Andrew Ujifusa
@andrewujifusa.bsky.social
I'm an editor at Chalkbeat, a national nonprofit news organization and a division of Civic News Company. I previously worked at Education Week's Politics K-12 vertical, and also at Maryland and Mississippi newspapers. I taught at two high schools in Japan.
"A teacher may find using AI to write IEP goals as a benefit to save time, but the parent/guardian of a student with a disability might view the use of AI as disconnected from the individual needs of his or her child." www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... by @evieblad.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"A teacher may find using AI to write IEP goals as a benefit to save time, but the parent/guardian of a student with a disability might view the use of AI as disconnected from the individual needs of his or her child." www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... by @evieblad.bsky.social
"Last month’s attempt to extend León’s contract failed to pass after parents and advocates raised concerns about student achievement, racism in schools, and inadequate support for the district’s most vulnerable students." www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/...
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Last month’s attempt to extend León’s contract failed to pass after parents and advocates raised concerns about student achievement, racism in schools, and inadequate support for the district’s most vulnerable students." www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/...
"We discussed what Spellings sees as the underappreciated success of No Child Left Behind — and why, if it was so successful, it drew such fierce and widespread backlash." cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/the-former...
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"We discussed what Spellings sees as the underappreciated success of No Child Left Behind — and why, if it was so successful, it drew such fierce and widespread backlash." cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/the-former...
"Testing officials estimate that 33% of students from the class of 2024 were ready for college-level math, down from 37% in 2019, even as more students said they intended to go to college." www.chalkbeat.org/2025/09/09/n...
September 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Testing officials estimate that 33% of students from the class of 2024 were ready for college-level math, down from 37% in 2019, even as more students said they intended to go to college." www.chalkbeat.org/2025/09/09/n...
"Others joked, 'Trump is gonna get you,' not knowing the president’s mass deportation campaign would soon sweep up one of their classmates." www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
August 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Others joked, 'Trump is gonna get you,' not knowing the president’s mass deportation campaign would soon sweep up one of their classmates." www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
“A school is successful if the community asks for it.” www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...
August 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“A school is successful if the community asks for it.” www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...
"Some organizations argue a progressive income tax is needed to generate more state revenue for schools and other public goods. But voters rejected the idea in 2020 in a 55% to 45% referendum vote." www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Some organizations argue a progressive income tax is needed to generate more state revenue for schools and other public goods. But voters rejected the idea in 2020 in a 55% to 45% referendum vote." www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...
"Mamdani signed on to sponsor a bill to provide language assistance services for parents who don’t speak English and another to bolster school-based health clinics." www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Mamdani signed on to sponsor a bill to provide language assistance services for parents who don’t speak English and another to bolster school-based health clinics." www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
"Five years after Washington rolled out its pathways, they appear to have helped more students who aren’t college-bound to graduate ... But the system has also created new issues and replicated some old ones." www.chalkbeat.org/2025/05/27/d... #edusky
May 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Five years after Washington rolled out its pathways, they appear to have helped more students who aren’t college-bound to graduate ... But the system has also created new issues and replicated some old ones." www.chalkbeat.org/2025/05/27/d... #edusky
It's illegal for the federal government to tell schools what and how to teach. But a new probe into an all-gender bathroom could preview how the Trump White House might deal with schools that it believes are flouting a new executive order about curriculum. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/29/t... #edusky
January 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's illegal for the federal government to tell schools what and how to teach. But a new probe into an all-gender bathroom could preview how the Trump White House might deal with schools that it believes are flouting a new executive order about curriculum. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/29/t... #edusky
"Newark Public Schools leaders failed to 'quickly and consistently' respond to racist and bigoted incidents against Black students and teachers at a city school ... according to a draft of a scathing report that district officials have sought to keep private." www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/...
January 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Newark Public Schools leaders failed to 'quickly and consistently' respond to racist and bigoted incidents against Black students and teachers at a city school ... according to a draft of a scathing report that district officials have sought to keep private." www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/...
You might not know the story about Minnesota teenagers who fought to keep their unemployment benefits and went to Gov. Tim Walz for help. This is how he responded. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/09/t...
August 9, 2024 at 9:02 PM
You might not know the story about Minnesota teenagers who fought to keep their unemployment benefits and went to Gov. Tim Walz for help. This is how he responded. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/09/t...
Some examples of what Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, aka the "Don't Say Gay" law, does not prohibit, according to a new legal settlement this week. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/03/13/f...
March 14, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Some examples of what Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, aka the "Don't Say Gay" law, does not prohibit, according to a new legal settlement this week. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/03/13/f...
People might not think food grabs the attention of parents or policymakers when it comes to schools. But here are two recent headlines showing how it's tied to budget cuts, a push to reject federal education funding, child nutrition, and ... what children actually want and notice about schools.
January 25, 2024 at 4:03 PM
People might not think food grabs the attention of parents or policymakers when it comes to schools. But here are two recent headlines showing how it's tied to budget cuts, a push to reject federal education funding, child nutrition, and ... what children actually want and notice about schools.