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Mila Koumpilova is a senior reporter at Chalkbeat Chicago, where she covers Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago
May 13, 2026
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School principals got their proposed budgets for 2026-27, with some bad news.
May 12, 2026
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A new proposal would require all Denver schools to use a research-backed approach to teaching literacy.
May 6, 2026
One college student spoke with Chalkbeat about wrestling with basic math in college despite doing well in high school.
May 5, 2026
A state audit slammed student privacy oversight in the country's largest school district.
May 4, 2026
After much heated discussion and tension back-and-forth, the day was low on drama at many Chicago schools.
Apr 29, 2026
The bill is a priority for Gov. JB Pritzker, but one of the state's teachers unions has raised implementation concerns.
Apr 28, 2026
The city also pulled a contentious proposal to close an Upper West Side middle school.
Apr 22, 2026
A new study aims to quantify the resource disparities that kids from low-income families face.
Apr 21, 2026
The court has agreed to hear a Colorado case alleging religious discrimination against two Catholic preschools.
Apr 20, 2026
In November, Chicagoans will elect all 21 members of the school board for the first time in history. Some of the roughly 40 active campaigns for those seats have raised more than $550,000 already.
Apr 17, 2026
Efforts are underway to rename the Back of the Yards school in the wake of sexual assault allegations against its labor leader namesake.
Apr 16, 2026
State education officials backed a new way of rating schools across the state, even as some advocates worried about lowering standards.
