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FWIW, the You're Wrong About... episodes about Nicole Brown Simpson are incredibly heartbreaking and @remember_sarah does a great job contextualizing the murder trial.

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“I’m distressed at the level of technology we’ve socialized them to believe is normal. I would give anything for a math or social studies textbook.” nytimes.com/2024/04/10/opi…

A new Chalkbeat analysis: Federal COVID dollars covered about 7% of all school budgets over the past 3 years. That money is expiring, and CPS is facing a ~$400M deficit. So, now what?

(Use our lookup table to see how much COVID $$ went to your school):

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Notable comments from a local supe suggesting his (whiter, more affluent) district has more flexibility on NYC's reading curriculum mandate than another Brooklyn district with more low-income kids of color
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25 years ago, Heather Martin was a high school senior who survived the Columbine shooting. Today, she is a high school English teacher who prioritizes making her students feel safe and giving them the tools to understand and cope with trauma. chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/…

Resistance to NYC's literacy mandate may grow louder as all local districts must adopt new reading programs by September, up from just under half this school year. Check out the latest from Alex Zimmerman chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

NEW: The Heritage Foundation is urging states to make undocumented children pay to attend public school. The conservative think tank w/ close ties to Trump is looking to challenge the landmark Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe chalkbeat.org/2024/04/09/ply…

State education officials unveil 300-page report on mayoral control. Here’s what they found.
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From an NYC college counselor ⬇️

More in this excellent national roundup about concerns in NYC + across the country that FAFSA woes could knock kids off the college track.

70 degrees in New York City. The 41st St Chopt is absolutely slammed. Outlook for seating at Bryant Park: bad. This is what it’s all about. We wait all year for this.

Read the full story and see photos here: chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/0…

As eclipse arrives, NYC students and families share in once-in-a-generation learning experience chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0… by Julian Shen-Berro

Schools were closed or had e-learning days today for the solar eclipse, but that didn't stop students from watching together. chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/0… via Amelia Pak-Harvey

9yo taking not chances with his favorite stuffie. (Also, upon seeing the eclipse: “oh man it’s closing in!”)

“Educators have the opportunity to create different things that they can use out of very simple household items like cereal boxes or toilet paper. We’re very good at science on the cheap.' - NYSCI's Director of Education Programs gives tips to Chalkbeat New York nysci.co/3PFwr6r

Ok Mother's Nature, that's about enough out of you

“I just don’t know what to do.”
With college decision deadlines looming, thousands of high school seniors have been stuck in limbo due to the bungled rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. chalkbeat.org/2024/04/05/faf…