Chalkbeat

• Superintendent says expanding Denver’s last innovation zone would increase school segregation April 17, 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.Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero has long been critical of semi-autonomous innovation zones, and he doubled down this week by recommending that an elementary school not be allowed to join the […]
  Melanie Asmar
• Voter guide: Here are the Democratic Memphis school board candidates running in District 6 April 16, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for the District 6 seat on Memphis-Shelby County’s school board this May, as state lawmakers continue to push for a district takeover that would usurp local authority. All are running to […]
  Bri Hatch
• Memphis board candidate pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge 20 years ago, court records show April 16, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A candidate for the Memphis school board was convicted on a felony drug charge while serving as a city police officer two decades ago, court records show.T.L. Harris, who is running in the Democratic primary to represent District […]
  Bri Hatch
• Indiana to resume child care vouchers after 15-month freeze, but thousands will remain waitlisted April 16, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Indiana will begin offering families help with child care costs again in May after a 15-month freeze on Child Care and Development Funds, a program that provides subsidies for income-eligible families.The Family and […]
  Aleksandra Appleton
• Cesar Chavez Elementary in Back of the Yards to be renamed — and neighbors can weigh in April 16, 2026
  Efforts are underway to rename Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, a Back of the Yards elementary school.School officials and the local school council are gathering feedback and suggestions for a new name for Chavez Academic Center, 4747 S. Marshfield Ave., a Chicago Public Schools spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Neighbors have until Friday […]
  Francia Garcia Hernandez