Our proposals seek to protect journalists who make Chalkbeat and Votebeat what they are. But we can’t do that if management refuses to live up to the organization’s values by running out the clock on a new contract. Join us: actionnetwork.org/letters/help-w…

NEW: We're happy to announce that @CivicNewsGuild -- the journalists at Chalkbeat and Votebeat --tonight reached a tentative agreement with Civic News Company Management! 🔥✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿  We look forward to sharing more details on our wins in the coming days after ratification.

Congratulations to our Civic News Guild members on winning a hard-fought tentative agreement! ✊ #UnionStrong

Thank you for all the support, fellow Twitter/Xers. At the end of the day, Civic News Company is a wonderful place to work and I am so proud of our bargaining team for fighting to ensure we continue to feel valued in our work. Looking forward to more great work over the next 3 years.

Thanks to everyone who supported our fight for a fair contract! But most of all, thank you to our whole unit for providing testimony to management and staying engaged throughout this process so that we could push for more stability and work protections for everyone.

ICYMI: We took a deep dive into why many high-poverty school districts across the U.S. spent a big share of their last & largest COVID 💰 package on 🏫, esp. ventilation, AC, & building repairs chalkbeat.org/2024/07/01/hig…

Today we’re announcing two hires who could have worked anywhere, but chose local news in the public interest. Shani O. Hilton will serve as Civic News Company’s new editor in chief, and Andrew Golis is our new chief operating officer. civicnews.org/civic-news-com… 🧵

My latest: The demolition that was scheduled today for the corner building at Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum is on pause—at least for now. bridgedetroit.com/detroit-africa…

Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, veteran teachers could make as much as $94,000 a year if they have a doctorate, up from $87,000 in the last contract. Starting salaries will also increase, from $51,071 last year to $55,000 for the 2024-25 school year. bridgedetroit.com/detroit-school…

IT'S OFFICIAL: Our unit has voted 100% YES to ratifying a new contract with Civic News Company! 🥳🎉🪩 We are so grateful to all of our coworkers for banding together to achieve a contract that we can be proud of. Here are the highlights of our new contract:

Thinking of everyone in Houston this week. As much as I loved the city, the 2021 freeze broke me. The constant fear of another “unprecedented” natural disaster and the uncertainty of whether we’d be prepared was exhausting, especially for someone with mental health challenges.

Please give this important, vulnerable piece by Alex Klaus 🌈⭐️ a read

Federal officials chide Michigan Department of Education for its response to civil rights complaint via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

New laws and issues to watch: Here’s what you need to know for Michigan’s 2024-25 school year via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

More third and fourth graders are behind in reading and writing on M-STEP compared to last year via Hannah Dellinger Isabel Lohman and Mike Wilkinson chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Michigan Department of Education asks again for dismissal of federal civil rights case via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Detroit students ask U.S. Sec. of Education Miguel Cardona about school mental health programs via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Here are the 8 people running for the Michigan State Board of Education via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Absent from the presidential debate: education policy. chalkbeat.org/2024/09/11/tru…

After mix-up in one district, MDE reminds schools not to send out M-STEP reports with errors via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…