Kalyn Belsha
Senior National Education Reporter at Chalkbeat
Senior reporter covering national education news @Chalkbeat. Former @FellowsSpencer. Hablo español. Tips? 📩 [email protected]
Articles
-
3 days ago |
datiak12.io | Kalyn Belsha
This story originally appeared in Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.When the devout Muslim parents of a second grader learned their son would be reading a story at school about a prince who falls in love with a knight, they asked to opt him out. The story about a man who marries another man after they team up to vanquish a dragon went against their religious teachings, the parents said.
-
6 days ago |
chalkbeat.org | Kalyn Belsha
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.When the devout Muslim parents of a second grader learned their son would be reading a story at school about a prince who falls in love with a knight, they asked to opt him out. The story about a man who marries another man after they team up to vanquish a dragon went against their religious teachings, the parents said. They wanted an alternative assignment.
-
1 week ago |
ctmirror.org | Kalyn Belsha |Gabby DeBenedictis
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersThe winning pole vault at Maine’s Class B girls’ track and field championship in February missed the state record by 7 inches. But it was high enough to catapult Maine to the top of President Donald Trump’s enemies list.
-
1 week ago |
chalkbeat.org | Kalyn Belsha
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.The winning pole vault at Maine’s Class B girls’ track and field championship in February missed the state record by 7 inches. But it was high enough to catapult Maine to the top of President Donald Trump’s enemies list.
-
2 weeks ago |
muscatinejournal.com | Kalyn Belsha
Republican lawmakers in at least five states are seeking to block undocumented children from attending public school for free or to inquire about students' immigration status in ways that courts have held violate children's educational rights, Chalkbeat reports. The rationale often centers around cost: Proponents say states and local school districts are spending too much to educate undocumented immigrants and that their parents should bear the financial responsibility for their education.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 5K
- Tweets
- 9K
- DMs Open
- Yes
NEW: After the mass layoffs at the Education Department, it appears just 1 person is left from the Office of English Language Acquisition. Advocates & educators worry this will open the door to misspending of the $890M in fed $ for kids learning English. https://t.co/BpuU8uK22N
NEW: This morning Trump said he wanted to move services for students with disabilities out of the Education Department and to Health and Human Services. Many experts say he can't do that without an act of Congress. Here's what we know — w/ @meltzere https://t.co/Lp6B8s1Y9R
NEW: Trump has finally signed the long-awaited executive order asking Linda McMahon to take steps to close the Education Department. Here's what we know so far — via @meltzere @AndrewUjifusa & me https://t.co/d5N5PHhh01