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IT HAS PUT GRADUATION WITHIN REACH. My story is about persevering, but it’s also about getting the unique support I needed to turn my situation around. By Mahciah Campbell | May 22 First Person 70 YEARS AFTER BROWN, TOO MANY U.S. SCHOOLS REMAIN HYPERSEGREGATED AND UNEQUAL ‘Did you say segregation ended?’ My student’s question speaks to the reality inside classrooms. By Shannon Paige Clark | May 18 First Person WHAT WE LEAVE OUT WHEN WE TEACH ABOUT BROWN V. BOARD Lessons about the landmark school desegregation case must include Freedom Schools. By Abigail Henry | May 15 First Person WITHOUT HOUSING, WE WERE OUT OF OPTIONS. COVID QUARANTINE OFFERED MY FAMILY A PATH FORWARD. After months of homelessness and despair, my family found a safe haven in Newark. By Alexa Brown-Hill | May 14 First Person WHY DID SO MANY BLACK TEACHERS LOSE THEIR JOBS AFTER THE BROWN V. BOARD RULING? The mass displacement following the landmark Supreme Court decision affects communities and the teaching profession to this day. By Valencia Ann Abbott | May 10 First Person WANT TO SHOW TEACHERS YOU APPRECIATE THEM? BECOME A GUEST EDUCATOR. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Donuts and discounts are nice gestures, but here’s what could move the needle for educators. By Ronak Shah | May 9 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago ‘It was a little weird’: 10 Chicago graduates talk about what it was like starting high school during COVID-19 The Class of 2024 had a normal senior year with in-person classes, prom, and graduation. But this year’s seniors started high school anything but normally. By Samantha Smylie | Today, 10:27pm GMT+2 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Focus on work remains in revised diploma plan, but college-bound students may get special seal State officials writing new graduation requirements want students pursuing an advanced diploma to have work experience. By Aleksandra Appleton | Today, 9:35pm GMT+2 FROM Chalkbeat New York NYC parents, lawmakers call to end early voting in schools over safety concerns and gym disruptions One parent, worried about potential safety issues, also said her kids missed more than 30 days of gym because of early voting. By Julian Shen-Berro | Today, 7:51pm GMT+2 FROM Chalkbeat Philadelphia Pennsylvania lawmakers take first step to overhaul school funding The state House Education Committee approved a bill that would increase school funding to historically underfunded districts like Philly and reform spending on cyber charter schools. By Peter Hall | Today, 7:49pm GMT+2 National Interested in activism? New book shows how teens fight for change at school and in their communities ‘Don’t Wait’ follows three young women as they fight for environmental justice, the removal of school police, and access to arts education. Each activist takes her own path to achieve change. By Kalyn Belsha | Today, 7:30pm GMT+2 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado Colorado to spend $20 million of Juul settlement on grant program to improve youth mental health The program will prioritize collaborations between school districts and community organizations. By Melanie Asmar | June 4 FROM Chalkbeat New York Eric Adams restores $127 million for NYC schools as federal relief runs dry The funding will help keep school budgets afloat, restore hours that had been cut from the city’s popular summer school initiative, and stabilize a slew of other programs. By Alex Zimmerman | June 4 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago For students exposed to violence, some Chicago schools make a difference New report: Schools can be a game changer for students who live near the sites of killings By Mila Koumpilova | June 4 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Proposed new diploma requirements could have an outsize impact on college-going students Proposed changes would eliminate a diploma popular with Indiana’s college-going students while it’s not clear if the state has enough support to help them meet new requirements. By Aleksandra Appleton | June 4 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado Here’s how to stay on track this summer if you plan to attend college in the fall After a spring full of FAFSA issues, Colorado advisors offer advice for students planning to attend college in the fall. By Jason Gonzales | June 4 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago CPS principal, staff stymied police investigation of mass shooting at Pilsen high school, emails, interviews show In the first crucial hours, police could not get access to video surveillance, a witness, and other key information in a shooting that left two students dead, two wounded. CPS says it cooperated. By Peter Nickeas | May 31 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado How a Denver counselor plans to keep students on track to college this summer Denver Scholarship Foundation counselor Federico Rangel said advisers worry that graduates won’t have the support they need to show up on campus in the fall. By Jason Gonzales | May 31 FROM Chalkbeat Philadelphia Philadelphia students who want to discuss the experience of Palestinian people say they feel ‘censored’ Over 100 students, educators, and parents rallied outside the Board of Education meeting on Thursday demanding the school district do more to support difficult classroom conversations about the rights of Palestinian people. By Carly Sitrin and Emily Rizzo | May 31 FROM Chalkbeat New York New musical ‘SAFE’ highlights NYC student experiences with police, school safety The theater production will run for one day only through a partnership between the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. By Julian Shen-Berro | May 31 FROM Chalkbeat New York Hochul considers smartphone ban for New York schools, citing student mental health concerns Hochul said smartphones should not be available to students during the school day, to help shield them from the potential harms of social media. By Julian Shen-Berro | May 30 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago With school almost out, Chicago Public Schools opens registration for summer programs Families can start enrolling in academic, enrichment, and transition programs for the summer. 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June 12Operational Excellence Intensive: Summer Boot Camp for Ops Professionals 2. June 12How to say “I miss you”: writing stories of home with Marco Avilés 3. June 13Education R&D: Innovating Solutions for Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities 4. July 11TECHSPO Dallas 2024 Technology Expo (Internet ~ Mobile ~ AdTech ~ MarTech ~ SaaS) 5. July 17Operational Excellence Intensive: Summer Boot Camp for Ops Professionals Become a Chalkbeat sponsor Become a Chalkbeat sponsor FIND YOUR NEXT EDUCATION JOB. Jobs JOBS 1. Feeding Futures Program Manager (PT) 2. Bilingual Teacher 3. Restorative Practices Coordinator 4. Assistant Principal 5. Middle School Humanities FROM Chalkbeat Indiana The Class of 2024 saw its Indianapolis school grow from roughly 60 students to over 150 Seniors in Rooted School’s first graduating class were among the students who entered high school at the height of the pandemic. By Amelia Pak-Harvey | May 20 FROM Chalkbeat Philadelphia Philadelphia parents say mandatory graduation fees are excessive and lack transparency These ‘senior dues’ can range from $80 to $380 and vary from school to school. But there’s virtually no oversight. By Carly Sitrin | May 30 FROM Chalkbeat Detroit Vitti talks budget, enrollment, and high school reform at Mackinac Superintendent says tough decisions made last year have put the district on solid financial ground. By Christine Ferretti | May 30 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado ‘Apreciar el tiempo que se me concede:’ una estudiante de Denver lleva a la universidad lecciones de la pandemia Los estudiantes que pasaron su primer año de high school con educación a distancia se gradúan esta primavera. By Melanie Asmar | May 30 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado After experiencing freshman year online, this student is graduating with sights on the great outdoors Millions of members of the Class of 2024 started high school online and off camera. This Denver student learned lessons she’ll carry with her to college and beyond. By Melanie Asmar | May 30 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Ex-IPS teacher at center of ‘fight club’ lawsuit charged with felony neglect of a dependent The charge comes after a lawsuit alleged Julious Johnican allowed and encouraged students to attack their 7-year-old classmate. By Amelia Pak-Harvey | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat New York NYC preschool programs say 60-day shelter limits have harmed families and operations Preschool operators say the city policy limiting the shelter stays of migrant families to 60 days has had devastating effects on their families and programs. By Michael Elsen-Rooney | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago How much money did Illinois lawmakers put toward education in the new 2025 budget? The $53.1 billion budget funds a new early childhood education department, creates a state child tax credit, and adds $350 million more to K-12 public schools. By Samantha Smylie | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat New York Principal de una escuela en NYC presionó a estudiantes inmigrantes a transferirse, dicen las familias y el personal Todos los estudiantes habían reprobado recientemente el English Language Arts Regents Exam, según las familias y el personal de la escuela. By Michael Elsen-Rooney | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Tindley Accelerated Schools’ former CEO charged with defrauding the charter network Brian Metcalf is accused of fraudulently billing the charter network for goods and services with two other parties. The school intends to seek restitution. By Aleksandra Appleton and Amelia Pak-Harvey | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Tennessee Tennessee textbook commission prepares for school library book appeals, hires its first staff Former librarian will lead panel that could decide which titles students statewide can access. By Marta W. Aldrich | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat New York PODCAST: Student protests, free speech, and NYC public schools This episode of P.S. Weekly looks at how NYC high schoolers have reacted to protests about the Israel-Hamas war and the student freedom of speech issues being raised. By Chalkbeat Staff | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana IPS considers resolution on charter partnerships amid tension between pro-, anti-charter parents The resolution reaffirms the district’s need to collaborate with charter schools. But some parents want the district to hold off, and examine whether such partnerships are working. By Amelia Pak-Harvey | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Chicago At least 30% of Chicago schools set to lose staff positions under new CPS formula, documents show Chicago Public Schools’ new funding formula provides set staffing at every school. But a Chalkbeat analysis of new documents and files indicate many schools are facing reductions. By Reema Amin and Mila Koumpilova | May 28 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado Estudiante de familia inmigrante devuelve el favor traduciendo el sitio web de su colegio comunitario Este estudiante universitario no pensó que cursar estudios avanzados era para él. Cuando decidió ir, terminó trabajando en proyectos para ayudar a otros estudiantes como él. By Yesenia Robles | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat Colorado This student helped the Community College of Aurora as they translated the entire school website Elmer Hernandez hopes his work translating the Community College of Aurora’s website helps other students who are native Spanish speakers. By Yesenia Robles | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat New York A Brooklyn 'gifted' school wins first waiver to opt out of NYC’s literacy curriculum mandate Families at The Brooklyn School of Inquiry have won a lengthy fight to avoid using Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s reading program. Will other schools follow? By Alex Zimmerman | May 29 FROM Chalkbeat New York A 1-day school week before winter break? This student is asking NYC to change its ‘dumb’ calendar. Isaac Regnier, a Brooklyn seventh grader, is petitioning to make Dec. 23 a day off, arguing that attendance will be low. By Amy Zimmer | May 28 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Creek Point Academy withdraws bid to open in Andrew J. Brown site on Far Eastside The withdrawal pauses a potential battle between Creek Point Academy and Andrew J. Brown Academy, which began when Andrew J. Brown moved to drop its for-profit operator. By Amelia Pak-Harvey | May 23 FROM Chalkbeat Indiana Charter school supporters call on state to bolster Indianapolis transportation options Charter supporters are calling on the state to use a pilot program to help Indianapolis charter schools find new approaches. 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