CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 16 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for March 16, 2021

Why Learning Pods Might Outlast the Pandemic

Mar 16, 2021 | The New Yorker | | National

The time will come, as we sift through the wreckage, to determine which pandemic-era conventions to throw in the trash and which ones to keep.

More Parents Opt For Private Learning Options

Mar 16, 2021 | Forbes | school choice | National

Many parents are eager for their district schooling to return to normal and will wait it out, but a growing number are looking elsewhere. They have glimpsed what their children are actually learning–or not learning–through Zoom school and they are fed up with protracted reopening plans.

Analysis: Learning Loss Update — Districts Quiet on How They Plan to Help Students Recover

Mar 16, 2021 | The 74 | accountability | National

The just-signed American Rescue Plan allocates more than $20 billion for school districts to implement evidence-based strategies to address learning loss. This is a win for students across the country. However, it begs the question: How will districts do this?

Opinion: Getting a stimulus check? Spend it on private school tuition.

Mar 16, 2021 | Washington Post | teachers unions | National

The pandemic has laid bare the dysfunction of public school systems, which have closed their doors thanks to the unbridled selfishness of the teachers unions, despite scientific data on the safety of in-person instruction. The brand damage to the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers will not be forgotten; countless “I love my teacher” campaigns won’t erase the scars. Parents with kids in every closed school will remember: When the going got tough, the teachers unions fled.

Opinion: Unions, Not Money, Keep Our Schools Closed

Mar 16, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | federal budget | National

Every student in this nation deserves the option of in-person learning. Is another $128 billion to schools, most of which won’t be doled out until the 2022 school year and beyond, really the right answer? No. What we need are elected officials with courage who actually care more about the well-being and educational needs of our kids rather than a campaign contribution from teachers unions.

Opinion: It’s time for Virginia to open its schools

Mar 16, 2021 | Washington Post | state policy | States, South, Virginia

I sincerely wish the teachers union would follow the science, but its political power forced a July 1 compromise. In a Democratic-controlled legislature, this was the very best that could be done. That is a sad commentary on the state of our education system in Virginia: that unions would work against children in such a forceful manner.

Opinion: The ‘Equity’ of Bill de Blasio

Mar 16, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Despite charters’ record of achievement and clear popularity—in New York City there’s now a wait list of 48,300 clamoring to get in—Mayor de Blasio continues to undermine them wherever he can. Only last Friday he missed the deadline to provide space for the Hollis Middle School, a Success Academy charter in Queens, leaving its students, teachers and parents stranded.

Senate Education Committee kills parent payout proposal

Mar 16, 2021 | Idaho EdNews | school choice | States, West, Idaho

The Senate Education Committee killed a bill that would have given money to parents who withdrew children from school districts that did not offer full-time face-to-face learning.

Mothers Are Calling Out Legislators for Blocking Quality Public Education for Black & Brown Children

Mar 16, 2021 | GoLocalProv | parent power | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

It is no secret that the public schools in cities like Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls are not only among the worst in Rhode Island, but among the worst in the United States.

Judge rules in favor of North County San Diego parents suing over school reopening rules

Mar 16, 2021 | CBS 8 | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

The parents allege that the mental health of their children has suffered amid the isolation and loneliness brought on by school closures.

Federal Relief Bill Means An Estimated $1.4B For Wisconsin Schools

Mar 16, 2021 | Wisconson Public Radio | federal budget | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

Although the precise allocations to each state are still being finalized, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) estimates it will get about $1.4 billion to distribute to K-12 schools based on their share of students in poverty.

Teachers unions back proposed delay of return to classroom

Mar 16, 2021 | Associated Press | teachers unions | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The leaders of three Massachusetts teachers unions are supporting emergency legislation filed by state lawmakers that would require the state’s education commissioner to give school districts more time to prepare for the return of elementary school students to full-time, in-person lessons.

Study claims Pa. schools don’t need COVID-19 relief money, local districts pushing back

Mar 16, 2021 | WPXI | school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

A recent study from the Commonwealth Foundation concluded Pa. school districts are not hurting financially even from COVID-19. “We looked at the worst-case scenario in tax collections. We looked at average PPE cost across the country for districts and we even looked at cyber school tuition payments,” said Elizabeth Stelle, policy analysis director for the foundation.

Commentary: No state subsidy for private schools

Mar 16, 2021 | Columbia Missourian | private schools | States, Midwest, Missouri

Missouri citizens who understand and appreciate the importance of our public education system must let their Missouri Legislators know of their opposition to these measures. To ensure the constitutional imperative that Missouri maintain its system of public education, we must stop the private school subsidy.

Success Academy blasts NYC for ignoring deadline to give middle schoolers space

Mar 16, 2021 | New York Post | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Success Academy claims 250 southeast Queens students are without a home next year after the city blew past a critical placement deadline.

Parents rally in Washingtonville, demand option for full-time in-person schooling

Mar 16, 2021 | Times Herald Record | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

Parents rallied on Monday outside several Orange County school districts, asking that administrators allow full-time in-person schooling as an option for their kids.

San Diego Unified reaches deal with teachers on reopening schools

Mar 16, 2021 | San Diego Union Tribune | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

For example, a school where all families choose to return in-person may be more likely to offer two days a week of in-person instruction for each student, but a school where only half of families choose to return to campus may be more likely to offer four days a week of in-person instruction, according to union officials.

Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School is open again amid COVID-19

Mar 16, 2021 | Lowell Sun | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School is a public high school that targets at-risk students who have dropped out of high school or are at risk to do so. Lowell students are given first priority as required by the school’s charter, but students ages 15-21 from Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tyngsboro, Westford, Lawrence and Methuen have also attended.

Column: Technology is not a luxury; it’s now an education necessity

Mar 16, 2021 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | technology | States, South, Georgia

This divide significantly affects our state. A current broadband map reveals that even today more than a million Georgians lack access to reliable high-speed internet service.

Charter School Equity Act Draws Bipartisan Support from Texas Lawmakers

Mar 16, 2021 | The Texan | charter schools | States, South, Texas

New legislation would prevent local governments from forcing public charter schools to follow different rules than traditional school districts regarding zoning, permitting, and construction.

Column: Charter schools deserve equitable funding

Mar 16, 2021 | Kitsap Sun | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Washington

Our schools are designed to disrupt cycles of poverty and injustice. They are free, open to all, and focus on serving limited-income families and Global Majority students (i.e., Black, Brown, Indigenous, and students of color). In fact, Washington’s charter school law prioritizes schools designed to expand opportunities for systemically underserved students, and our student demographics show that we are delivering on this promise.

Remote Learning Still A Struggle For Students, Parents 1 Year Since New York City Schools Shut Down

Mar 16, 2021 | CBSNewYork | remote learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Monday marked one year since New York City schools shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. But after a year of remote learning, many of the same problems persist, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported.

Teachers in Portland Public Schools tentatively agree to begin teaching in person on April 1

Mar 16, 2021 | The Oregonian | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, Oregon

The union representing Portland Public Schools has tentatively agreed to resume in-person teaching for elementary students on April 1, the same week that Gov. Kate Brown ordered elementary schools to allow all students to return to class.

California schools discuss using COVID money for teacher bonuses, union encouraged trip to Hawaii

Mar 16, 2021 | New York Post | teacher unions | States, West, California

Multiple California school districts have discussed using state and federal COVID relief money to hand out bonuses for teachers and staff, with one district’s union even reportedly proposing the money be used for a trip to Hawaii.

Opinion: Micro schools are a questionable option for public education

Mar 16, 2021 | The Gainesville Sun | innovation | Towns, States, South, Florida

As teacher-educators who have spent years working in high need schools, parents of former public school children, and volunteers who work with the Guardian ad Litem program and Gainesville For All early learning center team, we have several concerns about the potential of this innovation.

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