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New: There's been a notable and, in many cases, sustained rise in teachers leaving the classroom over the last four to five years, according to new data I collected. The uptick in any one year was modest but the cumulative loss of teachers has been substantial. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/30/t...

New: Is there still a viable path to achieve racially and economically integrated schools? @aryamerikaner.bsky.social thinks so. I spoke to her about why diverse schools matter and her group's new lawsuit in Massachusetts. cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/ary-amerik...

School integration can feel like a relic. Ary Amerikaner wants to bring it backHer group is suing Massachusetts to encourage more voluntary opportunities for diverse schools.cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org

New: Already the backlash to ed-tech has led some schools and teachers to cut back on screens. Yet some are not going further for a surprising reason — digital testing is now the standard. But is that a good enough reason? www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/16/d...

Some educators and parents want less screen time, but digital tests are making that harderEven tech-skeptical educators say students need device practice before state tests. That creates a new dilemma for screen-time rollbacks.www.chalkbeat.org

New: Why haven't national politicians been more forceful in responding to the unprecedented declines in U.S. test scores? The answer may be simple: voters aren't prioritizing the issue either. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/14/t...

Test scores have fallen. So why aren’t voters demanding more from politicians?A generation ago, school quality sat near the center of national politics. Today, even historic learning declines have not recreated that urgency.www.chalkbeat.org

The last several years have been tumultuous for the U.S. teaching profession. In our next Chalkbeat Ideas online event, we'll discuss the state of the teaching profession and share new data on teacher exit rates. Join us at noon ET on July 30th! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-professi...

A profession under pressure: unpacking new data on teacher turnoverTeachers are the backbone of schools — but the state of the profession is fragile.www.eventbrite.com

New: Most Iowa school systems have quietly agreed to limit undocumented students' access to "postsecondary" courses. This is an example of how the Trump admin has chipped away at the 1982 SCOTUS case protecting undocumented students' right to a K-12 education. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/06/i...

Iowa schools agreed to limit undocumented students’ course access — but enforcement is unclearA legal scholar said Iowa’s policy may violate Supreme Court precedent.www.chalkbeat.org

New— The new tax law could be a boon for school choice by reimbursing "donations" made to nonprofits that issue K-12 scholarships. Yet convincing taxpayers to donate could require a massive marketing budget, according to an internal estimate I learned about. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/30/f...

The price of free money: A large marketing budget may be required to launch federal school choice programThe new tax credit is meant to unlock billions for scholarships. But reaching that scale may require a costly campaign to win over taxpayers one by one.www.chalkbeat.org

New: Performance pay is controversial among teachers, but what if it works? www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/25/t...

Merit pay is controversial, but in Texas and South Carolina, students benefited.Many teachers distrust performance pay. But new findings suggest the right kind of incentive program can make a difference for students.www.chalkbeat.org

New: Are there truly many, well-paid jobs available for those without a four-year degree? That's the emerging narrative; I looked at the data. Tl:dr: This graph that breaks down occupation by annual wages and the share of workers who hold a four-year degree. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/23/s...

New: The Trump administration has promised to "return education to the states." In reality, states are getting back only modest authority. And in other realms the administration is expanding federal power. cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-trump-a...

Is education really being returned to the states? Two state chiefs say it’s complicated.One state chief welcomed modest flexibility. Another warned that federal dollars are pushing states to conform to the Trump administration’s beliefs.cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org

The Trump admin recently found a suburban CO district in violation of Title IX in part because "male students occupy 61 roster positions on girls’ sports teams." Turns out, according to the district, those were not athletes but male mascots and managers. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters? District says they weren’t athletesJeffco Public Schools said some girls’ teams “had male managers, trainers, or mascots — not athletes.”www.chalkbeat.org

New- A striking and unexplained disparity has emerged across a number of tests in different grades and subjects. Relative to boys, girls' scores have generally fallen faster and been slower to recover, if they're recovered at all. This is a big deal! www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/11/g...

If we're just talking about "private money" here, then why a law necessary to "direct" it?

There seems to be a bit of confusion about this, but the federal tax credit scholarship program has *always* explicitly allowed the funding to go towards public school students. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

Trump Law Would Also Direct Voucher Money to Public Schoolswww.nytimes.com

Some good news and bad news in this latest NAEP data. Nine-year-olds' scores are up, but 13-year-olds are flat after a decade of decline. Via @lilyalta.bsky.social. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/10/n...

One group of students is making progress. The other doesn’t have much time left.New NAEP scores reveal a telling divide between younger and older students when it comes to reading and math.www.chalkbeat.org

New: State takeovers of local school systems are growing, but do they work to improve learning? Also in this roundup: growth vs. proficiency, why school enrollment is plummeting in Mississippi, a surprising defender of federal school spending, and more. cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/school-tak...

Who should run schools — and how should we judge whether they’re working?From state takeovers to school ratings, this month’s Chalkbeat Ideas roundup looks at the evidence behind big education debates.cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org

New- Will artificial intelligence reduce demand for formal education? I take a look at the historical interplay between technology, the economy and education and how that helps us understand what might come next. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/04/g...

For students, generative AI raises a new question: Will more education still pay off?Schools have long raced to prepare students for jobs shaped by technology. AI may change the rules by reaching into work once reserved for the well-educated.www.chalkbeat.org

To the extent "Gen Z" thinks this — and such broad generalizations are often dubious — it partially reflects a relentless and misleading media narrative that in recent years has ignored the actual data here.

I was surprised Sand was not familiar with the federal tax credit scholarship program! bsky.app/profile/evie...

New: The conventional narrative is that Dems need to embrace school choice, even vouchers, to win on education. In his run for Iowa governor, @robsandia.bsky.social is taking a very different approach. I spoke to him about his educational views and vision. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/02/r...

The Democrat betting that school vouchers can be a winning issue in red-state IowaRob Sand is borrowing Republican language about waste and oversight to attack Iowa’s ESA program — and making vouchers central to his campaign for governor.www.chalkbeat.org