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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

Brendan Clarey | August 4, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — Test scores have continually demonstrated that students across the nation lost academic ground during the pandemic, so why are some districts touting higher graduation rates than before the pandemic? Do graduation rates mean students know everything they should?  School districts across the nation have posted high graduation rates, despite test

Julian Roberts-Grmela | August 2, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — A new report from the National Retail Federation found that back-to-school shopping is expected to cost consumers an all-time high.  The industry association found families purchasing for K-12 students are expected to spend an average of about $890, about $25 more than last year. “Back-to-class shopping