Chalkbeat

• Denver school board could consider policy to protect students and staff from immigration enforcement February 6, 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.Denver teachers would be prohibited from cooperating with federal immigration agents without a warrant, and school police officers would be barred from ticketing or arresting students if it would put […]
  Melanie Asmar
• Colorado lawmakers want to create a ‘thriving’ designation for some colleges and universities February 6, 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. After federal cuts to colleges and universities that enroll high percentages of students of color, Colorado lawmakers want to create a new state designation that would signal that certain campuses […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Why this Chicago principal welcomed Education Secretary Linda McMahon despite community pushback February 6, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.The reaction was decidedly mixed when Ike Muzikowski told students and staff last week that Education Secretary Linda McMahon might visit their Christian private school bordering Chicago’s West Side. A religious private school like Chicago Hope Academy seems like an […]
  Reema Amin
• Colorado bill would make bilingualism endorsement available to high school graduates February 6, 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.A new bill would help Colorado students get recognition at graduation for being fluent in more than one language.Colorado lawmakers created a process in 2017 for districts to create a […]
  Jason Gonzales
• Safety, academic rigor, integration: Kamar Samuels embarks on 5-borough tour to discuss priorities February 5, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.Before becoming the chancellor of the nation’s largest school system last month, Kamar Samuels was a superintendent, first in Brooklyn and then in Manhattan, where he developed a reputation for his listening skills. Now Samuels […]
  Amy Zimmer, Alex Zimmerman