Chalkbeat

• 1 in 3 NYC students chronically absent as rates remain stubbornly high September 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.New York City’s chronic absenteeism rate remains stubbornly high, with 1 in 3 students missing at least 10% of the 2025-26 school year, according to figures released Thursday. The rate remained unchanged from 2024-25 before […]
  Amy Zimmer
• Exit interview: Former MSCS board member calls for leadership stability September 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Amber Huett-Garcia began her term on the Memphis-Shelby County School Board four years ago during a superintendent resignation scandal and ended it last month amid threats of a state takeover of the district. That’s left her with one […]
  Bri Hatch
• Michigan chronic absenteeism falls again, but more than 1 in 4 students miss too much school September 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Chronic absenteeism in Michigan schools dropped slightly last year, but more than a fourth of students are still missing a lot of school.Statewide, 27.2% of K-12 students were chronically absent, down from 27.9% the previous year, […]
  Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan
• DPSCD makes progress on long-needed air conditioning upgrades September 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.As the Detroit school district marks the end of its first month of the 2026-27 school year, more than half of its schools now have full air conditioning throughout the building, according to Superintendent Nikolai Vitti. […]
  Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit
• Indiana school voucher use has flipped from low-income families to more high-income families using them September 17, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship school voucher program slowed in overall growth for the second year in a row last school year, new data from the state shows, but the number of higher […]
  Aleksandra Appleton