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I’m Sammy Caiola, gun violence reporter for Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

This week, my Colorado colleagues reported on that state’s governor being among the first to embrace a Trump-backed tax credit. The program reimburses taxpayers for donations that could help public school students pay for things like tutoring or SAT prep. But opponents are skeptical about who will really benefit from the funds.

All states have a choice on whether to sign up. Chalkbeat Philadelphia has reached out to Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration and is awaiting an answer.

Get the full scoop in Chalkbeat Colorado’s story.

Locally, several schools were evacuated or placed on lockdown Tuesday morning due to bomb threats. Officials are continuing to investigate.

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Local education coverage is disappearing. Chalkbeat helps families and educators understand what’s changing. We can’t do it without you.

Every student brings to the classroom different background knowledge and learning needs. Modern research suggests that multimodal instruction — combining modalities and learning experiences to support access and understanding — can reduce learning barriers, especially for students with disabilities and language-learning needs.

Join us for a conversation focused on what the research shows about how students engage with, interpret, and communicate understanding across different formats and walk away with a practical framework for building multimodal instruction into everyday teaching.

Students who moved out of the country were put back on Philly schools’ rolls, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Evictions impact millions of kids. These schools get an alert when it happens to their students, The 19th

Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools, The New York Times