Chalkbeat

• Need free school supplies? Here’s how Detroit parents can get back-to-school gear for their kids. August 7, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.One thing we know about Detroit: During back-to-school season, people go all out to make sure the city’s youth can return to the classroom with the supplies they need and, in some cases, a fresh hairstyle […]
  Lori Higgins
• Frey, Harris elected to Memphis-Shelby County school board August 7, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Memphis voters have elected longtime lawyer Tanya Frey and anti-violence program leader T.L. Harris to serve on the Memphis-Shelby County school board, according to unofficial results from the August 5 election. In the district’s first partisan school board […]
  Bri Hatch
• Detroit school district addresses school cleanliness, special education, and more in community meeting August 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.The superintendent of Detroit’s school district is vowing to improve public meeting notifications, be more engaged with parents, and host a forum to address special education concerns after being peppered with questions at a pair of […]
  Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit
• This Colorado school district is using Biblically infused reading curriculum made for Texas students August 6, 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.Officials in Montezuma-Cortez, a small school district in southwestern Colorado, could have chosen a new elementary reading curriculum from more than 20 state-approved options. Instead, with little public discussion this […]
  Ann Schimke
• Philadelphia parents describe ‘devastating’ toll of preschool exclusion and suspensions August 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Philadelphia parent Hadria Leon was excited when her son started preschool in 2024, snapping a photo as Otto went off to his first day. But when she went to pick him up, the preschool staff told her Otto could no […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier