Chalkbeat

• Colorado lawmakers avoid big cuts to education in 2026-27 budget April 6, 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. Colorado lawmakers avoided major cuts to K-12, early childhood, and higher education funding in next year’s budget proposal despite an overall shortfall of more than $1.2 billion.Major reductions proposed in […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Chicago school board to vote on resolution urging Pritzker to reject public funds for private school April 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.The Chicago Board of Education plans to vote Wednesday on a resolution urging Gov. JB Pritzker to reject efforts by the Trump administration to support private schools with public funds. Pritzker, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump who is […]
  Reema Amin
• Memphis school leaders say Feagins’ tenure caused some issues in state audit April 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Memphis-Shelby County school leaders are attributing a number of key issues raised by last week’s state forensic audit to previous superintendents, including the controversially ousted Marie Feagins. A new website launched Monday says MSCS has made significant progress […]
  Bri Hatch
• NYC’s homeless students struggle to get to school. Advocates want more funding, coordination. April 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.It’s been six months since Dorainy Santos and her two sons moved from Pennsylvania to a homeless shelter in the Bronx, and her kindergartner still hasn’t started school.Santos first visited her neighborhood public school, where […]
  Michael Elsen-Rooney
• This program teaches Chicago teens about the risks of gun ownership. It’s changing some minds. April 3, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Fifteen-year-old Josiah Owens is considering owning a gun one day because he wants protection. He doesn’t want to suffer the same fate as his best friend, whom he says survived a shooting a couple of years ago. […]
  Reema Amin