Chalkbeat - New York
WEBChalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America's most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children.
CRT MAP: Critical race theory legislation and schools
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · CRT Map: Efforts to restrict teaching racism and bias have multiplied across the U.S. Officials nationwide have raced to enact new laws and introduce new policies meant to shape how students ...
Colorado - Chalkbeat
WEBSchool districts must allocate the last round of federal pandemic relief by Sept. 30 and spend it by January, though Colorado schools may get an extension for the spending deadline.
Does class size really matter? - Chalkbeat
WEBJun 10, 2022 · There’s little debate among teachers that class size matters. One survey found that nine in 10 teachers said that smaller classes would strongly boost student learning. “Huge class sizes are a ...
Schools struggling with behavior issues as students return
WEBSep 27, 2021 · The behavior issues are a reflection of the stress the pandemic placed on children, experts say, upending their education, schedules, and social lives. For students dealing with grief, mental ...
Graduation rates dip across U.S. as pandemic stalls progress
WEBJanuary 24, 2022, 4:00am PST. Republish. This story is a collaboration with The Associated Press. High school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year ...
How GreatSchools steers you toward whiter, more affluent schools
WEBDec 5, 2019 · GreatSchools revamped its ratings in 2017. Chalkbeat’s analysis shows that the correlation with demographics has declined somewhat as a result of the shift — but is still substantial ...
50 years in, why the fight for Mexican-American studies in
WEBNov 19, 2018 · Thirteen-year-old Alejandra Del Bosque knows not everyone gets to take a class like hers. In it, she’s learned about Mexican-American students who staged walkouts in the late 1960s and early ...
Do school vouchers work? Here’s what research really says
WEBMay 31, 2023 · With that in mind, here’s what we know from research: Recent studies find little evidence that school vouchers improve test scores — in fact, they’ve sometimes led to score declines. Older ...
The teachers who aren’t coming back to school this year
WEBSep 6, 2022 · We’re listening at [email protected]. Left to right, from top left: Former teachers Kathryn Gallagher, Claire Holsinger, Samantha Certain, Marita Whalen, Darlene Gordon, Abbey Nova, Rhina ...