Chalkbeat

• The Detroit school district achieved its highest graduation rate since 2008 last year February 24, 2026
  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 district’s four-year graduation rate reached a new high and nearly closed the gap between the district and the statewide average last year, newly released data shows.The Detroit Public Schools Community District’s 2025 graduation […]
  Hannah Dellinger, Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit, Kristi Tanner
• Philadelphia district students will have a remote learning day Tuesday February 24, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.All Philadelphia district schools will be remote Tuesday as the city continues to shovel out from a historic winter storm, officials announced Monday evening.All after-school activities for Tuesday are also canceled. The district’s central office and early childhood centers will […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier
• Dylan’s mom goes to Washington: Mother of detained Bronx student joins Schumer at State of Union February 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.As President Donald Trump touts his accomplishments in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, one woman in the audience is meant to serve as a reminder of how his immigration policies have taken a toll […]
  Amy Zimmer
• Pennsylvania’s teaching workforce is in trouble. ‘Strategic staffing’ could change that. February 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.Teaching in Pennsylvania is at a breaking point, according to a new report. The rate of educator attrition is rising, turnover is disproportionately impacting urban and rural districts, and on the ground teachers are reporting feeling burnt out, […]
  Carly Sitrin
• Community schools oversight, emergency response grants moving from Education Department to HHS February 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.The U.S. Department of Education is moving oversight of several programs to the Department of Health and Human Services, as the agency continues to offload responsibilities to fulfill the president’s vow to dismantle the federal education department.The move […]
  Lily Altavena