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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/03/26/proposed-elementary-school-lease-would-cost-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars/
Newark Public Schools eyes $498 million, 30-year lease for new East Ward school - Chalkbeat
Mar 26, 2026 - The proposed Riverfront Elementary School would add nearly 670 seats in the city’s East Ward, where current schools are aging and overcrowded.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/04/16/ps-weekly-hunter-college-high-school-admissions-test-and-diversity-push/
Invitation-only: High-stakes admissions at an exclusive NYC public school - Chalkbeat
Apr 16, 2026 - P.S. Weekly producers Roberto Bailey and Zoe George explore how Hunter College High School is one of the most competitive public high schools in New York City...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/03/13/riverstone-academy-public-christian-school-gets-greenlight-on-site/
County officials give greenlight to original site of ‘public Christian school - Chalkbeat
Mar 13, 2026 - In a split vote, the Pueblo County Board of Commissioners approved a special use permit that will allow Riverstone Academy to return to its former building...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/03/02/new-elementary-school-opening-in-east-ward-to-relieve-overcrowding/
Newark Public Schools reveals plans for new East Ward elementary school - Chalkbeat
Mar 2, 2026 - The Newark school board wants community feedback on its plans to open a new elementary school in the East Ward that it hopes will relieve overcrowding.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/newyork/2026/03/20/nyc-educators-portrait-of-a-graduate-regents-changes-survey/
NYC educators, tell us: How will the Portrait of a Graduate change your school? - Chalkbeat
Mar 23, 2026 - New York is moving away from Regents exams for its new graduation framework. Chalkbeat wants to know how NYC educators are adapting to the Portrait of a...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/21/nyc-reads-solves-curriculum-mandate-middle-school-expansion-eric-adams/
Eric Adams expands reading and math curriculum mandates to middle school - Chalkbeat
Apr 24, 2025 - All 529 middle schools will now be part of NYC Reads and NYC Solves, the sweeping curriculum mandates pushed by Mayor Eric Adams.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/31/dylan-returns-to-ellis-after-ice-detention/
After 10 months in ICE detention, Dylan Lopez Contreras returns to school. - Chalkbeat
Mar 31, 2026 - Dylan became the public face of an aggressive new phase in Trump’s mass deportation campaign. His school never stopped trying to bring him back.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/20/nyc-educators-portrait-of-a-graduate-regents-changes-survey/
NYC educators, tell us: How will the Portrait of a Graduate change your school? - Chalkbeat
Mar 23, 2026 - New York is moving away from Regents exams for its new graduation framework. Chalkbeat wants to know how NYC educators are adapting to the Portrait of a...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/02/06/linda-mcmahon-history-rocks-250th-anniversary-tour-visits-chicago-private-school/
McMahon’s history tour stopped in Chicago. The visit divided one school. - Chalkbeat
Feb 6, 2026 - Parents and students debated for days whether McMahon should visit their school on the border of Chicago’s West Side.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/02/11/marion-county-schools-respond-to-anti-ice-protests/
One Indianapolis high school suspended students for anti-ICE walkout - Chalkbeat
Feb 19, 2026 - Hundreds of students walked out of class to speak against ICE last week leaving schools to strike a balance between student expression and student safety. And...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/03/12/chicago-public-schools-cook-county-states-attorneys-office-launch-pilot-to-avoid-pretrial-detention/
A new program aims to keep West Side teens in school while they await trial - Chalkbeat
Mar 12, 2026 - The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the school district will coordinate the effort to keep teens charged with serious crimes in school and provide 20...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/04/17/chicago-public-schools-board-races-draw-cash/
Candidates and super PACs are poised to spend big on Chicago school board races - Chalkbeat
Apr 17, 2026 - A Chalkbeat Chicago analysis found incumbents and school board candidates have already brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars for their campaigns even as...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/10/21/nyc-school-bus-companies-threaten-shutdown-layoffs-in-contract-dispute/
What to know about NYC school bus companies’ shutdown threats - Chalkbeat
Oct 21, 2025 - NYC school bus companies threaten shutdown over contract dispute. Here’s what to know.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/06/25/school-leaders-rally-for-more-funding-in-state-budget/
Philadelphia school leaders: More state funding would sustain academic gains - Chalkbeat
Jun 25, 2025 - Philadelphia school district and union leaders say more state school aid would save money later and help students. The official deadline for the new state...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/tennessee/2026/04/01/memphis-interim-superintendent-roderick-richmond-wins-permanent-contract/
Memphis school board awards Richmond permanent superintendent contract - Chalkbeat
Apr 1, 2026 - Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond’s promotion comes the night before state forensic audit results are expected to be released.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/03/06/school-board-picks-ceo-finalists/
Chicago school board picks multiple finalists for CEO job, sources say - Chalkbeat
Mar 6, 2026 - The Chicago Board of Education has picked multiple CEO finalists who will interview with the mayor, according to sources.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/indiana/2026/03/27/indianapolis-public-schools-approves-2026-27-budget/
IPS school board approves 2026-27 budget amid pushback on transparency - Chalkbeat
Mar 27, 2026 - The 2026-27 budget for Indianapolis Public Schools projects ending the year with a $5 million deficit. Teachers expressed disappointment with a lack of...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/indiana/2026/01/26/circle-city-prep-chef-builds-healthy-habits-with-fresh-food/
Q&A with an Indianapolis school chef making fresh meals daily - Chalkbeat
Jan 26, 2026 - Tracey Couillard, lead chef at Circle City Prep, sees fresh food in schools as an investment in students’ futures. She leads a team that serves fresh and...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/chicago/2026/04/06/chicago-school-board-to-consider-denouncing-trump-backed-private-school-efforts/
Chicago school board to consider resolution against Trump-backed private school efforts - Chalkbeat
Apr 6, 2026 - The school board is slated to vote on a resolution that denounces recent efforts by the Trump administration to expand private school access through public...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/detroit/2026/04/01/dpscd-school-district-to-hire-student-influencers-to-grow-enrollment/
Can student influencers help sell the Detroit school district? - Chalkbeat
Apr 1, 2026 - To fight shrinking enrollment, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is considering hiring student influencers and parent ambassadors to help market...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/06/25/bronx-high-school-immigrants-celebrates-graduation-amid-trump-mass-deportation/
Hope, fear, honoring Dylan: Graduation at a Bronx high school for immigrants - Chalkbeat
Jun 26, 2025 - While ELLIS Prep’s principal celebrated the accomplishments of graduates, she also paused to take stock of the impact of federal immigration enforcement on the...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/school-boards/
School boards - Chalkbeat
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/colorado/2026/02/28/boces-opened-christian-public-school-riverstone-academ/
A Colorado BOCES started a public Christian school. Could it happen again? - Chalkbeat
Feb 28, 2026 - Some lawmakers and education officials say stronger safeguards are needed after a Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or BOCES, opened Riverstone...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/indiana/2026/01/29/bill-amendment-would-change-control-over-school-closures-and-buildings/
Power over Indianapolis school buildings and closures changes in bill - Chalkbeat
Jan 29, 2026 - The amended bill creating the new Indianapolis Public Education Corporation clarified who can close schools and created a building carve-out for charters.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/newark/2025/12/18/nj-interdistrict-public-school-choice-program-shows-little-growth-data-finds/
New Interdistrict Public School Choice data shows NJ program is limited - Chalkbeat
Dec 18, 2025 - NJ's Interdistrict Public School Choice Program was created to allow students to attend public schools outside their home district. New data shows the...
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