Chalkbeat

• After delay, Chicago mayor’s office opens applications for the school board’s noncitizen advisory panel September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office is seeking people interested in serving on a state-required noncitizen advisory panel meant to advise Chicago’s school board members — 20 months after the city’s current partially elected school board was seated. The applications, which opened […]
  Reema Amin
• As school begins, Queens families keep watch for ICE September 14, 2026
  This article was originally published by Documented, an independent, non-profit newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. The original article can be accessed here.For the last few months, Margarita and her husband have been waking up at 4 a.m. most days. While their children slept, she lovingly brewed him […]
  Eileen Grench, Documented
• Parents worry about ed tech. Most still see a place for it, polls suggest. September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Some parents are organizing campaigns to opt their kids out of classroom tech. Others are suing education software companies. But there may be a quieter majority: Parents who support some screen time in schools.That’s according to recent polling, […]
  Lily Altavena
• Michigan increased funding for English learners by $12.5 million. Advocates say a big gap persists. September 14, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.This year, Michigan lawmakers increased state funding for English language learners by $12.5 million — but not all such students will benefit.Michigan does not provide school districts with additional funding for students who are nearly proficient […]
  Hannah Dellinger, Koby Levin
• Two Denver school board members accused of policy violations call for an independent investigation September 12, 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 Denver school board members accused of policy violations are demanding an independent investigation into the allegations, which include that one of them used antisemitic language.Board Vice President Monica Hunter […]
  Melanie Asmar