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Hello! It’s Rebecca with Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
In places where school boards are elected, the Voting Rights Act shapes the public’s power over who controls local schools.
But a recent Supreme Court decision could make it harder to demand changes in how school boards are organized going forward, reports Chalkbeat National Editor Erica Meltzer. This comes as the Philadelphia City Council plans to explore creating an elected school board.
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What We’re Reading
Inside Philly schools’ chaotic hiring season, with budget cuts and school closures looming, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Paywall)
Autistic students who make it through college face a bigger challenge: getting jobs, The Hechinger Report
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