Chalkbeat

• Feud over Philadelphia’s school closure plan leads to threats against district funding April 22, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.In the hours before the Philadelphia Board of Education is scheduled to vote on its school closure plan, political threats and finger-pointing have reached a fever pitch.City Councilmembers who say they were caught off-guard by the board’s sudden […]
  Carly Sitrin
• New Chicago schools chief’s contract makes it easier for district and CEO to part ways April 22, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.The new contract for Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King makes it easier for the district to part ways with her after the protracted and controversial departure of her predecessor, Pedro Martinez. And unlike Martinez’s agreement, King’s […]
  Mila Koumpilova
• Newark’s teen voters were eager to cast a ballot. But they had to fight to actually participate. April 22, 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.Teenager Fatoumata Bah joined her peers on Tuesday to vote in the Newark school board election, where the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds could participate for a second year in a row. What the 17-year-old […]
  Jessie Gómez
• Sports, AP, and the arts: Here are the looming budget cuts Philadelphia school leaders aren’t discussing April 22, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school systemPhiladelphia school leaders have repeated one stat since the district’s budgeting process began last month: 340 full-time school-based positions will be eliminated next year if the district doesn’t get more funding.But those cuts are only one piece of the puzzle. […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier, Carly Sitrin
• Newark school board election 2026: Teens encounter voting challenges as mayoral-backed slate leads Tuesday April 22, 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.Incumbent Hasani Council and his running mates Quamid Childs, Mark Comesañas, and Jordy Nivar appeared headed to victory on Tuesday night in the Newark Board of Education election, according to preliminary election results. The […]
  Jessie Gómez