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1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Alex Zimmerman |Reema Amin |Erica Meltzer |Jessie Gomez

Hundreds of Indiana teachers rallied at the statehouse Monday to protest a property tax reform bill that would cost the state’s school districts an estimated $744 million over the next three years. The planned rally — part of the Indiana State Teachers Association’s day of action — came in the final days of a legislative session, which features several bills that could significantly alter the future of the state’s public education system.

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Alex Zimmerman |Reema Amin |Erica Meltzer |Jessie Gomez

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Several education issues with big implications for New York City families remain in limbo as Albany officials have blown past the April 1 state budget deadline. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars for New York City public schools, the future of child care subsidies for thousands of low-income families, and a proposal from Gov.

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Reema Amin |Erica Meltzer |Hannah Dellinger |Jessie Gomez

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. The Chicago Teachers Union announced Monday 97% of teachers and support staff at Chicago Public Schools who voted last week approved the tentative deal it reached after a year of sometimes heated bargaining with the district. The union said 85% of all union members voted last Thursday and Friday across 500 schools and some central locations for citywide employees.

2 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Ann Schimke |Jessie Gomez |Michael Elsen-Rooney |Reema Amin

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. Child care chains backed by private equity investment firms won’t be subject to new limits intended to protect parents or workers, after a Colorado bill died in the state Senate this week. Senators initially passed House Bill 25-1011 on Monday, after rejecting a major change made last week in a legislative committee.

2 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Jessie Gomez |Ann Schimke |Michael Elsen-Rooney |Reema Amin

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Jennie Demizio, a special education teacher at Park Elementary School in Newark, stood in a crowd full of dozens of educators and union members and listened to speakers talk about the Trump administration’s threats to cut funding for education.