Thomas Wilburn

6 days ago | dailymemphian.com | Melissa Brown |Thomas Wilburn

Food By Melissa Brown and Thomas Wilburn, Chalkbeat Tennessee Published: June 22, 2025 4:00 AM CT A network of groups in Shelby County are pitching in to help feed local students who may be missing out on regular school meals during the summer break. (Getty Images) This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

1 week ago | chalkbeat.org | Melissa Brown |Thomas Wilburn

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. For the first time in five years, many Shelby County families are missing out on supplemental grocery cash this summer after Tennessee stopped participating in a federal program that served the entire state.

2 months ago | chalkbeat.org | Amelia Pak-Harvey |Thomas Wilburn

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. After listening to nearly two hours of public comment in a statehouse hearing room, GOP Sen. Chris Garten’s support for more funding for charter schools came down to one big thing: academic outcomes. The Feb.

Aug 22, 2024 | thecity.nyc | Alex Zimmerman |Julian Shen-Berro |Thomas Wilburn

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Math scores rose across New York City public schools last school year while English scores ticked down, according to state test results released Wednesday by city officials. Among students in grades 3-8, 53.4% were considered proficient or above in math, an increase of 3.5 percentage points. The share of children considered to be reading on grade level slipped to 49.1% — a 2.6 point decrease.

Aug 22, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Yesenia Robles |Alex Zimmerman |Julian Shen-Berro |Thomas Wilburn

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. The percentage of Colorado students who are chronically absent dropped for a second year, a promising sign that schools may be getting more kids engaged in classes.