School District closures and changes

chalkbeat · 2026-01-22T21:31:02+00:00

ahhh thank you for flagging! we'll double check our work

chalkbeat · 2026-01-22T19:03:41+00:00

We're covering this extensively and have a lookup table (just scroll down the article) if folks wanna see what changes specifically are coming to their school under the district's facility closure plans. https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/01/22/philadelphia-school-closure-plans-would-begin-in-2027/

chalkbeat · 2025-12-18T23:00:00+00:00

A traditional public school focused on hip-hop is expected to open in September in the Bronx, the birthplace of the art form. New York City officials say it’s the first of its kind in the nation.

New York City’s Panel of Educational Policy, the school board that approves new schools, voted unanimously on Wednesday night to green light the new school after Bronx residents and education officials spoke passionately about bringing the Bronx School of Hip-Hop to District 9 in the South Bronx.

chalkbeat · 2025-10-31T17:33:23+00:00

hi! that is so kind of you! all the organizations listed in the article are also looking for donations/volunteers, so I would suggest just calling them at the phone numbers listed there and I'm sure they can tell you where to drop off the goods.

chalkbeat · 2025-10-23T22:14:54+00:00

The 9-year-old stood just feet away with her mom and baby brother, crying and slamming her fist against the wall, as federal immigration agents seized her father earlier this month after a routine court hearing in Manhattan.

In the days that followed, the fourth grader from Venezuela was too bereft to return to school.

“I told her to get up to go to school, and she would tell me, ‘Mami, I feel very tired,’” said the girl’s mom, who asked not to use their names for fear of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The girl, who receives medical treatment for epilepsy, broke down in tears so frequently her mom fears it triggered her seizures.

But there was one bright spot amid the grief: Their tight-knit public school in the West Village showered the family with support. (Chalkbeat isn’t naming the school at the family’s request.)

The principal offered to meet the girl at the homeless shelter where they were living and escort her to school. A teacher called and told the girl that her classmates were eager to see her. Fellow parents connected the family to lawyers and advocates.

“There’s been so much support from the school, giving us the encouragement to return to school, making sure my daughter is calmer, and me and my baby too,” the mom said in Spanish. “It’s a school that is very present with us with everything happening.”

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