NAHJ Chicago is disheartened by the recent layoffs at Chicago Public Media. Read our full statement here.

A new Chalkbeat analysis: Federal COVID dollars covered about 7% of all school budgets over the past 3 years. That money is expiring, and CPS is facing a ~$400M deficit. So, now what?

(Use our lookup table to see how much COVID $$ went to your school):

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25 years ago, Heather Martin was a high school senior who survived the Columbine shooting. Today, she is a high school English teacher who prioritizes making her students feel safe and giving them the tools to understand and cope with trauma. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/…

This is heartbreaking, but Curious City is still looking to hear from listeners about what they love most about the project as its podcast wraps up.

The people who have made the show and podcast over the past 12 years had maybe the best job in public media, imho

I present to you: Crispus Attucks High School students freaking out about the eclipse. Makes me miss being a high schooler. Story and photos to come!

Louisiana's universal voucher bill passed the House mostly along party lines. But a few rural Republicans opposed it — similar to other states (e.g. Texas). Rural public schools rely heavily on state aid that they'd lose if students use vouchers to leave. nola.com/news/education…

NEW: Restored Craigmont High School planetarium enriches solar eclipse for Memphis students

The restored planetarium paved the way for a new class, and a more immersive experience than in 2017, when the facility was in disrepair:

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Watch (but really listen) as these Dallas students experience absolute ELATION when day becomes night during the total solar eclipse: dallasnews.com/news/education…

Video by Stewart House/Dallas Morning News

We are losing many incredible colleagues at WBEZ & our sister station Vocalo. H/t to Patrick Smith for starting a GoFundMe to help. Please contribute if you can, and spread the word: tinyurl.com/58xbmaaw

‘Happier families, happier students’: How Denver’s community hubs are helping migrant families and others with food, clothing, classes, and more chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/… #edcolo

Chicago officials have confirmed a “small number” of tuberculosis cases at city-run migrant shelters Wednesday afternoon — once again raising concerns about health conditions at temporary emergency shelter facilities. W/ Katrina Pham ✨ borderlessmag.org/2024/04/03/tub…

PSA: It's (still) inaccurate to say that the problems preventing mixed-status families from submitting the #FAFSA are fixed/solved/over/done. I continue to hear from students, parents, and college counselors throughout the country that THIS SIMPLY IS NOT TRUE.

It’s hard to imagine a position parked more directly on front lines of 2 of NYC’s major education challenges - the record # of stdts in shelters + chronic absenteeism - than DOE’s shelter-based coordinators. Yet their jobs on chopping block this yr: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

WBEZ SAG-AFTRA leadership is deeply disappointed that Chicago Public Media has decided to lay off nine of our colleagues who create some of the station’s most lauded, well-known programs. This decision eliminates our podcast department, which includes the shows Nerdette…

As National Teacher of the Year via CCSSO, Tennessee's Missy Testerman will spend the next year traveling the country and speaking out about issues that she says teachers need to be making noise about. New reporting from Kalyn Belsha chalkbeat.org/2024/04/03/nat…

BREAKING: Tennessee's Missy Testerman, an ESL teacher in Rogersville, has been named NATIONAL Teacher of the Year. Our Tonyaa Weathersbee spoke recently with with Testerman about how TN's 2023 Teacher of the Year approaches her work. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Article by Chalkbeat showing improved attendance on days students are tutored. “I get to finally see someone that’s happy to see me,” says the tutored student in this article. Nice way to end the week. bit.ly/3VzJo5P

🗞️Tutoring News: Our study brought to life with real stories showing how high-impact tutoring works for student engagement and attendance. The research found that students in intensive tutoring were more likely to show up to school: chalkbeat.org/2024/03/22/hig… Chalkbeat OSSE

NEW: Intensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance

Was so great to talk with DC Public Schools students, a tutor, & Cardozo's high-impact tutoring manager for this piece 🙂 chalkbeat.org/2024/03/22/hig…