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• Chicago Public Schools new CEO King faces big challenges. How do Chicagoans want her to tackle them? April 2, 2026
  Sign up forChalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletterto keep up with the latest education news.Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King, who will become the district’s permanent leader in July, has major challenges ahead of her. The district is facing a projected budget deficit of at least $520 million next school year. At the same time, […]
  Reema Amin
• Judge rules that East High school shooting lawsuit can move forward, calling DPS’ conduct ‘baffling’ April 2, 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 lawsuit filed against Denver Public Schools by one of the deans shot by a student at East High School in 2023 will move forward, a judge has ruled.U.S. District […]
  Melanie Asmar
• Mamdani campaigned on fulfilling NYC’s class size mandate. So why is he pushing for a delay? April 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously, saying it “will transform our students’ ability to learn.”“The question of compliance has too often been a […]
  Alex Zimmerman
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library now available to children in all 92 Indiana counties April 2, 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.Children in all 92 counties across the state can now get free books in the mail through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Indiana. The announcement from the state on Wednesday comes nearly a […]
  MJ Slaby
• P.S. Weekly Trailer: NYC students take on school mergers, mental health, and diversity April 2, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.P.S. Weekly is back with Season 3! The Bell’s high school reporters have once again teamed up with Chalkbeat New York’s veteran education journalists to bring you pressing issues in New York City schools from […]
  Chalkbeat Staff