Chalkbeat

• The rhetoric and reality of ‘returning education to the states’ June 18, 2026
  The Trump administration’s big idea for American education is to “return” it to the states.In practice, though, these efforts have been limited and contradictory — limited because there’s not all that much to return and contradicted by the administration’s own expansion of federal power. This became clear at a recent Chalkbeat Ideas event that I […]
  Matt Barnum
• Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated June 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.Since taking office in January, schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has repeated a refrain that he wants the nation’s largest school system to be safe, academically rigorous, and integrated.But he has revealed little about his tangible […]
  Alex Zimmerman
• Research on AI tutoring ran into a problem: Most students wouldn’t use it June 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.A group of Stanford University researchers started with one question: Could a human tutor providing motivation and support get students to spend more time working with an AI literacy tutor?The answer turned out be yes — but only […]
  Erica Meltzer
• Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen. June 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Education Secretary Linda McMahon had a message for parents of students with disabilities on Tuesday as she announced seismic shifts to federal special education oversight: “I’ve heard you.”In listening sessions and at school visits, McMahon said thousands of […]
  Lily Altavena, Erica Meltzer
• Detroit school board adopts $1.1 billion budget that prioritizes security, reducing chronic absenteeism June 16, 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 district school board voted Tuesday night to adopt a $1.1 billion budget for the 2026-27 school year that prioritizes attendance efforts, mentorship for students, and school security.The Detroit Public Schools Community District budget also […]
  Hannah Dellinger