CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for April, 5 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for April 5, 2021

Will school be back to normal this fall? Kind of, sort of, maybe.

Apr 5, 2021 | Washington Post | school districts | National

School districts across the country are planning to return to full-time, in-person classes this fall. But some also are planning for hybrid systems that combine in-person and remote learning as a fallback. All teachers and staff who want vaccinations will have them, but children will not. Masks and other virus mitigation measures will remain in place in much of the country.

With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old

Apr 5, 2021 | Associated Press | federal budget | National

But the spending decisions carry high stakes. If important needs are overlooked — or if the money does not bring tangible improvements — schools could face blowback from their communities and from politicians who influence their funding. At the same time, schools must be wary of dreaming too big and taking on long-term costs they cannot sustain.

Fed Up With Remote Learning, Governors Make a Push to Reopen Schools

Apr 5, 2021 | New York Times | state policy | National

A bipartisan group of governors decided to flex its muscle and get students back into classrooms, despite union resistance and bureaucratic hesitancy.

EDITORIAL: Study finds link between school choice, higher test scores

Apr 5, 2021 | Las Vegas Review-Journal | school choice | States, West, Nevada

A new study provides yet more evidence that school choice improves educational outcomes. Nevada lawmakers should take notice.

California teachers’ latest demand: Free child care

Apr 5, 2021 | Politico | teachers unions | States, West, California

Teachers unions across California say the need for educator child care was a problem before the pandemic.

Immigrant families are leaving D.C.’s public schools. Will they return?

Apr 5, 2021 | Washington Post | enrollment | States, South, District of Columbia

At Brightwood Education Campus in Northwest Washington, 12 immigrant families — 25 students — moved out of the city and left the school during the pandemic. At Roosevelt High not far away, the school is down more than 60 students whose first language is not English. Cardozo Education Campus, another school in Northwest Washington, lost more than 20 of those students.

Federal money will aid Philly schools, but it’s not a cure-all | Editorial

Apr 5, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer | federal budget | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

While the federal money can help address the immediate demands, we have to remember that the impact of COVID-19 was made worse because of the underlying deficiencies already built into the system.

In California, a million English learners are at risk of intractable education loss

Apr 5, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | accountability | States, West, California

More than 1.1 million students in California, nearly 20%, are considered English learners. By almost every measure of academic success — graduation rates, college preparation, dropout rates, state standards — these students rank among the lowest-achieving groups.

“I feel like a brand new teacher”: Union seeking bonuses for teachers who taught hybrid

Apr 5, 2021 | WFTV | teachers unions | Towns, States, South, Florida

The Orange County Classroom Teachers Association is trying to get a stipend for teachers who taught both online and in-person classes at the same time.

Charter public schools need fair funding to serve the students they were designed to benefit

Apr 5, 2021 | The Olympian | charter schools | States, West, Washington

Charter public schools were first established in 2012 in this state with the intent of being laboratories of innovation within our public education system and providing a public school option for the many educationally disadvantaged students in our schools.

Pandemic pushes DC school to provide English learners with new laptops, mental health services

Apr 5, 2021 | WTOP | charter schools | States, South, District of Columbia

“t’s been quite a journey,” said Allison Kokkoros, CEO of the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School. “There was so much innovation using cellphones, using What’s App, using any kind of tool people could think of to use to stay connected.

Charter schools across Western Massachusetts prepare to welcome students back to classroom

Apr 5, 2021 | The Republican | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

When students return to Veritas Prep Charter School on Pine Street on Monday they will see brightly colored bulletin boards reminding them to wash their hands and remain socially distanced.

Pandemic boosts N.H. Catholic school numbers

Apr 5, 2021 | Concord Monitor | catholic schools | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy on education, but for New Hampshire Catholic schools, the pandemic year has been one of the most successful school years they’ve seen in a while.

Georgia lawmakers target ‘learning pods,’ other school issues in passed bills

Apr 5, 2021 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | learning pods | States, South, Georgia

In the final hours of this year’s legislative session, Georgia lawmakers addressed homeschooling, charter schools, teacher recruitment and mandatory courses about vaping and human trafficking, among other educational issues.

Poll: Schools get high marks, but parents want more on academic progress

Apr 5, 2021 | Newsday | accountability | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Long Island parents gave high marks to the job schools have been doing during the pandemic, but believe remote learning falls short and want to know more about their children's academic performance, according to a new poll.

Beyond just reopening schools, many parents want full-time in-person learning

Apr 5, 2021 | San Diego Union Tribune | school districts | Towns, States, West, California

Overwhelmingly San Diego County districts have been limiting how many students are on campus by staggering when they can learn in-person and when they must learn at home online.

Editorial: SC shouldn’t entice more people to divert SC taxes to special interests

Apr 5, 2021 | Post Courier | school choice | States, South, South Carolina

South Carolina’s program to send special-needs children to private schools on the public dime was the camel’s nose under the tent.

Savannah’s charter schools look forward to more student funding, staff benefits from Georgia

Apr 5, 2021 | Savannah Morning News | charter schools | States, South, Georgia

If the bill is signed into law, charter school administrators believe it will put their schools on an equal footing with their traditional public school counterparts in regard to per-student funding and staff benefits.

Column: Making sense of the school choice polling in Iowa

Apr 5, 2021 | The Gazette | school choice | States, Midwest, Iowa

School choice has been a hot topic in Iowa this legislative session; lawmakers considered enacting an education savings account or ESA program, which would provide eligible families with a government-authorized account to be used for multiple, restricted educational purposes including school tuition; tutoring; online education programs; therapies for students with special needs; textbooks or other instructional materials. Students could even use the funds to save for future college expenses.

Failing grades doubled in some South Bend area schools. How educators are responding

Apr 5, 2021 | South Bend Tribune | accountability | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

In a pandemic year marked by shuttered schools, technology barriers and staggered reopenings, failing grades and student absences have grown across Michiana.

Historic Pa. public school funding lawsuit finally heading to trial this fall

Apr 5, 2021 | Capital-Star | school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Education reform advocates say the reason for these disparities is simple: the state does not provide enough money to its public schools to ensure that students in poor districts have adequate access to educators, course offerings and facilities.

Point of view: Public funds for public schools is a hollow slogan

Apr 5, 2021 | The Oklahoman | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

When people say, “public funds for public schools,” they’re saying kids must attend the public school assigned by virtue of a home address. The only exception can be if parents have the money and/or time to separately pay for private schools or home schooling. Otherwise, the child must attend the local monopoly public school, whether the curriculum matches the family’s values, whether the school is safe, whether other children are well-behaved and whether the teachers and administrators care to make any real effort to pass on knowledge.

Editorial: Study finds link between school choice, higher test scores

Apr 5, 2021 | San Antonia Express-News | charter schools | States, South, Texas

So, yes, senators, this is an inconvenient truth. We know you want to create a system of pure choice, where each institution only has to look out for itself, “be the best it can be,” as state Sen. Paul Bettencourt has said. But that only works in a fair competitive market. We are not seeing a fair marketplace. And too many bills this session would like to give charter schools even more of an edge, thereby disadvantaging traditional schools.

A closer look at Oklahoma’s move to alter education funding

Apr 5, 2021 | Oklahoma Watch | school funding | States, South, Oklahoma

Two education measures finalized this week mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the school of their choice.

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