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https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025/11/12/meet-indiana-teacher-of-the-year-megan-johnson/
Meet Indiana’s 2026 Teacher of the Year - Chalkbeat
Nov 12, 2025 - Megan Johnson, a fourth grade teacher at Central Elementary in Plainfield, is the state’s teacher of the year. Johnson loves literacy and project-based...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/04/16/voucher-program-expands-35000-students-education-freedom-scholarships/
Tennessee to expand voucher program to 35,000 students in second year - Chalkbeat
Apr 16, 2026 - One Tennessee lawmaker called the expansion a “bait and switch” after Republican lawmakers last year promised a 5,000-seat expansion cap and steady funding for...
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/02/25/memphis-school-board-closes-five-schools-for-2026-school-year/
Memphis school board will close five schools for 2026 school year - Chalkbeat
Feb 25, 2026 - Memphis-Shelby County school leaders plan to close up to 15 schools by 2028, starting with five in 2026.
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https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/10/20/homeless-students-reach-record-high-amid-housing-crisis-migrant-influx/
154,000 NYC students were homeless last school year - Chalkbeat
Oct 20, 2025 - The ongoing rise in student homelessness reflects both the city’s acute housing crisis and the surge of migrant families who have filled city shelters in...
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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/2021/3/24/22348023/nyc-universal-preschool-3k/
Flush with federal cash, NYC promises preschool for 3-year-olds in every school district – Chalkbeat
Nov 17, 2023 - De Blasio is building on what has been the most popular policy of his administration: pre-K.
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