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Math, reading and science get high marks from likely voters who are divided on teaching critical race theory Brendan Clarey | April 5, 2024 (Chalkboard News) — A poll of likely voters found that the vast majority of people think schools should focus on traditional subjects like math, reading and science, and a majority also

Brendan Clarey | February 29, 2024 (Chalkboard News) — A new policy brief states that “equitable” grading policies that rely on lowering academic standards ultimately hurt the students they purportedly help. The research released Wednesday morning by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute challenged some of the claims often made about equitable grading practices and said

Julian Roberts-Grmela | December 31, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — Earlier this year, the Education Department and the Department of Homeland Security’s joint agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released guidance for district leaders to combat cyber threats.  In an emailed statement, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, Eric Goldstein, said schools and districts “remain a

Brendan Clarey | October 20, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — A congressional panel in the House of Representatives heard testimony from witnesses about the different perspectives on graphic books in school libraries. Such debates over the appropriateness of explicit books that students can access have occurred nationwide in school board meetings.  The Subcommittee on Early Childhood,

Brendan Clarey | September 25 (Chalkboard News) — Lawmakers in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a congressional hearing on the “covert influence” of foreign governments in the nation’s K-12 education system, specifically concerns from a recent report on cultural centers, which some allege have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 

Julian Roberts-Grmela | September 22, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — Community schools are popping up across the country, but what are they? What makes them unique or different from other schools? José Muñoz, the national director at the Coalition for Community Schools, said community schools are different from their conventional counterparts because they partner with community

Brendan Clarey | September 21, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — As Chalkboard has previously reported, parents and voters have been outspoken in their desire for school choice and education options since the pandemic. Hybrid homeschooling is one of the models parents are turning to, which offers some of the structure of formal programming with at-home instruction. But

Photo Credit: Pexels Brendan Clarey | August 29, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — School choice has become a heated topic in state houses nationwide, with six states enacting universal school choice programs this year, which allow public funds to follow students to private schools. Critics say it draws funding away from traditional public schools. School choice