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4 days ago · Chicago’s charter sector experienced years of growth. But the schools are now facing enrollment and financial challenges and a hybrid school board that wants to tighten its oversight of charters.

Colorado university law clinics offer students a way to get experience with cases and clients before graduating. And the Trump administration has made the schools’ immigrant law clinics more ...

Aug 21, 2023 · The city also made available a “full catalog of supplemental materials” to help teachers, Lyle said, highlighting Minecraft Education, coding and computer science, financial literacy ...

Mar 28, 2025 · A few lawmakers also balked at the bill’s fiscal note, which says it would cost nearly $18 million over the next three years to make the changes proposed in the bill.. The House Education ...

Apr 18, 2025 · Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Career Development. S B 36: Counselor time with ratio exemption.. Description: Mandates that in 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 a school shall ensure ...

Julian Shen-Berro is a reporter for Chalkbeat New York. He previously covered city politics at Politico and breaking news at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Feb 26, 2025 · A federally funded research program helped students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. DOGE’s sweeping Education Department cuts brought this and dozens of other studies to an ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Post-pandemic, advocates and others have been rethinking efforts to help “opportunity youth,” adolescents who have disconnected from school and work. A resurgent Detroit offers a case study.

Feb 27, 2025 · Nearly 1 in 5 students in New York City identified as Asian American during the last school year, while roughly 8% of the city’s teachers did. The gap is even wider for school administrators ...