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• Colorado educators can get homebuying help through new state program September 14, 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.Colorado teachers and other public school employees can now get help with down payments and closing costs through a new state program aimed at making homeownership more attainable. The Schools […]
  Ann Schimke
• Fights and weapons confiscations are down in Philly schools. The safety chief aims to continue the trend. September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.With a new school year underway, School District of Philadelphia Chief of Safety Craig Johnson is determined to maintain the downward trends he’s been seeing in student violence.The number of weapons confiscated from students dropped about 67%, from […]
  Sammy Caiola
• ‘In a purgatory period’: NY takes next step in graduation overhaul, leaving unanswered questions September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.New York’s Board of Regents voted Monday to press ahead with sweeping changes to graduation requirements, even as state officials acknowledged that key questions about the transition remain unresolved.Under the state’s timeline, current high school […]
  Alex Zimmerman
• Preliminary NJ test results show math, reading struggles in grades 3-9 September 14, 2026
  This story was originally published by NJ Spotlight News through the NJ News Wire.Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.More than half of New Jersey third graders are not meeting literacy standards, and an overwhelming majority of eighth graders are […]
  Catherine Carrera, NJ Spotlight News
• After delay, Chicago mayor’s office opens applications for the school board’s noncitizen advisory panel September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office is seeking people interested in serving on a state-required noncitizen advisory panel meant to advise Chicago’s school board members — 20 months after the city’s current partially elected school board was seated. The applications, which opened […]
  Reema Amin