Chalkbeat

• MSU Denver leaders hope former Gov. Roy Romer donation connects more of its students to policy and research May 19, 2026
  Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads. Former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer has donated his gubernatorial archives to Metropolitan State University and $2 million to a research institute he has supported that will now be affiliated with […]
  Jason Gonzales
• 57 Philadelphia schools will go remote Wednesday due to heat May 19, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system.School will go remote for students at 57 Philadelphia schools Wednesday due to soaring temperatures, district officials announced Tuesday evening. That’s over a quarter of the 218 district-operated schools in the city.All early childhood centers operating at those […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier
• NYC preschool offers flat despite Mamdani push to expand enrollment May 19, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.The number of New York City families receiving offers to public preschool programs remained flat this year, despite a major push from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to increase outreach and expand the program. A total of […]
  Alex Zimmerman
• Millions of students use i-Ready. But many parents view it as a villain in the ed tech fight. May 19, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.If you talk to an American parent about technology in the classroom, one brand of software comes up again and again: i-Ready.The software provides digital instruction that promises a “personalized” learning experience to identify students for intervention. It […]
  Lily Altavena
• Why the Philadelphia school district will phase out a special education program May 19, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.The Philadelphia school district plans to wind down a special education program that separates some students with additional learning needs into their own classrooms.The program, called Intensive Learning Support or ILS, is meant to boost students who are significantly academically […]
  Rebecca Redelmeier