Brendan Rose

Jul 19, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Tonyaa Weathersbee |Becky Vevea |Hannah Dellinger |Brendan Rose

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and statewide education policy. Frank Johnson, the South Memphis activist who represents District 7 on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board, ended his election campaign to stay on the board, midway through the early-voting period.

Jul 19, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea |Hannah Dellinger |Brendan Rose |Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. The head of Chicago’s largest high school charter network is stepping down after six years on the job. Noble Schools CEO Constance Jones announced in an email to staff and families that she will “pass the torch to a new leader” and work with the network’s board and an outside consultant to find a new CEO.

Jul 19, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Hannah Dellinger |Brendan Rose |Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Michigan education officials this month asked the U.S. Department of Education to dismiss all claims that the state violated the federal rights of students with disabilities during COVID-era school shutdowns.

Jul 19, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Brendan Rose

In the summer after middle school, George begged his mom to drive him to Lower Manhattan from their home in Brooklyn, so that he could walk around Stuyvesant High School, a massive 10-story building along the Hudson River. He gazed up at it, trying to imagine what it would be like to go to one of New York City’s most prestigious institutions. “I had this idea in my head of what Stuyvesant would be like,” he said, recalling that summer three years ago.

Apr 30, 2024 | brooklyneagle.com | Brendan Rose |Ella Napack

Student protesters on Columbia University’s campus entered and took over Hamilton Hall early Tuesday morning. Dozens of demonstrators brought in metal gates and furniture to barricade the building’s doors, while hundreds gathered in front of the historic building in support.