Chalkbeat

• Chicago school board presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez accused of breaking campaign finance rules July 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago school board president, is facing a formal state complaint from a challenger who claims Dominguez ignored campaign finance rules.State election authorities received a complaint last Friday from Hugo Jacobo against Dominguez’s campaign committee, Friends […]
  Reema Amin
• Facing state scrutiny, Memphis schools intensify efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism July 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.On an early Thursday morning in July, around 150 Memphis school leaders and attendance staff convened in front of the district administration building, clutching handheld fans and wearing matching visors.The group, decked out in matching “Recruit, Retain & […]
  Bri Hatch
• Education Department limits civil rights investigations into racial disparities in schools July 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Schools that discipline students of color at higher rates than white students won’t be in violation of federal civil rights law for that disparity alone, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday.The Education Department’s regulatory changes prohibit the […]
  Lily Altavena
• Union representing Chicago school support staff makes Board of Education endorsements July 23, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.The union representing Chicago school support staff is splitting with the teachers union in its support of candidates in several key races, including school board president. SEIU Illinois State Council announced Thursday morning its endorsing Jessica Biggs […]
  Becky Vevea
• The fight for control over New York’s charter schools is escalating July 23, 2026
  This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York.Sign up for their newsletter here.This September, a new elementary school is set to open in the South Bronx that will operate year-round, seven days a week, and 12 hours a day to accommodate working parents. But the state […]
  Melissa Manno, New York Focus