Chalkbeat

• Mayoral control over Indianapolis schools could untangle big knots — or create new headaches November 13, 2025
  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.Should the mayor hold more power over Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools?Control over public education in the city is fractured now. An elected board governs Indianapolis Public Schools, where enrollment has been […]
  Amelia Pak-Harvey
• Rutgers receives new federal grant to train special education leaders amid rising autism rates November 13, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.As the number of children diagnosed with autism rises in New Jersey, Rutgers University is launching a new federally funded program to prepare the next generation of special education administrators. Backed by a five-year […]
  Jessie Gómez
• NYC paraprofessionals are fighting for a $10,000 raise. City Council is listening. November 12, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.The fight for better pay for New York City’s paraprofessionals, the classroom aides who work alongside students with disabilities, will take a key step on Thursday that could make raises a reality before the end […]
  Michael Elsen-Rooney
• What Pennsylvania’s budget deal means for education November 12, 2025
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion state budget — four months overdue — includes a $193 million increase for Philadelphia schools, and several accountability reforms for cyber charter schools and districts’ literacy programs.The budget and accompanying school code bills reduce […]
  Carly Sitrin, Rebecca Redelmeier
• Christian law firm’s search for test case led to religious public school in Colorado, emails suggest November 12, 2025
  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.A prominent conservative law firm looking for a test case on whether public money can fund religious schools was the impetus for what’s been billed as Colorado’s “first public Christian […]
  Ann Schimke