Chalkbeat Detroit

The financial incentive, in its second year, has helped reduce DPSCD high school chronic absenteeism by 10 percentage points, said Superintendent Nikolai Vitti.

Detroit district: More than 12,000 high schoolers got paid for attendance this year

Experts say that critical thinking still rests on a broad base of knowledge.

Does AI mean basic facts are less important for students to learn?

Rob Sand is borrowing Republican language about waste and oversight to attack Iowa’s ESA program — and making vouchers central to his campaign for governor.

The Democrat betting that school vouchers can be a winning issue in red-state Iowa

District officials had plans to preserve a portion of Cooley High School. But the high cost is leading to a full demolition of the building

The historic Cooley High School building, closed for years, will be demolished in Detroit this summer

Has the Trump administration “returned education to the states”? Does it matter if education programs are run out of the Department of Labor? Should parents and teachers be concerned about cuts to federal programs? Join us for this important discussion: ckbe.at/4vbxwoW

More than half of the country’s 50 largest school districts are poised to or already have made cuts, or are facing a reported deficit.

School budgets are under pressure nationwide. Here’s what’s driving the cuts.

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The Voting Rights Act opened doors for Black and Hispanic school board members. Are they closing?

The recent Voting Rights Act ruling’s potential to reshape school boards is being overlooked

Labeling technology as a “major reason” young people “are drowning,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said the Trump administration has turned away from its core responsibilities in American education.

After embracing AI for teachers, Randi Weingarten backs restrictions for students

RSVP now to join state leaders on June 11 as they answer: Does it matter if education programs are run out of the Department of Labor? Should parents and teachers be concerned about cuts to federal programs?

Has the Trump administration returned education to the states? Let’s dig in at a Chalkbeat virtual event.