2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (718+ words) The Chicago school board is weighing a resolution to explore offering full-day preschool to all 3-year-olds and shifting how it provides services for young children with disabilities. “When we invest early in our students, that sets them up for success…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (627+ words) Seven new after-school sites will open across Detroit this school year using $2.2 million in city funding, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Thursday. As part of Sheffield’s initiative to improve life for the city’s youth, the funding will allow the existing after-school…...

3+ day, 41+ min ago   (672+ words) This article was co-published by Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI as part of a collaboration ahead of the 2026 school board elections. The majority of seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners are on the November ballot in the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (719+ words) Should private contractors be allowed to run state-funded programs for Colorado’s homeschoolers? If so, what guardrails should exist and how much public money should the contractors get? These are some of the questions Colorado’s nine-member State Board of Education will…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (389+ words) Thirty-four people are vying for five open seats on the board for the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a pivotal race that could result in multiple new people overseeing the largest district in Michigan. It’s the largest slate since 2016, the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (699+ words) Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León started the first day of classes with a tour of elementary schools across the city, beginning at Elliott Street Elementary School. León’s top priority for the day? It’s making sure students are coming to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (755+ words) A publicly funded homeschool enrichment program that last year enrolled nearly 2,800 Colorado students will cease operating after a turbulent summer in which its authorizer dissolved and the state launched a strict approval process for such programs. Colorado Homeschool Enrichment, or…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1372+ words) This November, Indianapolis voters will decide a question that’s make-or-break for the city’s public school district. If the property tax referendum fails, it will likely mean deep cuts and state intervention at Indianapolis Public Schools. If it passes, $95 million annual…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (867+ words) Career stability. The chance to give back to neighborhoods that shaped them. A knack for working with children. As more than 4,000 new teachers streamed into orientation at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center before next week’s first day of school, they shared what…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (705+ words) The amount of time Tennessee students spend taking state standardized tests next spring will increase significantly due to an additional writing test that won’t actually be scored. Tennessee is adding an unscored field test writing subpart to the English Language…...