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IPS to stop using Enroll Indy, drawing criticism from charter school leaders

Indianapolis Public Schools will no longer use the citywide enrollment platform Enroll Indy. The change starts with the application cycle for the 2027-28 school year that begins in November.

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San Juan Unified enrollment drop is 4 times larger than expected

San Juan Unified expected a modest enrollment drop this year as district officials planned for about 300 fewer students than last year. The drop was much steeper — 1,200 fewer students enrolled. San Juan Unified in...

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Vouchers promise students with disabilities a path to private school. Parents say that’s not the reality.

Unlike public schools, private ones generally aren’t required to educate students with disabilities. They often don’t. The post Vouchers promise students with disabilities a path to private school. Parents say that’s...

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Your guide to 2026 school board elections in Marion County

10 school districts across Marion County have school board seats on the ballot this November.

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Beech Grove school board voter guide 2026: Meet the 3 candidates

Three candidates are running for three seats on the Beech Grove school board this November.

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Voter guide 2026: 4 candidates are running for 3 seats on Pike Township school board

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Pike Township school board this November.

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Voter guide 2026: Franklin Township school board race has 7 candidates for 3 seats

Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Franklin Township school board this November.

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Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township: School board election voter guide

Eight candidates are vying for three at-large seats for the school board of the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township.

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Voter guide 2026: Here’s who is running for Washington Township school board

Two candidates are running unopposed for the Washington Township school board this November.

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Voter guide 2026: Here’s who’s running for school board in Wayne Township

Four candidates are running unopposed for Wayne Township School board this November.

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Perry Township school board voter guide 2026: Meet the 3 candidates

Three of seven school board seats are up for election at Metropolitan School District of Perry Township, a district located on the south side of Indianapolis.

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Warren Township school board voter guide 2026: Meet the 6 candidates

Six candidates are vying for three seats on the Warren Township school board this November.

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Teaching 9/11 to a generation that never experienced it

Twenty-five years later, educators should give students context and space to reflect — not try to re-create the trauma adults remember.

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Tears, Laughs & Hugs: Inside NYC’s New Free 2-K Program

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Amid Financial Scramble, NYC’s 2-K Opens to Smiles from Toddlers and Parents

Two-year-old Mia was all smiles for her first week of school — a big moment for the eager child, but also for New York City, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the inaugural year of free 2-K for 2,000 children. Wearing...

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Chicago school board looks at possible preschool expansion, despite opposition from district leadership

Mateo Lopez, 3, interacts with instructor Rebecca Rodriguez at Haugan Elementary School on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Chicago. Some school board members want the district to study expanding early childhood programs...

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Cost savings, first-day jitters, payment delays: NYC launches 2-K for 2,000 toddlers

Students at the Friends of Crown Heights childcare center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, play with toys on the first day of 2-K.

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The rise, fall — and possible future — of high-dosage tutoring

Third graders work on a math worksheet at an after-school tutoring program at Ecorse Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School on April 7, 2022 in Ecorse, Michigan.

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Top Special Ed Official Steps Down as Staff Moves to Health Department

Since May, Kelly Rogers has had the difficult job of making parents of students with disabilities feel better about the Trump administration’s plan to relocate oversight of special education services. On Wednesday, she...

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Voter guide 2026: Meet the 15 candidates vying for 5 seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools board

Five of the seven seats on the IPS school board are up for election this November.

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Exclusive: Hybrid Schools Open New Legal Front for Choice

Most homeschoolers now piece together a variety of classes and outings for their kids. In the north Pittsburgh area, that often includes enrolling in Roots Learning Academy. Known as a hybrid program, Roots serves...

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Denver school board discusses alleged use of antisemitic language, other accusations

From left to right: Denver school board members John Youngquist, Amy Klein Molk, and Monica Hunter attend a board meeting in December 2025. Hunter is one of two board members, along with DJ Torres, who are accused of...

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For America’s 250th birthday, Philadelphia students get a civics lesson in a time capsule

Students and Pennsylvania officials open a time capsule from 1976 on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the Independence Hall Visitor Center in Philadelphia.

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25 years later, teaching 9/11: How NYC educators navigate the anniversary

Flowers and a note on victims' names at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. Chalkbeat talked with three teachers about their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about what happened.

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ABA revokes diversity standards in accreditation

Tuesday's vote follows more than a year of attacks by the Trump administration on the legal organization and its diversity work.

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A Generation Later, 9/11 Is Harder to Teach as Lived Memory Fades

Sari Beth Rosenberg was supposed to begin student teaching in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. At 26 years old, she was scheduled to observe a U.S. history class at LaGuardia High School.  She didn’t get the chance....

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A free Commerce City program might foreshadow the demand for Workforce Pell in Colorado

Colorado is working to approve Workforce Pell programs at the Community College of Aurora and other Colorado colleges.

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Meet the candidates running for the Detroit school board

Thirty-four Detroiters are running for five seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Our voter guide provides a look at where they stand on the issues.

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NYC student OMNY cards expired early, leaving families confused and paying out-of-pocket

Student OMNY cards from the 2025-26 school year are supposed to work 365 days a year. But families say they stopped working Aug. 31.

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Humanities degrees hit their lowest numbers in decades

Last year, colleges awarded fewer bachelor's degrees in the humanities than any time since 1991, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found.