Chalkbeat

• This college rodeo team is mostly women. Here’s why that matters for rural men. July 9, 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. On the way back from the College National Finals Rodeo, graduate student Justise Jones and her assistant coach discussed a pertinent question: Where have all the cowboys gone?Of about 30 […]
  Jason Gonzales
• 5 key takeaways from the final Memphis schools audit report July 9, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A massive state audit of Memphis schools showed limited instances of potential spending abuse but widespread mismanagement of district documents and records under previous administrations. The $6 million probe into Tennessee’s largest school district served as a driving […]
  Bri Hatch
• At Hunter College, students tackle garbage — and a new way of shaping policy July 9, 2026
  This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here.If Hunter College manages to reduce the roughly one ton of trash it produces each day — as required by a state order directing all public entities to cut their waste — it […]
  Karen Loew, New York Focus
• Chicago’s Black Student Success Director Eugene Robinson Jr. talks about the initiative’s first year July 9, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.Eugene Robinson Jr., Chicago Public Schools’ first director of Black student success, has faced a tricky balancing act over the past year.Community advocates called for decisive, visible progress on the district’s Black Student Success Plan, the five-year […]
  Mila Koumpilova
• Denver school board to hold special meeting to discuss superintendent’s concerns July 8, 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.The Denver school board will hold a special meeting later this month to discuss concerns raised by Superintendent Alex Marrero, who alleged in a June email that the board is […]
  Melanie Asmar