Chalkbeat

• 10 years and 16,800 students short: What went wrong with Colorado’s youth apprenticeship program? May 27, 2026
  Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Treyvon Greenwood thought he would go into the trades after graduation. A senior at Aurora’s Smoky Hill High School, he was interested in becoming a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning […]
  Jason Gonzales
• NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels pledges stronger AI guardrails: ‘We missed the mark’ May 27, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.When New York City officials released draft guidance in March for how schools should use artificial intelligence, it unleashed a torrent of criticism from parents and educators accusing officials of doing too little to curb […]
  Michael Elsen-Rooney
• Here are the 51 people who filed to run for Chicago Board of Education May 27, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Fifty-one people are running for a seat on Chicago’s Board of Education this fall — the first time city voters will elect all 21 members. Candidates had to file petitions with signatures from voters in their district […]
  Reema Amin
• Randi Weingarten backs crackdown on classroom technology, AI restrictions, and a tax on Big Tech May 27, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Calling for classroom screen time limits, a tax on big tech companies, and a ban on student-facing artificial intelligence in elementary schools, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten urged a unified, nationwide strategy to curb technology use […]
  Lily Altavena
• Cambridge-backed courses are expanding in Indiana. Here’s how schools are using them. May 27, 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.Before 2024, students at Whiteland High School seeking advanced curriculum could already choose between Advanced Placement and dual credit courses.So when school officials considered adding a new curriculum backed by the University of […]
  Aleksandra Appleton