Lori Higgins
Bureau Chief at Chalkbeat Detroit
Bureau chief @chalkbeatDET. Former ed writer @freep. Music lover. Maker of bags. Native Chicagoan. Die-hard @Cubs fan. Reach out: [email protected]
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chalkbeat.org | Lori Higgins
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’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators. Mario Lemons leads a school in the same westside Detroit neighborhood where he grew up, and just a block away from the high school from which he graduated.
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chalkbeat.org | Melanie Asmar |Samantha Smylie |Amy Zimmer |Lori Higgins
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. A proposed overhaul of Colorado’s school accountability system got an overhaul itself this week when state lawmakers approved substantial amendments to a bill that would make big changes.
Illinois legislators considers new bill to limit the scope of waivers for students with disabilities
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chalkbeat.org | Samantha Smylie |Amy Zimmer |Lori Higgins |Aleksandra Appleton
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. While helping families get services for their child with disabilities, Alexandra Kuske says she has seen school districts slip in language requiring parents to waive their children’s rights to bring claims under state and federal laws.
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chalkbeat.org | Amy Zimmer |Lori Higgins |Aleksandra Appleton |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. Ahead of an April 1 budget deadline, state lawmakers are pushing back on a proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul that would result in New York City’s school system receiving $350 million less than expected. Hochul proposed tweaking the state’s nearly two-decade-old school funding formula, known as Foundation Aid, to update how student poverty is measured.
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chalkbeat.org | Lori Higgins |Aleksandra Appleton |Jason Gonzales |Carly Sitrin
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Challenges faced by working parents can contribute to chronic absenteeism, according to a new book. “The shift is like a twelve-hour shift,” said one parent whose experience was recounted in “Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism: Why Schools Can’t Solve It Alone,” which was written by two Wayne State University education researchers.
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Michigan State Superintendent Michael Rice announces retirement via @hdellingermedia https://t.co/l1jd0oJhVg
Would love to hear what Michigan educators think about this new directive that threatens to withhold federal funds from districts that have DEI programs. #miched
The Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights law is being challenged in court. https://t.co/Ck00sMATEQ
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