Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.A group of students from across New Jersey is pushing to lower the voting age to 16 in school board elections. Now, top officials including Gov. Phil Murphy …
East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King indicted; prosecutors say businesses connected to mayor received public dollars

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said he would seek to have King suspended from office.
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Philadelphia’s ‘year-round school’ pilot increases access to programs schools already offered
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Two months in, Philadelphia’s year-round school program is blossoming, officials say. But so far, the effort seems focused on giving more families acce…
‘Like drinking from a fire hose.’ New NC elections directors start just ahead of 2024 vote.
NC county elections directors have been seeing high turnover. But some have started the job only weeks before Election Day 2024.
‘Like drinking from a fire hose.’ New NC elections directors start just ahead of 2024 vote. is a story from Ca…
One person dead after bus crash in Dryden

ITHACA, N.Y. — A bus carrying six people crashed into a tree on West Lake Road in the town of Dryden on Wednesday afternoon, killing one of its passengers. Tompkins […]
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Group puts up fence, claims ownership over 1,400 acres of Colorado forest, sparking outrage

The Free Land Holder Committee says historic treaties and deeds give it ownership of the land in the San Juan National Forest north of Mancos
Striking Textron Aviation in Wichita workers lose health insurance

Dreena Reed has Medicare coverage, so she wasn’t personally affected when Textron Aviation cut off striking workers’ health insurance. But she’s worried about her daughter’s family. Her son-in-law is also on strike, and the company-sponsored health insurance covers him, Reed’s daughter and their kids. “That just goes to show that they’re not caring about their […]
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GreenStar workers voted to unionize Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations

ITHACA, N.Y. — Workers at GreenStar Food Co+op’s Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations voted on Monday to unionize with Workers United. Of the 26 eligible voters, 12 votes were cast […]
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Departing NYC chancellor David Banks’ next act? Writing a book.
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Departing New York City schools Chancellor David Banks is already lining up his next act: a book based on his experiences leading the nation’s largest school sy…
Pinal County’s $150,000 audit confirms that its primary election was accurate and secure
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.Pinal County spent at least $150,000 on an independent audit of its primary election af…