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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/04/13/fatimah-barrie-uncommon-canarsie-middle-school-big-apple-award-winner/
She was expelled from high school. Now, she’s one of NYC’s top teachers. - Chalkbeat
Apr 13, 2026 - Big Apple Award winner Fatimah Barrie shares how her own high school expulsion and a commitment to student joy drive her work as an educator at Brooklyn’s...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/02/18/michigan-nikolai-vitti-proposes-ways-to-get-more-special-ed-teachers-certified/
Vitti seeks ways to boost certification of special education teachers - Chalkbeat
Feb 18, 2026 - School districts across Michigan struggle to hire enough special education teachers, Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says. He’s lobbying the Michigan...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/02/20/private-school-teachers-could-get-emergency-waivers/
Tennessee lawmakers advance emergency public teaching waiver for private school teachers - Chalkbeat
Feb 20, 2026 - Private school teachers without a bachelor’s degree would need 10 years experience to qualify to fill a public school vacancy.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/colorado/2026/04/02/sheridan-teachers-union-strikes-over-lack-of-contract/
‘We have to stand together’: Sheridan teachers go on strike - Chalkbeat
Apr 2, 2026 - Teachers in the tiny Sheridan School District south of Denver went on strike Wednesday after working without a contract all school year.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/03/09/chalkbeat-homework-survey-for-teachers-parents-students/
Homework survey: Teachers, parents, and students, tell Chalkbeat what works - Chalkbeat
Mar 9, 2026 - Chalkbeat is collecting perspectives on homework — how much students get, whether it’s graded, and what helps or hurts learning. Teachers, parents, and...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/21/new-teachers-class-size-reduction-school-list/
See how many new teachers your NYC school is getting to shrink class sizes - Chalkbeat
May 21, 2025 - Chalkbeat created a searchable table showing how many new teachers were assigned to each of the 741 schools awarded new hiring funding by the city.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/04/17/district-budget-cuts-would-affect-nearly-every-school/
Philadelphia schools’ proposed budget cuts threaten teachers, counselors, climate staff - Chalkbeat
Apr 17, 2026 - Mayor Cherelle Parker has championed a rideshare tax that officials say would save 340 staff positions. Schools in West and Southwest Philadelphia would be...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/17/cuny-boosts-pipeline-early-childhood-educators-to-meet-demand/
NYC needs more early childhood teachers. CUNY is trying to train them. - Chalkbeat
Mar 17, 2026 - Roughly 3,600 students across CUNY’s 26 campuses are studying early childhood education. Officials hope they can help meet the city’s growing demand for...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/03/19/chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-wants-may-day-off/
Teachers union says Chicago students should go to labor march, not school, on May 1 - Chalkbeat
Mar 19, 2026 - The Chicago Teachers Union has asked the school board to greenlight a day of “no school, no work, no shopping” on May 1. Mayor Brandon Johnson, a union ally,...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/01/30/school-board-will-consider-school-closure-proposal-in-february/
Philadelphia students, teachers protest proposed school closures - Chalkbeat
Jan 30, 2026 - Many Philadelphia teachers, students, and community members want the school board to prevent proposed school closures. But board members say they won’t comment...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/03/20/banks-teachers-disagree-aftermath-controversial-building-swap/
Teachers dispute NYC chancellor’s rosy update on contentious school swap - Chalkbeat
Mar 21, 2024 - According to teachers and students at Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School, the move has had anything but a happy ending.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org:443/2026/03/09/chalkbeat-homework-survey-for-teachers-parents-students/
Homework survey: Teachers, parents, and students, tell Chalkbeat what works - Chalkbeat
Mar 9, 2026 - Chalkbeat is collecting perspectives on homework — how much students get, whether it’s graded, and what helps or hurts learning. Teachers, parents, and...
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