CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 23 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for March 23, 2021

AP-NORC poll: Learning setbacks a top concern for parents

Mar 23, 2021 | Associated Press | accountability | National

Parents across the U.S. are conflicted about reopening schools. Most are at least somewhat worried that a return to the classroom will lead to more coronavirus cases, but there’s an even deeper fear that their children are falling behind in school while at home.

Homeschooling Doubled During The Pandemic, U.S. Census Survey Finds

Mar 23, 2021 | NPR | homeschooling | National

In a year when so much about schooling has changed, add this to the list: A significant increase in the number of households where students were homeschooled.

House Education Committee Chairman to Big City School Districts: Don’t Mess This Up

Mar 23, 2021 | US News & World Report | federal budget | National

The chairman of the House Education Committee told big-city school districts that they better use the coming windfall in relief funds in a way that leaves no doubt the funding drove improvements.

Opinion: All schools need fed aid: Catholic and private schools also require full COVID recovery

Mar 23, 2021 | New York Daily News | catholic schools | National

For months now, I’ve gotten the same question from politicians, journalists, heads of industry, and everyday New Yorkers, “Cardinal, how do your schools do it? How have you managed to remain open for in-person learning during a pandemic, without any significant outbreaks of illness among the students and staff?

‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster

Mar 23, 2021 | New York Times | parent power | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

These parents have filed federal lawsuits, held protests, created online petitions and stormed virtual board of education meetings to demand expanded in-person instruction.

Op-Ed: The big post-pandemic educational mess and what it will take to solve it

Mar 23, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | state policy | States, West, California

Simply put, we can’t undo the negative effects of this national crisis on our children with 13,000 districts working independently. We must not allow our dysfunctional educational systems to block the serious response that our children need.

More Iowans oppose than favor using public funds to pay for private or home schooling, Iowa Poll

Mar 23, 2021 | Des Moines Register | school choice | States, Midwest, Iowa

More Iowans oppose than favor a plan to use funds for public schools to help parents pay the costs of private or home schooling for grades K-12, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.

Memphis parent group applauds SCS for partnership fighting learning loss

Mar 23, 2021 | WMC5 | parent power | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Parents in Shelby County are concerned about learning loss and their students potentially falling behind during virtual learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Monday, a group of parents came to Shelby County Schools to tell the district thank you for listening to their concerns.

DeSantis proposes federal money for workforce education efforts

Mar 23, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times | workforce development | States, South, Florida

The governor wants to use $75 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for programs to help people get job certificates and credentials.

Some PPS parents want faster reopening of schools

Mar 23, 2021 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | parent power | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Several parents of students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools have asked district officials to open buildings to more children at a faster pace than currently planned.

Getting schools reopened must be goal for everyone: Editorial

Mar 23, 2021 | The Republican | teachers unions | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

There are plenty of teachers who’d like to get back to work. They see their profession as a calling and care deeply about the kids in their charge. But it’s not up to the individual teachers. Rather, it’s left to the union bosses.

Did Unions’ Lack of Support Spell Trouble for School Superintendent?

Mar 23, 2021 | Civil Beat | teachers unions | States, West, Hawaii

In April 2018, Hawaii’s schools superintendent Christina Kishimoto joined the teachers’ union at the State Capitol to witness a key Senate vote that secured passage of a constitutional amendment proposing a new tax to fund public schools.

Indiana bill would stop state takeovers of failing schools

Mar 23, 2021 | The Center Square | state takeover | States, Midwest, Indiana

The state of Indiana will never again consider the takeover of F-rated schools if a bill that is quickly moving through the state legislature passes this year.

New Poll: Majority of Rhode Islanders Support Expansion of Charter Schools

Mar 23, 2021 | GoLocalProv | charter schools | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

The poll was commissioned by the parent group Stop the Wait RI — and found that 53% of Rhode Islanders favor increasing the number of charter schools in the state while 32% oppose the expansion.

Opinion: How public charter schools are plotting the course toward closing hidden achievement gap

Mar 23, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

In fact, a recently released report shows that these achievement gaps are dramatic even among top-performing school districts and campuses in Texas. The startling size and persistence of these gaps has made one thing clear: Black and Hispanic students across the state need more opportunities to thrive within the Texas public education system.

Pa. House passes bill to loosen rules on substitute teachers

Mar 23, 2021 | The Patriot-News | general teacher issues | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Legislation to provide more flexibility when it comes to finding substitute teachers to staff classrooms won unanimous approval on Monday from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Poll: Voters back education savings accounts, education freedom

Mar 23, 2021 | Florida Politics | school choice | States, South, Florida

Most Floridians say education savings accounts should be available to all parents and the vast majority say students should have access to education options tailored to their needs, a new poll found.

How will Texas’ virtual schools work long term? Lawmakers need to decide

Mar 23, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | online learning | States, South, Texas

A year after districts scrambled to shift class online, a handful of bills would carve out a framework for structuring and funding additional virtual schools now that there’s a widespread agreement that the model will be sticking around even after the pandemic.

Youth Apprenticeship Program puts students on career path

Mar 23, 2021 | State Journal | career technical education | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

Students and parents are looking at a 30-year-old youth apprenticeship program with a new lens after COVID-19 changed the employment landscape.

Bills on governor’s desk encourage longer school year

Mar 23, 2021 | Albuquerque Journal | accountability | States, West, New Mexico

New Mexico legislators are doing almost everything they can – short of making it mandatory – to get public schools to extend the school year as part of a strategy to boost academic achievement.

Providence teachers vote no confidence in Commissioner Infante-Green, Superintendent Peters

Mar 23, 2021 | Boston Globe | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island

The vote, held virtually over the weekend, came as the school department sent displacement notices to 270 employees to inform them that they will have to apply for different jobs for the next school year.

Op-Ed: Let our children grow

Mar 23, 2021 | Union Leader | | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

LAST WEEK, the Senate took the bold step of prioritizing our children over political constituencies. This action was summed up beautifully in testimony by Senator Robert Guida who reminded us that, in spite of pressure from outside groups, the sacred obligation to protect and provide real opportunity to our young people in New Hampshire is alive and well.

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