3+ day, 14+ 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…...

4+ day, 12+ 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, 15+ hour ago   (743+ words) To mark America’s bicentennial in 1976, the names of 816 children were sealed in a time capsule in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, at the visitor center for the city’s storied Independence Hall, a new crop of elementary school students opened that capsule. In…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (636+ words) The Denver school board president is accusing two board members of a long list of policy violations, including that Vice President Monica Hunter allegedly used antisemitic language and board member DJ Torres repeatedly missed meetings. The allegations against Hunter and…...

5+ day, 15+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ 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   (1173+ words) Students at Lake Prairie Elementary in Lowell, Indiana hug a staff member goodbye as they depart for home on school buses on the second day of school this year. (Kristen Norman for Chalkbeat) Lindsay Bohney stares at her house’s property…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (900+ words) Fearing the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, 16-year-old Bruno’s family is self-deporting to Brazil. That puts his big plans for education in the U.S. on hold. (Chi Tian / Chalkbeat) This time last year, Bruno was picking out a new…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 5+ day ago   (741+ words) New York City is expected to release its school policy for artificial intelligence on Wednesday, with a ban on student-facing AI tools for 2-K through eighth grade, according to four people briefed on the plans. Under the new rules, the…...