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If Denver closes low-performing schools, no charter schools will be waiting in the wings to take over
27+ min ago (753+ words) Denver is set to announce this fall which schools are at risk of closure or replacement because of low test scores. And there won’t be any charter schools waiting in the wings to take over. Denver Public Schools solicited applications…...
Hopeworks is betting AI can open doors for young workers
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (1011+ words) Monajah Williams built her first website just a few months ago. Before then, she didn’t know how to code or use HTML. After years of unstable jobs in retail and food service that left her feeling drained and unmotivated, Williams,…...
Board of Election Commissioners rules five school board candidates won’t appear on ballot
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (820+ words) Five candidates running for seats on Chicago’s 21-member, fully-elected school board got removed from the ballot Tuesday by the city’s Board of Election Commissioners. Krista Nichols Alston (10a), Marlo Barnett (9b), Rosita Chatonda (10b), Angel L. Velez (9a), and Cydney Wallace (8b) all have five…...
Test scores have fallen. So why aren’t voters demanding more from politicians?
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (934+ words) But Mahan’s pitch didn’t seem to resonate much with California voters. He received less than 4% of the vote in last month’s primary. Many factors go into election results, but the limited traction Mahan received is a neat encapsulation of a…...
NYC is bringing its most sought-after special education programs to preschool for the first time
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (577+ words) New York City officials are expanding a slew of the city’s highest-demand special education programs into preschool classrooms for the first time, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. The expansion this fall is meant to help address the city’s longstanding failure…...
From the Bronx to the Battery, more funding for free swim lessons
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (717+ words) Thousands more public school students will receive free swim lessons next year under new City Council funding, part of a long-term effort to teach every second grader in New York City how to swim. The Council has allocated $1.5 million to…...
Another contender just joined the arms race over AI in schools
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (959+ words) Anthropic, one of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies, is launching a version of its AI-powered assistant Claude for teachers, entering a race by technology companies to infuse AI into education. Anthropic boasts that its product can incorporate academic…...
Memphis charter school cuts chronic absenteeism rate to 1%
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (1019+ words) The year after COVID-19 hit, Memphis principal Kamie Cowan knew she needed to get students back in their seats. More than half of the students at Compass Berclair, a local K-8 charter school, were chronically absent in 2022, meaning they missed at…...
Detroit students go door-to-door asking voters to support a school millage by voting ‘yes’ on Proposal S
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (743+ words) Shadiya Begum, 16, waited patiently on a Corktown porch in the blistering heat Wednesday afternoon. She decided it was time to move on after a couple of minutes. She left a pamphlet that read, “Vote yes on Proposal S!” and a…...
Can they do that? Council sets vote on $10K perk for paraprofessionals
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (893+ words) The City Council will vote this week on a bill to boost underpaid paraprofessionals in the city school system with a $10,000 payment that’s separate from their negotiated salary – even though it sparked concerns from the mayor’s office over whether it’s…...