Yes, large majorities support elected Chicago school board
For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters would get a say in who runs the city’s school board under two competing proposals now before the state legislature. One calls … Read More
For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters would get a say in who runs the city’s school board under two competing proposals now before the state legislature. One calls … Read More
As school leaders across the nation wrestle with whether to provide remote options for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some Indianapolis school district officials are heeding the call from … Read More
A new Republican-backed bill would sharply limit Michigan classroom discussions of how race and racism have shaped American history. Under the legislation introduced Thursday, K-12 districts would lose 5% of … Read More
Keji Akinremi and Halima Ahmed, sophomores at Sullivan High School, have watched classmates grapple with the traumas of the past year: The Covid-19 pandemic. Police brutality. Homelessness. Those struggles won’t … Read More
Illinois school districts will have to reopen school buildings to students this fall with few exceptions for remote learning. On Wednesday, the state board of education voted unanimously to pass … Read More
The Texas House approved legislation that takes aim at critical race theory and would limit what public school students can be taught about the United States’ history of subjugating people … Read More
With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms … Read More
In Chicago, when coal-fired power plants closed, students in nearby schools were absent less often. In Rhode Island, children exposed to lead were more likely to be suspended and had … Read More
Michigan collects more information about COVID-19 than many other states, but it has not published a reliable count of coronavirus cases linked to schools. The charts below contain the best … Read More