CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 17 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for March 17, 2021

Education Department convening summit to help schools reopen

Mar 17, 2021 | Associated Press News | federal policy | National

The Biden administration is convening a summit next week to help get children back into the classroom safely in the middle of a pandemic.

The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

Mar 17, 2021 | Christian Science Monitor | remote learning | National

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic?

What School Shutdowns Have Wrought

Mar 17, 2021 | City Journal | school choice | National

School choice is on the rise today because the teachers’ unions, along with their allies in legislatures and educational bureaucracies, have made a mess of things. Finally, however, some states are taking steps in the right direction. It’s about time.

Opinion: As America’s schools reopen, here’s how to rebuild trust among parents, educators

Mar 17, 2021 | USA Today | other education issues | National

We need to get America’s kids back to school, expeditiously and effectively — and that’ll require practicality and trust.

Florida Schools Reopened Without Becoming Covid-19 Superspreaders

Mar 17, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | other education issues | States, South, Florida

As school districts around the U.S. continue to grapple with whether to reopen classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, data shows Florida started in-person learning without turning schools into superspreaders.

A lost year for high school students: loneliness and despair, resilience and hope

Mar 17, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | other education issues | Towns, States, West, California

The Alhambra Unified School District — where 50% of students are Asian, 41% Latino and 65% come from low-income families — has begun the process of reopening its schools, like others in Los Angeles County. But shut out for a year, a freshman, sophomore, several juniors and seniors explain how they have amended dreams and dealt with disappointment — and more than anything, are looking ahead.

After Parent Sit-In Over Remote Learning, Court Orders Teachers Back to Classrooms

Mar 17, 2021 | Newsweek | parent power | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

New Jersey judge has ordered teachers to make a partial return to classrooms one week after a group of parents and students held a sit-in demanding an end to remote learning.

Pasadena Teachers Send Cease and Desist Letter to School District, Claim PUSD Violated Terms of Deal

Mar 17, 2021 | Pasadena Now | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

Union says District’s “sudden announcement” of a return to classrooms Wednesday spotlights lack of preparation

Sacramento Unified School District parents say they want to be more involved in district decisions

Mar 17, 2021 | ABC10 | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

SCUSD Parents came together today to voice their frustrations with the school district’s lack of support when it comes disadvantage students.

Teachers Union Says There’s No Agreement With CPS on High School Return For In-Person Learning

Mar 17, 2021 | NBC Chicago 5 | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Chicago Teachers Union issued a statement Tuesday evening in response to an email to high school families saying no agreement has been reached on a return to in-person learning.

Charter school rises to governor’s challenge

Mar 17, 2021 | Daily Sun | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed career and technical school training as one of his biggest priorities for the state for almost two years now, and the The Villages Charter School is working to meet that challenge.

Opinion: Danbury leaders do not want a charter school

Mar 17, 2021 | News Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut

Other state leaders have spoken about bringing a charter school to Danbury. To them, we ask that you please understand here in our community, we do not want this. Our leaders know this, and they represent our voices to you. We believe in choice, but once you leave the public schools, you pay for that choice.

Mayor de Blasio, once again, sticks it to charter school students

Mar 17, 2021 | New York Post | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vendetta against charter schools has 250 Success Academy students in southeast Queens without a place to learn this fall. For all his talk of “equity,” this is a slam at overwhelmingly minority kids who just seek educational excellence.

D.C. has failed to adequately collect detailed student education data, audit report finds

Mar 17, 2021 | Washington Post | accountability | States, South, District of Columbia

The District has failed to collect and publish robust data tracking public school students’ performance, attendance and school transfers despite receiving more than $30 million in local and federal funds since 2007 to do so, according to a 296-page report released last week by the Office of the D.C. Auditor.

O’Brien introduces charter school moratorium

Mar 17, 2021 | Valley Breeze | charter schools | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

The bill would institute a moratorium upon the creation or expansion of any district, independent or mayoral charter school for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 school years. It provides that the state would not appropriate funding for any such school in fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Charter schools are public schools. Why doesn’t Wolf’s budget treat them that way? | Opinion

Mar 17, 2021 | Capital-Star | charter schools | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

During his February budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a significant increase to public school funding, which we were very excited to hear. However, during the same speech, and again during a press event he had with lawmakers earlier this month, Wolf also shared his proposal to cut funding to another sector of public school education: public charter schools.

How a Charlotte charter school has adapted to make an engaging space despite pandemic restrictions

Mar 17, 2021 | WCNC | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

Before the pandemic, you'd find Charlotte Lab School students learning on couches, in pods, or on rolling chairs. School leaders said students are used to adapting.

Opinion: No, school choice would not defund public schools in Missouri

Mar 17, 2021 | Kansas City Star | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri

School choice legislation is under consideration in the Missouri legislature, which means it is time for the same misleading argument against the effort to be trotted out: School choice programs defund public education.

Vouchers for needy students advance

Mar 17, 2021 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | school choice | States, South, Arkansas

A proposal to fund private school vouchers for students in need with up to $4 million in state income tax dollars narrowly advanced from a House committee on Tuesday.

Billions for private schools in U.S. COVID relief bill divides teacher unions; FL union can live wit

Mar 17, 2021 | Florida Phoenix | private schools | States, South, Florida

Even if one believes that private schools should not benefit from public money in most situations, should there be an exception to that principle during unprecedented times such as the pandemic?

Groups call for overhaul of Florida school voucher program, changes in Baker Act use

Mar 17, 2021 | WJXT News4Jax | school choice | States, South, Florida

More than 160,000 children are currently taking advantage of the state’s five voucher programs, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. The state is spending about $1.3 billion in public money to pay for those scholarships.

‘It’s time to create our own table’: Minnesota Parent Union seeks to empower students and fami

Mar 17, 2021 | Minnesota Public Radio | parent power | States, Midwest, Minnesota

The organization was started in 2019 by former Black Lives Matter activist, Rashad Anthony Turner. It’s meant to give training and agency to families of color and low-income white families, who Turner said are all too often marginalized and left out of decision-making conversations in Minnesota schools.

Parents want more action from Indianapolis Public Schools on racial equity goals

Mar 17, 2021 | Indianapolis Star | accountability | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

A group of parents is calling on Indianapolis Public Schools to set bolder goals for students of color and move more quickly on promises to make the state’s largest school district a more equitable place for all kids to learn.

Pandemic puts school choice to the forefront

Mar 17, 2021 | WTVG | school choice | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

When public schools were going virtual, private and charter schools stayed the course. And many parents who needed to work wanted ways to afford private school.

Editorial: School choice: Options for more parents

Mar 17, 2021 | Union Leader | school choice | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

We say the proposal would help more families because upper-income parents already have choices for their children. They can afford to pay a private or parochial school tuition on top of the taxes they pay to support public education. Indeed, this is one of the arguments that Sen. Ricciardi shreds. She notes that the Education Freedom Account program is funded through state monies, not local property taxes. The latter will still go to the public school, even though the student may be elsewhere.

Local school districts plan “Week of Walk-Ins”

Mar 17, 2021 | The Hamilton County Times | school choice | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

Hamilton Heights will be among school districts in Hamilton County to participate in “Week of Walk-ins” the week of March 22 to raise awareness and stop current bills making their way through Indiana Legislature that would have a harmful impact to public education institutions throughout Indiana.

Contentious school choice measure clears Kentucky legislature as veto period looms

Mar 17, 2021 | Louisville Courier Journal | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

House Bill 563, which would create a form of scholarship tax credits and allow state funding to follow students to public schools outside of their district, received final passage in the House after 10 p.m. on a 48-47 vote.

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