Chalkbeat

• MAHA and school nutrition experts have a message for Trump: Don’t put kids on the carnivore diet April 13, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.The Trump administration loves red meat, and could soon change what students eat in schools. But an unlikely collection of groups that includes key constituents for the president agree on one message: Don’t put kids on the carnivore […]
  Lily Altavena
• Report: Many Metro Detroit families want their kids in after-school programs but don’t have access April 13, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Ajia Phillips sometimes had no choice but to keep her daughter home from school.On days when she worked 14-hour shifts as a kitchen manager, Phillips couldn’t get to Beacon Elementary School in the Harper Woods School […]
  Hannah Dellinger
• The soundtrack to Philly’s waning gun violence April 12, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.This story was published in collaboration with The New York Times.Zayvion Hamiel, also known as ZayMoney, sits at a DJ booth surrounded by speakers nearly as big as he is. He queues up a remix of Beyoncé’s “Run […]
  Sammy Caiola
• Indianapolis Public Education Corporation announces date and location for first meeting April 10, 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.A new governing body for Indianapolis schools will meet for the first time on April 14. The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, or IPEC, will govern key aspects of public schools in the city. […]
  MJ Slaby
• An alternative to gifted education: Why some NYC schools are embracing International Baccalaureate April 10, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.A few years back, a groundswell of Brooklyn parents in District 13 wanted to ditch gifted and talented classes, concerned about sorting and segregating children starting in kindergarten.Then-Superintendent Kamar Samuels, now chancellor of New York […]
  Amy Zimmer