CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for February, 25 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for February 25, 2021

Kids are ‘hostages to adult interests’ in school openings, says education advocate (CER in the news)

Feb 25, 2021 | WJLA-TV | teachers unions | National

Parents around the nation are frustrated as schools continue to remain closed, despite guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instructing schools how to reopen safely.

As schools stay closed, advocates work to redirect education funding (CER in the news)

Feb 25, 2021 | WSET-TV | school choice | National

In the face of prolonged public school closures, parents and school choice advocates look to put their tax dollars to work for the students instead of the public school system.

Opinion: Families need options: Why school choice is essential to ensuring racial equality

Feb 25, 2021 | USA Today | school choice | National

As Americans, we pride ourselves on an inherent ability to make our own choices and manage our own lives. That self-determination is a foundational tenet of our democracy, something we guard jealously. Except in public education.

Opinion: To stop educational wokeness, force teachers to actually teach

Feb 25, 2021 | New York Post | other education issues | National

There’s a reason there is little to no backlash against crackpot notions — such as racist equations — and it’s that parents are bone tired. Many parents are burned out from nearly a whole year of their kids being at home.

Teachers’ Unions Nightmare: Study Shows Charter Schools More Cost-Effective Than District

Feb 25, 2021 | The Daily Wire | charter schools | National

A new study out of the University of Arkansas shows that charter schools are far more cost-effective and produce nearly 50% more investment than district schools.

CDC Study Finds Teachers ‘Central’ To COVID Transmission When Distancing, Masks Not

Feb 25, 2021 | The 74 | research | National

When schools don’t consistently enforce precautions such as social distancing and mask wearing, teachers can play a “central” role in COVID-19 transmission, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released this week.

Opinion: Both sides of the school reopening debate have it wrong

Feb 25, 2021 | Washington Post | other education issues | National

Both sides of the school reopening debate have it wrong. We shouldn’t be debating whether schools are safe to reopen. Instead, we should ask whether in-person schooling is essential. If it is — as many Americans, including President Biden, insist — then we should treat schools as we do hospitals. That means doing everything possible to them make safer, starting with vaccinating teachers.

School voucher push taps frustration over distance learning

Feb 25, 2021 | Associated Press | school choice | National

School choice advocates and lawmakers in many states are counting on the frustrations of parents like Rivera to bolster efforts to pass or expand laws allowing families to use public money to pay for private school or to help teach their own children at home.

Teachers union’s drive-in protest draws hundreds opposed to MCPS reopening plan

Feb 25, 2021 | Bethesda Magazine | teachers unions | Towns, States, South, Maryland

Hundreds attended car rally on Tuesday near Montgomery County Public Schools' headquarter in Rockville to protest the school system's reopening plan. About 700 students are scheduled to return to in-person learning on March 1.

Promises of equity for Philly’s schools aren’t worth as much as actual money | Opinion

Feb 25, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

But while we wait on any federal help to have a positive impact on local families, we also need action to improve conditions here and now. Living conditions in Philadelphia for children in low income are exacerbated by inequities in school resources, such as the quality and condition of buildings and playgrounds, lead and asbestos risk, and the age of computers and library holdings. This disparity results in lowered academic performance, which negatively impacts future professional success.

Oklahoma House lawmakers vote to keep ‘ghost students’ at bay, expand school transfers

Feb 25, 2021 | The Oklahoman | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

House lawmakers voted to expand transfers between public schools and to limit the “ghost students” that could appear as a result.

By one vote, Racine Unified School Board rejects new charter school contract

Feb 25, 2021 | Journal Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

A charter school in the works for more than three years may not come to fruition, at least for the upcoming school year.

West Virginia Senate committee accepts Democratic changes to charter school bill

Feb 25, 2021 | News & Sentinel | charter schools | States, South, West Virginia

A public charter school expansion bill from the House of Delegates was approved Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee after accepting an amendment from a Democratic senator to slow down how quickly the program ramps up.

Palm Beach County charter school wins tax fight

Feb 25, 2021 | Miami Herald | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

Reversing course from a decision last year, a fiercely divided appeals court Wednesday said charter schools are entitled to a cut of tax dollars that Palm Beach County voters approved in 2018 for more-traditional public schools.

Missouri looks to expand charter schools while SLPS asks for moratorium

Feb 25, 2021 | KMOV | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Missouri

But as SLPS closes schools, five new charter schools hope to open in the city in the next two years. “Ali Academy is a school dedicated to social justice,” explained Chester Asher, the CEO and founder of Ali Academy.

Dual-language charter school to open in Sarasota this fall

Feb 25, 2021 | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

On Wednesday, leaders for the Sarasota County School District’s new dual-language charter school signed a lease to operate from Temple Beth Sholom’s 28,000-square-foot educational complex at the corner of Tuttle Avenue and Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota.

Catholic Schools Have Stayed (Mostly) Open in the Pandemic

Feb 25, 2021 | WGBH | catholic schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Most public school students in Boston, the state’s largest school district, have not returned to in-person learning for nearly a year due to the pandemic. But greater Boston’s Catholic schools, the state’s second largest school system, stretching from Plymouth to New Hampshire, reopened in the fall. It’s a stark contrast, one that’s made Catholic schools attractive to families fed up with remote learning and willing to pay for in-person instruction.

School voucher bill brings out differing views

Feb 25, 2021 | News and Tribune | school choice | States, Midwest, Indiana

Legislation that would significantly expand the state’s voucher program has been a topic of controversy and debate in Indiana.

Remote learning ‘not sustainable,’ Whitmer says, praising schools for going back in pers

Feb 25, 2021 | mlive.com | elected officials | States, Midwest, Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn’t mandating that schools reopen for in-person learning – that decision is left to local school boards – but she is “pleased” that 97% of traditional public districts will offer in-person learning by March 1.

CPS open to improving remote learning as F’s increase, attendance drops

Feb 25, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | remote learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

High schools have faced a 4.3% drop in attendance compared to 0.9% for elementary schools. Meanwhile, more A’s were given this year but also more failing grades at all grade levels and in all racial groups.

Opinion: Fix MOCAP now and empower families through school choice

Feb 25, 2021 | The Missouri Times | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri

Every family in Missouri has a story about the challenges they’ve faced over the last year due to the disrupted learning environment from COVID-19. However, many families have been struggling with their children’s education well before that — and through no fault of their own.

State-funded charter school planned for Savannah’s southside

Feb 25, 2021 | Savannah Morning News | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Georgia

Families on the southside of Savannah will have another school option for the 2021-22 school year. Space is limited, so they have to act fast.

Salt Lake teachers, students rally against ‘bullying’ from Utah Legislature

Feb 25, 2021 | Deseret News | teachers unions | States, West, Utah

Jennifer Woznick, a fifth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, described to a cheering crowd of other teachers, students and parents what she called examples of recent “bullying” from Utah lawmakers.

#Blackout4Ed: Teachers across Indiana wear black to protest school choice bills

Feb 25, 2021 | WANE | teachers unions | States, Midwest, Indiana

Educators throughout the state of Indiana wore the color black as part of the #Blackout4Ed effort to protest school choice bills and advocate for teacher vaccine priority on Wednesday.

Bear Creek Community Charter School strategic plan will add 200 students

Feb 25, 2021 | Times Leader | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

“Based on the number of students on the school’s wait list over the past ten years, there is clearly a demonstrated demand for the school’s educational program,” a media release said. “Increasing enrollment will help meet this overwhelming demand, as well as create an opportunity for expanding diversity within the student population.

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