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The federal grant freeze fueled widespread confusion about which programs will be affected. Experts say the freeze may b...
28/01/2025

The federal grant freeze fueled widespread confusion about which programs will be affected. Experts say the freeze may be illegal.

A parent education council resolution sparked a public discussion about an aspect of the specialized high school exam th...
28/01/2025

A parent education council resolution sparked a public discussion about an aspect of the specialized high school exam that’s gotten comparatively little attention.

"My students, and all students, should know what happened during the Holocaust. They should understand the importance of...
27/01/2025

"My students, and all students, should know what happened during the Holocaust. They should understand the importance of empathizing with those who are suffering, regardless of race or creed, and advocating for justice on their behalf."

Early childhood educators like me teach foundational literacy skills. We just make it look like play
27/01/2025

Early childhood educators like me teach foundational literacy skills. We just make it look like play

"Remember that you are not alone in struggling to teach this tragic chapter of history. If you have taken a misstep, as ...
27/01/2025

"Remember that you are not alone in struggling to teach this tragic chapter of history. If you have taken a misstep, as I did early in my career, it's never too late to do better now that you know better."

An Oklahoma Catholic school wants to be the first religious public charter school in the country. (via Oklahoma Voice)
27/01/2025

An Oklahoma Catholic school wants to be the first religious public charter school in the country. (via Oklahoma Voice)

For decades the phrase “private religious charter school” seemed like an oxymoron. Charter schools are deemed public by ...
26/01/2025

For decades the phrase “private religious charter school” seemed like an oxymoron. Charter schools are deemed public by state law, and must be secular just like any other public school. Now, there’s a burgeoning effort to change that.

An Oklahoma Catholic school wants to be the first religious public charter school in the country.
25/01/2025

An Oklahoma Catholic school wants to be the first religious public charter school in the country.

Families at three New York City migrant shelters said scores of kids have stayed home since Donald Trump took office out...
24/01/2025

Families at three New York City migrant shelters said scores of kids have stayed home since Donald Trump took office out of fear of immigration enforcement

The Education Department is putting staff on leave and scrubbing its website. The moves came after President Donald Trum...
24/01/2025

The Education Department is putting staff on leave and scrubbing its website. The moves came after President Donald Trump’s executive order called for the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion activities in the federal government.

English teacher Marc J. Gregson’s new book “Among Serpents” is out this month.
24/01/2025

English teacher Marc J. Gregson’s new book “Among Serpents” is out this month.

The new school will serve grades 6-12 and focus on students who are new to the country.
23/01/2025

The new school will serve grades 6-12 and focus on students who are new to the country.

Hochul’s proposal leaves many specifics in the hands of school districts, giving local officials some degree of control ...
23/01/2025

Hochul’s proposal leaves many specifics in the hands of school districts, giving local officials some degree of control over how the policy might operate in practice in New York City.

Capping enrollment is one of the only ways that some of New York City’s most crowded schools can make progress toward me...
22/01/2025

Capping enrollment is one of the only ways that some of New York City’s most crowded schools can make progress toward meeting a state class size law.

Mayor Eric Adams declined to take a clear stance on whether immigration arrests should be allowed at sensitive locations...
21/01/2025

Mayor Eric Adams declined to take a clear stance on whether immigration arrests should be allowed at sensitive locations including schools.

Educators consider what ‘sanctuary’ might look like in their schools and communities.
21/01/2025

Educators consider what ‘sanctuary’ might look like in their schools and communities.

The proposal came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $252 billion 2026 state budget, which would send roughly $37.4 billion...
21/01/2025

The proposal came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $252 billion 2026 state budget, which would send roughly $37.4 billion to schools across the state.

President Donald Trump has reportedly ended a decades-old policy that led federal agents to avoid making immigration arr...
21/01/2025

President Donald Trump has reportedly ended a decades-old policy that led federal agents to avoid making immigration arrests at schools. Some districts have vowed to shield their immigrant students and families from such a change.

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Chalkbeat launched in 2013 to address an alarming collision: the business model for news was collapsing during a period of dramatic upheaval in American education. In particular, local news faced an existential threat just as public education — which is inherently local — was undergoing transformation in how schools were governed, funded, and assigned students.

Six years later, Chalkbeat is one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in America, reporting on the most critical topics in education across seven states. We have published thousands of stories and spurred real-world changes in every state where we operate, from the shuttering of a flagrantly mismanaged virtual school in Indiana to the abolishment of a high-school admissions method in New York City that penalized low-income families. We’ve won 60 local and national journalism awards and mobilized 1,345 donors and sponsors to support our work.

While Chalkbeat has expanded, the local news crisis has accelerated, leaving Chalkbeat with a formidable challenge: We are chasing growing demand for high-quality local education news at a time when resources for news have never been more scarce.

The task is daunting, but our unique model — a nonprofit newsroom covering a single topic in multiple locations — represents a promising path forward. By accepting the economics of the internet and using them to our advantage, we have mobilized new and diverse sources of support for an essential public good. We’ve reimagined what local news can be as we’ve rebuilt it, elevating a subject that was previously a stepping-stone beat for rookie reporters, treating readers as partners, and focusing exclusively on the education story that matters most: the almost 30 million children in America who live near or below the poverty line.