Ann Schimke

1 week ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Samantha Smylie |Melanie Asmar |Ann Schimke |Amy Zimmer

How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Rachael Mahmood has been on the road for the past year asking educators across Illinois about what belonging means to them and what school districts can do to support educators.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Ann Schimke

Read in English. Chalkbeat Colorado es un noticiero local sin fines de lucro que informa sobre las escuelas públicas. Stavros, un niño de 4 años de la escuela primaria Palmer de Denver, estaba de pie en una silla azul baja echando tierra en una maceta blanca que había decorado con la foto de su colegio y pegatinas de un donut, una cámara y la palabra “lucky” (suerte). A continuación, sacudió un paquete de semillas de flores silvestres autóctonas de Colorado y las agitó con el dedo índice.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Ann Schimke

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. Semifinalists for Colorado’s 2026 Teacher of the Year competition were selected from a record-breaking pool of 419 applicants and hail from 17 school districts and two charter schools. The Colorado Department of Education announced the 22 semifinalists Thursday.

4 weeks ago | denver7.com | Ann Schimke

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. Stavros, a 4-year-old at Denver’s Palmer Elementary School, stood on a low blue chair scooping soil into a white pot he’d decorated with his school picture and stickers of a donut, a camera, and the word “lucky.” Next, he shook in a packet of seeds for wildflowers native to Colorado and swirled them around with his index finger.

1 month ago | kunc.org | Ann Schimke

Surrounded by smiling supporters and curious fourth graders, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a bill into law that will require universal dyslexia screenings in Colorado schools starting in the 2027-28 school year. The sunny signing ceremony outside the front doors of Lukas Elementary School in Westminster was a momentous occasion. For students, it was the only thing besides lunch separating them from the start of summer break.