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Apr 7, 2021 | Gallup | higher education |
National
According to the Family Voices study—a recent survey of U.S. parents conducted by Carnegie Corporation and Gallup—54% of parents of children aged 11 to 25 in the United States would prefer that their child enroll in a four-year university immediately after high school. However, 46% of parents say even if there were no barriers to their child earning a bachelor's degree, they would prefer another postsecondary option. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | FOX News | teachers unions |
National
But despite the rapidly increasing number of shots administered to school officials, teachers unions have remained reluctant to have their members return to the classroom for in-person teaching. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Associated Press | remote learning |
National
Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Read More...
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“We’re at a point in our country’s history where every decision we make is either going to help address barriers in education, or worsen them,” U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Princeton Daily Clarion | teachers unions |
States, Midwest, Indiana
Members of the Republican-controlled General Assembly really want Indiana teachers to know they don’t have to belong to a union. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Detroit News | accountability |
States, Midwest, Michigan
Federal education officials have denied Michigan's request to cancel state assessments this school year, clearing the way for the year-end tests to begin next week and leaving some districts scrambling to figure out logistics for giving the exams amid COVID-related building closures. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Post and Courier | teachers unions |
States, South, South Carolina
We agree that there’s no good reason to keep locking kids out of the classroom — and there hasn’t been for months. That’s one reason we think it’s important to remind readers that we don’t have teachers’ unions in South Carolina. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Missourian | charter schools |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Missouri HB 543 aims to make it easier for students to move out of the traditional public school system and into charter schools. If this bill does become law, it will be the next step in destroying public education. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Boston Globe | state takeover |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
But as McKee gets his head around running an entire state, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro are busy treating him like a substitute teacher who can’t quite control the warring kids in the back of the classroom.
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Apr 7, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | state policy |
States, West, California
All K-12 California schools should be open in the fall for full-time, five-days-a-week, in-person instruction under guidelines released Tuesday by state officials. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | KGOU | charter schools |
States, South, Oklahoma
Backlash is mounting toward a resolution passed by Oklahoma’s State Board of Education to equalize funding for charter and traditional public schools.
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Apr 7, 2021 | Cleveland Plain Dealer | school choice |
States, Midwest, Ohio
About 70 Ohio school districts plan to sue the state over the laws that allow vouchers for private school tuition, arguing that it results in an educational system that’s unconstitutional. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Birmingham News | school choice |
States, South, Alabama
Parents could move their children into schools outside their zoned districts under a bill proposed by Sen. Del Marsh that won approval in a legislative committee at the Alabama State House this morning. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | WBFF | accountability |
Towns, States, South, Maryland
Parents of city school students will not be able to testify at Thursday nights hearing of the city council's Education and Youth Committee. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
District officials offered Union Park Charter Academy a year to clear up budget problems. Families at the school wanted five years, for stability. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Chicago Tribune | school choice |
States, Midwest, Illinois
We must do everything we can to advocate for the students who depend on this critical program. Because of Invest in Kids, many more parents throughout Illinois have a choice about how to educate their children. Because of Invest in Kids, thousands of kids can attend the school that’s right for them. We cannot let Gov. Pritzker slam shut the door of opportunity for Illinois families. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Gazette | school choice |
States, Midwest, Iowa
The Des Moines Register recently released the results of a poll they commissioned that included questions about policies that empower parents to select K-12 options for their children beyond their geographically assigned public schools. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | elections |
States, Midwest, Wisconsin
Jill Underly, the Democratic Party-backed superintendent of Pecatonica School District, defeated former Brown Deer Schools superintendent Deborah Kerr Tuesday to become the state’s top education official. Read More...
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Apr 7, 2021 | The Owensboro Times | school choice |
Towns, States, South, Kentucky
Officials with local private schools are excited about the potential of Kentucky’s new “school choice” bill. The legislation will create a tax credit system that allows designated organizations to distribute donated funds to eligible families to use on education expenses — including private school tuition in the state’s largest counties. Read More...
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