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CER Daily Media Clips for April 16, 2021
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The U.S. has aimed to provide an equitable education for all its citizens since 1954, when the Supreme Court issued its ruling against segregated schools in Brown v. Board of Education. Still, inequalities linger in the nation’s approach to educational attainment. Read More...
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Those relics are hallmarks, however, of a K-12 education system that was built for the industrial age, a declining system that is rife with inequities, achievement gaps, ranking and sorting, and failing to prepare all learners for the rapid changes that are afoot in our economy and culture. To go back to that normal would be to fail our nation’s youth once again. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Newsweek | school choice |
States, South, Tennessee
But while the pandemic has exacerbated educational inequities, it did not create them. And those urging us to “return to normal” would do well to recall just what “normal” meant for millions of students in the U.S.
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Apr 16, 2021 | KRON | parent power |
Towns, States, West, California
A group of Fremont parents are now threatening to sue the school district if classrooms remain closed for in-person learning. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | First Coast News | enrollment |
States, South, Florida
Nearly 90,000 public school students are “missing” in Florida as enrollment estimates have dropped amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Chicago Tribune | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
CPS parent Nancy Griffin, who co-founded a pro-opening group called the Chicago Parents Collective, said a major remaining concern is expanding in-person learning beyond the two days a week that most CPS students who opted in are receiving. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | KEYT-TV | teachers unions |
Towns, States, West, California
A teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice claim against Oxnard Union High School District after the Superintendent mandated staff to return back to in-person learning by next week. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | The Advocate | school districts |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
Despite opposition from many teachers and many parents, a proposal to move up by two weeks the start of the 2021-22 school year in East Baton Rouge Parish in order to help reverse COVID learning loss is still kicking and will be debated anew when the board meets again next Thursday. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | St. Louis Post Dispatch | charter schools |
States, Midwest, Missouri
The House on Thursday approved a proposal that would divert millions of dollars from St. Louis schools when fully implemented. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Newark Post | higher education |
States, South, Delaware
The University of Delaware is launching an expansion of its EntreX Lab program, providing entrepreneurship education and a dual-enrollment course to 10 additional Delaware high schools.
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Apr 16, 2021 | Miami Herald | accountability |
Towns, States, South, Florida
A majority of Black students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools are failing state tests in English Language Arts, math and science, despite graduation rates topping 85 percent. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Washington Post | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, District of Columbia
The D.C. Public Charter School Board will consider the opening of five new charter campuses on Monday — even as public school enrollment in the city is slightly down during the pandemic and campuses in the traditional public and charter sectors are operating under capacity.
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Apr 16, 2021 | KCWI-TV | learning pods |
Towns, States, Midwest, Iowa
Yet starting in September, Douglass found herself the head of a class, assisting students with virtual learning. What had started as supervising her little sister and a couple of friends turned into a full-fledged learning pod. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | school choice |
States, South, Arkansas
Legislation that would pay for private school tuition and fees for roughly 250 students and award up to $2 million a year in state income tax credits to the contributors for the scholarships zipped through the Arkansas Senate on Thursday.
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Apr 16, 2021 | TAPinto | charter schools |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
Public charter schools demonstrated extraordinary flexibility in a way most large school systems couldn’t in order to meet the needs of their students. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Albuquerque Journal | school funding |
States, West, New Mexico
If the proposal passes, it would be up to legislators and the governor to determine how to spend the money. The ballot measure is expected to generate about $127 million a year for early childhood education and $85 million for K-12 education, according to legislative analysts. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Albuquerque Journal | school funding |
States, West, New Mexico
If the proposal passes, it would be up to legislators and the governor to determine how to spend the money. The ballot measure is expected to generate about $127 million a year for early childhood education and $85 million for K-12 education, according to legislative analysts. Read More...
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Apr 16, 2021 | Chalkbeat | school choice |
States, Midwest, Indiana
Indiana lawmakers are poised to approve a significant expansion of what is already a broad private school voucher program, setting one of the highest family income ceilings in the nation.
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Apr 16, 2021 | WSFA | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
The Alabama Charter School Commission has approved a new school, Ivy Classical Academy, but leaders are still working to find a location in Prattville ahead of its planned August 2022 opening. Ivy Classical will suggest two property options. Read More...
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