melanie Asmar
• Dual enrollment students’ classes could be disrupted by looming community college strike in Philly March 17, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.Nearly 1,000 high school students at the Community College of Philadelphia’s dual enrollment programs could be affected by a potential strike at the city’s largest institution of public higher education.Over the weekend, 97% of the community college’s staff […]
  Carly Sitrin
• Illinois lawmakers weigh new proposal to set guardrails around AI March 17, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Illinois educators are asking state lawmakers to create guidelines around the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms, as AI-powered tools are becoming a part of our daily lives. State lawmakers have proposed two bills in the House […]
  Samantha Smylie