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• Inside the diversity program at a selective NYC high school June 11, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.A decade after NYC launched its Diversity in Admissions program, demographics have shifted at competitive campuses such as Bard High School Early College Manhattan.Bard now sets aside half of its seats for students from low-income […]
  Chalkbeat Staff
• No more scrolling at lunch: Officials from 3 Colorado school districts discuss their cellphone bans June 10, 2026
  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.Before a ban on cellphones, Jill Haffley said her classroom “was like Vegas.”“The cellphones were lighting up all the time,” said Haffley, who was a teacher for 30 years before […]
  Melanie Asmar
• CPS CEO Macquline King testified before Congress. Here are 3 key takeaways. June 10, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King’s summer is already off to an unconventional start — testifying in front of Congress just a few months after officially landing the superintendent role.The Republican-led U.S. House Committee on Education and […]
  Makiya Seminera
• 340 Philadelphia school staff positions saved from cuts via last-minute city agreement June 10, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.The Philadelphia school district has reached an agreement with the City Council and Mayor Cherelle Parker to stave off the 340 school-based position cuts it had planned for next school year.But no additional recurring revenue source is coming […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier
• Superintendents defend policies about transgender students, parent rights on Capitol Hill June 10, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Three progressive superintendents defended their policies for parental involvement and transgender inclusion during a congressional hearing Wednesday in which Republican lawmakers called them “pathetic” and said they should find other jobs. House Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg […]
  Erica Meltzer