August 6, 2024

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with remarks from Tuesday’s rally in Philadelphia.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former high school teacher, …

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday selected Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and a former high school history teacher and football coach, as her running mate on the Democratic ticket. Unlike many past vice presidential candidates, Walz did not att…

For the first time in eight years, student enrollment in New York City’s public schools didn’t go down year over year.Just over 912,000 students were enrolled in the city’s prekindergarten to 12th-grade programs last school year, up from about 906,000 …

Colorado teachers can get a quick $600 for classroom supplies or learning materials through a state grant program that opened Tuesday.But applicants have to be quick, too.Funded with $2.7 million in COVID relief funding, the program will end as soon as…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Arizona’s rules aimed at preventing specific types of voter intimidation and harassment…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.The selection Tuesday of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with her decision, after a breakneck selection process that began barely two weeks ago when she suddenly became the likely nominee. Harris’ campaign planned to make the formal announcement via video message before…

By the end of this decade, 10.8 million Californians — or one quarter of the state’s population — will be over 60 years old. That could change the way the state prepares for rising temperatures.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.It’s primary election day in Michigan, and there is no shortage of interesting things …