Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study hurricanes explain why this happens and what’s changing.
Detroit charter students make gains on M-STEP, but lag behind pre-pandemic results
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Charter schools where Detroit children account for at least half the student body showed progress on Michigan’s standard…
Georgia elections chief doesn’t expect Helene damage to have big effect on state’s voting
Election equipment testing and poll worker training was paused in some locations immediately after the storm tore through, but that activity has largely resumed.
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Trump leads, and his party follows, on vaccine skepticism
This story first appeared in KFF Health News and is republished with permission.More than four years ago, former President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated the development and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The project, dubbed Operation Warp…
Gerrymandering and Issue 1: How will Ohio voters decide?

Early voting starts Oct. 8 for the Nov. 5 election, which includes a ballot measure known as Issue 1. In short, it’s an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would change the state’s system for drawing political district maps for Congress members and state lawmakers. But Issue 1 has sparked a lot of questions and confusion […]
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NYC schools launch anti-hate hotline as antisemitism and Islamophobia reports rise
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.In an effort to address rising incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, New York City’s Education Department launched an anti-hate hotline, officials said Mo…
Small businesses in Western NC seek path forward after catastrophic damage from Helene
With physical damage, no water and shortages on supplies, local businesses across NC areas struck by Tropical Storm Helene face challenges.
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Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
All the oxygen in your body is thanks to magic numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
Brandon Johnson scrambles to contain CPS school board turmoil, picks 6 new members
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.A defiant Mayor Brandon Johnson named six new members to the seven-member Chicago school board Monday, as fallout from the resignations of all board members…
Security Guards Sue Former Adams Advisor Tim Pearson for Shelter Attack

Three shelter security guards are suing the city and Mayor Eric Adams’ embattled former advisor Tim Pearson, alleging he attacked them last fall when they asked for his identification at the entrance to a midtown migrant shelter. “Bitch, do you know who I am?” Pearson shouted at Arrow Security employee Leesha Bell, as he grabbed […]
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