Chalkbeat

• Tennessee teachers face new licensure test requirement under proposed bill March 3, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Could you pass a 100-question U.S. citizenship test? Aspiring Tennessee teachers may soon have to do that to earn their state licensure under new legislation currently being considered in the General Assembly. The Tennessee Civics Education Act would […]
  Melissa Brown
• The Detroit school district considers a charter application with a cap on enrolling its own students March 3, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.The Detroit school district is considering a new strategy when it comes to authorizing city charter schools: limiting how many of its students the schools can enroll.The idea comes from a proposal to authorize a new […]
  Hannah Dellinger
• Trump aims to shrink the Education Department — while Washington tightens its grip on schools March 3, 2026
  Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work.Since taking office, the Trump administration has offered a consistent message: It’s getting the feds out of the way of schools by trying to abolish the Education Department. […]
  Matt Barnum
• After possible building sale, Chicago Public Schools agrees to lease space for Acero Santiago March 3, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.The Chicago Board of Education has agreed to rent the building housing Acero Santiago charter school in the West Town neighborhood, avoiding a potential sale and loss of the school site.The property at 2510 W. Cortez St. […]
  Reema Amin
• ‘It should raise eyebrows’: Former Chancellor Aviles-Ramos takes job at firm with ties to NYC schools March 3, 2026
  Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.Former New York City schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos has accepted a senior role at HMH, a major education company at the center of the city’s reading curriculum overhaul. Aviles-Ramos started at the company on Monday […]
  Alex Zimmerman