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Victor Henderson, Jessica Biggs, and Hilario Dominguez are running in the citywide race for school board president in this fall’s school board election. Here’s what you need to know.
Read more: bit.ly/4i1pGut
ALT Chicago school board election 2026: Who are the candidates running for president?
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Chalkbeat Chicago colaboró con un artista local para crear un fanzine destinado a informar e inspirar a los adolescentes de la ciudad. Los estudiantes también pueden enviar sus sugerencias prioritarias a la nueva junta escolar. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/1…
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The candidates have collectively raised over $257,000. The new school board will have to follow certain directives from a new oversight organization. chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/1…
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Jessica Biggs points to her principal work as a top qualification. But her past firing and clearance from CPS's do-not-hire list remain key flashpoints in the race to lead Chicago's school board.
Read more: bit.ly/4z2B1QT
ALT She was fired as a CPS principal in 2018. Now Jessica Biggs wants to lead the school board.
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Chalkbeat obtained the list of products NYC officials say violate the city's new school AI policy. It includes a chatbot the Education Department developed itself. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/1…
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The contract will mean pay raises for the union’s 1,800 members. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/1…
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As district enrollment has declined, enrollment in brick-and-mortar charters has grown slightly while cyber charter enrollment has skyrocketed. chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2…
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Property tax reform, enrollment declines, and rising costs have combined to create a record number of school districts requesting property tax increases on the ballot.
Read more: bit.ly/48hgMmF
ALT Is your school district floating a ballot question in November? Find details here.
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Outgoing Aurora college President Mordecai Brownlee wants to support pandemic-era student aid programs that no longer have federal funding. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/…
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The proposal to close the Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce comes as New York City confronts a growing number of severely underenrolled schools chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/1…
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Florida-based firm advising Memphis schools’ state takeover board has done similar work nationwide, including in Houston. In Florida, that work has been the subject of federal and state investigations. chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026…
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Two attendees say Trump official Arielle Roth compared ed-tech supporters to the tobacco industry during the meeting. Roth is leading federal efforts to cut back on screen time in schools. chalkbeat.org/2026/10/22/tru…
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New Jersey’s long-running school segregation case could eventually change how students attend the state’s public schools. chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/10…
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Two Colorado Catholic preschools sued over state rules barring discrimination against LGBTQ families. Now, the Supreme Court will decide the case. chalkbeat.org/2026/10/22/sup…
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Community college officials said they struggled to produce the data required by the state and federal government to participate in the new Workforce Pell program. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/…
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A Republican-led committee has charged that the Philadelphia school district’s curriculum is training students to be “far-left activists.” Superintendent Tony Watlington said national experts will help overhaul the teaching materials. chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2…
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Join us for our Oct. 26 virtual event, where Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s gun violence reporter Sammy Caiola will host a virtual conversation with youth advocates and others involved in the reentry process.
Register here: bit.ly/4yyHAug
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Pennsylvania passed Act 1 to ensure students leaving juvenile facilities don't lose their high school credits. Instead, students and educators say a lack of training and oversight have left families to fight for their education alone. chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2…
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After Montgomery County Public Schools changed its magnet admissions policies to expand access, Asian American parents sued, alleging discrimination. The Supreme Court previously declined to take up two similar cases. chalkbeat.org/2026/10/19/sup…
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“There is no buck to be passed now. You head the system,” Nikole Hannah-Jones said to schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels at a packed town hall. Watch the full exchange. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/1…
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