Aleksandra Appleton

3 weeks ago | indianacitizen.org | Aleksandra Appleton |Marilyn Odendahl

Senate Bill 287, which would make school board elections partisan, passed the Indiana House despite strong opposition. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl)This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersBy Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana March 31, 2025Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Max Lubbers |Ann Schimke |Melanie Asmar |Aleksandra Appleton

P.S. Weekly is a student-produced podcast that casts light on important issues in the nation's largest school system. The Bell's team of 10 student producers who come from different public high schools work alongside Chalkbeat NY's reporters to bring you stories, perspectives, and commentary you won't get anywhere else. Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Max Lubbers |Ann Schimke |Melanie Asmar |Aleksandra Appleton

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Different visions for intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools have emerged at the state legislature and local level. One proposal in the House would take power away from the elected school board for at least four years, giving oversight of the school district to a state-appointed board of local residents.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Ann Schimke |Melanie Asmar |Aleksandra Appleton |Michael Elsen-Rooney

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Some Colorado lawmakers are worried about the growing role of private equity firms in the child care market. They proposed a bill in January to put new guardrails on child care chains backed by such investors, who they say are driven by profits.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Melanie Asmar |Aleksandra Appleton |Michael Elsen-Rooney |Catherine Carrera

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. One of the Denver elementary schools that will close this spring will reopen in the fall as a preschool center. Another will be the new home of an existing middle and high school that serves students who have struggled elsewhere. The fate of three more soon-to-be vacant buildings is still up in the air.