# Chalkbeat > Essential education reporting across America This file provides information about Chalkbeat to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [The most advantaged students attend the best-funded colleges. Does it have to be this way?](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/the-most-advantaged-students-attend-the-best-funded-colleges-does-it-have-to-be-this-way): A new paper traces how family income, test scores, and educational spending rise together. - [Denver school board talks trust](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/denver-school-board-talks-trust): Plus, two Cherry Creek schools were closed after flooding. - [A key education endorsement for Pritzker](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/a-key-education-endorsement-for-pritzker): The Illinois Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, is backing the governor for the third time. - [Survey says](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/survey-says): From bathroom access to how often their peers vape, NYC high schools gave candid feedback on the revamped school surveys. - [Look up your Indiana school district’s 2026 referendum](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/look-up-your-indiana-school-district-s-2026-referendum): Plus, school monitoring. - [Controversial education group faces demise after state crackdown](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/controversial-education-group-faces-demise-after-state-crackdown): A vote Monday night could determine the future of Education reEnvisioned BOCES. - [Too much Texas](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/too-much-texas): Colorado school district removed its new reading curriculum after complaints of errors, Texas emphasis. - [Transportation efforts mark new school year in Detroit](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/transportation-efforts-mark-new-school-year-in-detroit): The initiatives reflect city and school officials’ focus on targeting the systemic issues students in the city face that contribute to lower academic performance and poor attendance. - [How one district aims to increase attendance](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/how-one-district-aims-to-increase-attendance): Plus, where Indiana students can get free homework help - [Federal cuts hit NY sex ed](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/federal-cuts-hit-ny-sex-ed): Grassroots peer mentor programs in the Bronx, Harlem, and Buffalo face closure after surprise federal grant terminations. - [Colorado district rejects Texas curriculum](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/colorado-district-rejects-texas-curriculum): The decision prompted Montezuma-Cortez schools to shift course three days into the school year. - [School board ballot referendums](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/school-board-ballot-referendums): Twelve members decided Thursday to ask voters their opinions on taxing millionaires and fining vacant land owners to boost education revenue. - [State takeover or bust? ](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/state-takeover-or-bust): Join Chalkbeat Tennessee's virtual event Aug. 31 to hear from local education experts about what MSCS needs to help students succeed. - [Asking millionaires for more money](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/asking-millionaires-for-more-money): Plus, has your third grader been retained? - [Have you seen Philly's state test scores yet?](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/have-you-seen-philly-s-state-test-scores-yet): We're watching what's going on with NYC's reading scores and are eager to see how Philly measures up. - [Detroit school board to appoint new member ahead of November election](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/detroit-school-board-to-appoint-new-member-ahead-of-november-election): The board has 30 days to select a new member to fill the seat left open after the death of Iris Taylor. - [The mystery of NYC's plummeting reading scores](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/the-mystery-of-nyc-s-plummeting-reading-scores): A sudden collapse in elementary reading scores, following last year's big gains, has testing experts asking for an investigation. - [Judge: Colorado school board broke the law](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/judge-colorado-school-board-broke-the-law): The Pueblo District 70 school board repeatedly violated the state open meetings law, the ruling said. - [Not all layoffs will be reversed](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/not-all-layoffs-will-be-reversed): The board’s vote assumed an additional $100 million in unrestricted funds from the state, but CPS says that money won’t be enough to reinstate every position cut earlier this summer. - [What IPEC is paying its first staffer](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/what-ipec-is-paying-its-first-staffer): Indianapolis Public Education Corporation hired an executive director last month. He now has a salary and start date. - [UFT vs. Mamdani: Early ally threatens revolt on NYC Reads](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/uft-vs-mamdani-early-ally-threatens-revolt-on-nyc-reads): Michael Mulgrew warns the union will pull its backing on the literacy mandate unless the city makes some changes with implementation. - [Deep in the heart of textbooks ](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/deep-in-the-heart-of-textbooks-4eb2): A Texas approach to education could be coming to a district near you... Even if you don't live in Texas. - [Controversial group saved by a clause](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/controversial-group-saved-by-a-clause): Plus, as school starts, a Colorado school district mourns five teenagers killed in a car crash. - [Let the Chicago school board games (almost) begin](https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/let-the-chicago-school-board-games-almost-begin): November's ballot is mostly finalized after four candidates get the OK from county elections board. Plus, how 2 men convicted of corruption are connected to another Board of Education candidate.