Politics & Policy
“There’s still time to see if we can get this worked out,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said of her push to include New York City’s mayoral control governance system in the budget.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
Un grupo influyente conservador ha elaborado una estrategia para desafiar una decisión histórica del Tribunal Supremo que protege el derecho de los niños indocumentados a asistir a la escuela pública.
With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.
The city school system, like districts across the country, has dealt with a surge in tensions following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza strip.
There are three full-term seats up for grabs and one seat with a one-year unexpired term.
10 candidates are competing for seats on the Newark Board of Education in this year’s election taking place April 16.
One state lawmaker said the report would be “invaluable” in deliberations over whether and how to extend mayoral control.
Chalkbeat está colaborando con medios informativos de todo Colorado en una encuesta en la que se pregunta a los votantes qué temas les importan.
The Heritage Foundation is urging states to charge undocumented students tuition to attend public school in an effort to provoke a challenge to the Supreme Court’s landmark Plyler v. Doe ruling.
Chalkbeat is collaborating with newsrooms across Colorado on a survey asking voters which issues matter to them.
It’s the second time in recent months that schools Chancellor Banks has made the case in Albany for extending mayoral control
The state Supreme Court heard arguments for and against St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would be the nation's first state-funded charter school to teach students a specific religious faith.
The six candidates answered questions on education savings accounts, teacher salaries, learning loss and life after high school.
An estimated 78,000 teachers, firefighters and nurses are among the group of borrowers who will see their debts canceled under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
District leaders urged lawmakers to reform the 15-year-old school funding system.
The decision written by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett focuses on whether government officials use accounts to act in their official capacity.
Supporters say a proposed change to the city’s real estate transfer tax would raise up to $100 million annually for a variety of efforts tackling homelessness. Critics worry it would create a political ‘slush fund.’
Gov. Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ groups have both claimed that the settlement is a win.
The spike in grievances is a sign that parent leaders are now making use of a disciplinary process slowly rolled out over two years.