Chalkbeat

• Denver asked for proposals for reusing vacant school buildings. Here’s a sneak peek at some ideas. March 3, 2026
  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.After controversial school closures last year, Denver Public Schools wants to turn one of its shuttered elementary schools into a child care center and another into a community center.That’s according […]
  Melanie Asmar
• Memphis families grapple with where to send students after approved school closures March 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Memphis-Shelby County Schools is extending its priority deadline for school choice transfers to next Friday, March 13 following a vote last week to close five schools. Students displaced by this year’s closures won’t automatically be at the top […]
  Bri Hatch
• Detroit school district loses lawsuit against the state over paying debt with operating millage revenue March 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.A state judge has ruled against the Detroit school district in its fight with the Michigan Department of Treasury over collecting operating tax revenue.That means the Detroit Public Schools Community District will have to ask voters […]
  Hannah Dellinger
• Better pay, more respect, clearer job description: Here’s what parent coordinators want Mamdani to know. March 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to change the role of parent coordinators in the city’s schools — making each one “a meaningful organizer of parents, rather than an administrative coordinator reporting to a […]
  Abigail Kramer
• Newark to open new school in the East Ward to relieve overcrowding March 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.A new elementary school is coming to Newark’s East Ward, and the city school board wants the public’s input. Newark Public Schools is in the early planning stages of opening the new Riverfront Elementary […]
  Jessie Gómez