Chalkbeat

• Despite state funding increase, gap to adequately fund schools widens in most Illinois districts August 8, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Chicago Public Schools is further away from having enough money to meet its students’ needs as defined by the state, according to new data released by the Illinois State Board of Education. Under ISBE’s calculations released Friday, […]
  Makiya Seminera, Reema Amin
• Colorado public colleges and universities try to keep student services safe from budget ‘belt tightening’ August 7, 2026
  Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Staff reductions at the Colorado School of Mines. About $54 million in cuts at Colorado State University Fort Collins. And tapping endowment funds to sustain scholarships for students with farmer […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Voting records show IPS board candidate Lindsey Cornett did not meet requirement to run as a Democrat August 7, 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.Indianapolis Public Schools board candidate Lindsey Cornett has listed herself as a Democrat on the ballot, but has not met the state voting requirements to do so, Marion County voting records show.The voting […]
  MJ Slaby, Aleksandra Appleton
• NYC reading scores sink, with third grade proficiency falling 14 points August 7, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.Reading scores sank in New York City last school year, with a nearly 14 percentage point decline among third graders, according to preliminary data released Friday.Among students in grades 3-8, about half were proficient in […]
  Alex Zimmerman
• These Chicago school board incumbents face no opponents. What does that mean for voters? August 7, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Katrina Kasten, a mother of two CPS students on the North Side, remembers a lot of political flyers and canvassers at her door two years ago when the city’s first school board elections were underway. That year, […]
  Reema Amin