Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.Chicago school board candidates have submitted petitions for the city’s first school board elections on Nov. 5.School board hopefuls need 1,000 valid signat…
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Pennsylvania governor’s backing for vouchers perplexes allies
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania…
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New York Rep. Paul Tonko hosts members of British Parliament in the Capital Region
Congressman Paul Tonko hosted a press conference with three members of the British Parliament at his Albany District Office Friday.
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IPS cuts back tutoring as federal COVID aid expires and a new state reading law takes effect
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Tutoring programs last year appeared to spur academic gains for Indianapolis Public Scho…
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Simone Hawkins returns to the Education Department as deputy chancellor for early childhood
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.A top official who oversaw payments to preschool providers amid a crush of delays is returning to become deputy chancellor of early childhood education, officia…
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U.S. Commerce Department approves Virginia’s bid for almost $1.5 billion for broadband access
The Department of Commerce announced that it approved the commonwealth’s initial proposal for money from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD). Virginia can request about $1.48 billion in its quest to deliver the internet statewide.
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Ithaca Collegetown landlord makes big buy on Oak Avenue
A prominent Collegetown developer and landlord is expanding his portfolio with the multi-million purchase of a pair of apartment houses in the neighborhood’s inner core.
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At the Olympics, Heat Can Raise the Danger Bar of Competitions
Athletes from more than 200 countries have convened in Paris for the Olympic Games. But looming over it is the memory of the last summer Olympics in 2021, the hottest on record. Forced to compete in temperatures regularly above 92 degrees Fahrenheit, athletes from different sports buckled under Tokyo’s unusually high summer temperatures. Marathoners vomited […]
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Nurse awaiting trial on drug conspiracy charges agrees to stop practicing
A Des Moines nurse charged last year with conspiracy to deliver controlled substances has agreed to stop practicing. Jennifer Spieker, 42, of Des Moines has signed an agreement with the Iowa Board of Nursing in which she has agreed to stop practicing nursing and have her license placed on “suspended” status. The board says Spieker […]
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New Philadelphia curriculum goes all in on science of reading
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Kristyn Kahahaloe still remembers a little boy from her class in a New Jersey early learning center when she was a rookie teacher starting students on …