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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

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