Chalkbeat

• Kindergarten registration has started. What does it mean to be ready for school? February 5, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite their ABCs.The effort […]
  Makiya Seminera, AP Education Writer
• Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help. February 5, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.SAN ANTONIO - Sandra Mosqueda watched with an amused smile as her 2-year-old son, Atreus, began sweeping the floor with a miniature mop.Atreus is part of the inaugural class of infants and toddlers receiving free preschool in a […]
  Makiya Seminera, AP Education Writer
• Memphis schools close for ninth day in a row due to unsafe roads February 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Memphis schools will be closed again Thursday despite the district officially running out of built-in snow days for the year.Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools haven’t seen their classrooms since Friday, Jan. 23 on the eve of a weekend […]
  Bri Hatch
• As New Jersey leadership changes, the state’s next commissioner of education will focus on literacy February 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.New Jersey’s incoming education leader, Lily Laux, has experience overseeing literacy initiatives in Texas, where she served as one of that state’s top education officials and implemented training for over 150,000 K-3 teachers in […]
  Jessie Gómez
• This Michigan assistant principal wants to help students succeed in college February 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators. Scheduling conflicts, disinterest, and fear of failure can keep students from taking college prep classes, says Tara Becker-Utess, assistant principal at Mason High School south of Lansing. The veteran educator is part of […]
  Hannah Dellinger