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• ‘The kids simply cannot handle it’: Why New York students are reading fewer books September 6, 2026
  This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York.Sign up for their newsletter here.More than a decade ago, Queens teacher Nicole Radosti Pipia’s fifth- and sixth-grade students seemed to love reading novels in school. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry was prized for its mystery. “Wonder” by R.J. […]
  Melissa Manno, New York Focus
• Huge homeschool enrichment program closes in Colorado, following stricter rules and demise of authorizer September 4, 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.A publicly funded homeschool enrichment program that last year enrolled nearly 2,800 Colorado students will cease operating after a turbulent summer in which its authorizer dissolved and the state launched […]
  Ann Schimke
• As Michigan reading scores fall again, state superintendent is clear: ‘We need to improve.’ September 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Michigan third grade reading scores continued to slide in the state’s most recent standardized tests this year, even as schools began to implement reading reforms. Just 38.2% of third grade students in Michigan are proficient in […]
  Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan, Lori Higgins
• Detroit district maintains growth in literacy and math on the 2026 M-STEP September 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.The Detroit school district made small year-over-year gains in reading, writing, and math in nearly every grade on state standardized tests last spring, results released Friday show.The district reached a 12-year high in the percentage of […]
  Hannah Dellinger, Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit
• 7 key changes shaping NYC schools for the 2026-27 academic year September 4, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.While all eyes this school year will be on New York City’s new artificial intelligence rules, that’s not the only new policy coming in 2026-27.When it comes to instruction, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has yet to […]
  Amy Zimmer