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• Student math proficiency rises but literacy results are mixed, preliminary Colorado test scores show May 29, 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.The share of Colorado students who met or exceeded state standards on state math tests rose from last year to this year in nearly every grade. But when it comes […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Longtime Detroit principal not returning to his school after disciplinary incidents, DPSCD says May 29, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.A longtime Detroit public school principal who has faced misconduct allegations in the past won’t be returning to his leadership position in the fall. Jeffery Robinson, principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, will no longer […]
  Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit
• These Colorado counties have very different politics. Both now offer tax relief to childcare providers. May 29, 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.Two Colorado counties on opposite sides of the political spectrum are the first to use a recent state law to provide property tax relief to childcare businesses, in an effort […]
  Ann Schimke
• Help us investigate: Where do you see waste in NYC’s $45 billion school budget? May 29, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.In Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s quest to trim spending from New York City’s massive municipal budget, there’s no bigger target than the Education Department.The department’s nearly $45 billion budget is the largest of any agency by […]
  Michael Elsen-Rooney, Alex Zimmerman
• Virtual event: Has the Trump administration returned education to the states? May 29, 2026
  Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work.President Donald Trump and his Education Secretary Linda McMahon have made returning education to the states — including closing the Education Department — the centerpiece of their education […]
  Caroline Bauman