Catherine Carrera

4 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Catherine Carrera |Jason Gonzales |Hannah Dellinger |Ann Schimke

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. A coalition of plaintiffs that sued New Jersey for its failure to fix deeply-rooted de facto segregation in its public school system has asked a higher court to reverse a trial court decision that denied a clear ruling in their favor.

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Catherine Carrera

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Roughly $1.2 billion in federal funding for New Jersey schools is at stake after the Trump administration on Thursday demanded that state education departments adhere to the administration’s controversial stance against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Aleksandra Appleton |Michael Elsen-Rooney |Catherine Carrera |Samantha Smylie

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Students will be automatically accepted to all seven of the state’s public colleges and universities if they complete advanced courses and work experiences to earn Indiana’s new Enrollment Honors Plus diploma, state leaders announced Wednesday.

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Michael Elsen-Rooney |Catherine Carrera |Samantha Smylie |Jason Gonzales

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Leaders of New York’s City Council said Wednesday they will push Mayor Eric Adams to add roughly $800 million in education funding to the city’s final budget. Of that $800 million, roughly $280 million would go towards early childhood education, around $180 million would support CUNY, and the remainder would go to K-12 schools, according to budget documents.