CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for April, 26 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for April 26, 2021

Kids are finally returning to school. But most of them are white.

Apr 26, 2021 | Politico | accountability | National

President Joe Biden is on the verge of meeting his 100-day pledge to press the majority of American schools into reopening for five days of weekly in-person instruction. But there’s a problem. Most of the kids returning to classes are white.

Biden Earns High Marks from Educators on His First 100 Days

Apr 26, 2021 | The 74 | federal policy | National

When Biden addresses Congress Wednesday, he can confidently say he’s delivered much of what he promised to achieve in education within the first 100 days — aggressive steps to ramp up vaccination rates, masked students sitting at desks and billions in funding to help schools tackle learning loss.

New York City School Buildings Still Missing 582,000 Students

Apr 26, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | remote learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

New York City hits a milestone Monday: Another 51,000 students are returning to schools for in-person learning, most for the first time in a year. But about 582,000 students, or 61%, are choosing to continue remote learning, according to estimates from the city’s Department of Education.

CA legislators propose reforms to prevent another A3 charter school scandal

Apr 26, 2021 | The San Diego Union-Tribune | charter schools | States, West, California

A state Assembly bill that is meant to prevent the abuses and close legal loopholes exposed in the A3 charter school scandal is facing fierce opposition from charter school leaders.

Northern Virginia schools promise normal fall, but differ on how to treat remote learners

Apr 26, 2021 | Washington Post | online learning | Towns, States, South, Virginia

A wave of Northern Virginia school systems are vowing that fall instruction will closely approximate pre-pandemic learning — promising five days a week of in-person school, with teachers physically present, and everything guided by traditional bell schedules. But differences and divisions are emerging over other questions: whether children can come back for four days of instruction before the end of the year, for example, and what will happen to virtual learners this fall.

45% of Connecticut students were not reading at grade level before COVID-19.

Apr 26, 2021 | Hartford Courant | accountability | States, Northeast, Connecticut

Before COVID-19, about 55% of Connecticut students in grades 3-8 were meeting grade-level literacy benchmarks on state assessments — a rate elementary school teachers and education experts worry is dropping due to less instruction time and challenges connecting with students during a disrupted school year.

Texas Democratic Congress members urge State to release federal education funds for schools

Apr 26, 2021 | KVUE | federal budget | States, South, Texas

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, along with 13 Texas democrats, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona saying Abbott has failed to provide schools with the funds.

Learning Pods Expanded To New Hampshire Through Grant Program With DOE

Apr 26, 2021 | New Hampshire Journal | learning pods | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

According to officials, throughout the pandemic and across the country, learning pods served thousands of students in small settings.

Des Moines schools’ students expected to walkout of class in protest of education-related bills

Apr 26, 2021 | Des Moines Register | charter schools | States, Midwest, Iowa

Des Moines Public Schools' students are planning to walk out Monday to protest legislative action — and they are doing it with the support of the staff and school administrators.

Governor Bill Lee visits Shelby County charter school, talks future of Tennessee education

Apr 26, 2021 | WREG | elected officials | States, South, Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee visited a Shelby County charter school Friday and spoke with WREG about how in-person learning is going, and how schools could look in the Fall.

Philadelphia school board votes not to renew two Black-led charter schools despite outcry from paren

Apr 26, 2021 | WHYY | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Members of the Board of Education voted not to renew two Black-led charter schools despite public outcry from parents, ending a long conflicting relationship with the district.

Experimental North Las Vegas academy may return next year

Apr 26, 2021 | Las Vegas Review-Journal | microschools | Towns, States, West, Nevada

The Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy opened last summer in North Las Vegas as an emergency educational experiment to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NYC student pleads with state pols to expand charter schools

Apr 26, 2021 | Report Door | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

A standout student at a charter high school in Brooklyn says it’s time for state lawmakers to listen to pupils and parents — and pass a law to allow more charter schools to open.

San Diego County Schools Spent Majority of COVID-19 Aid on Employees

Apr 26, 2021 | Voice of San Diego | federal budget | Towns, States, West, California

Of the nearly $178 million in coronavirus aid funds San Diego County’s 10 largest school districts spent through December 2020, almost $90 million – or 51 percent – went to employee pay and benefit costs, an analysis of district records reveals.

Southwest Virginia is setting a model for virtual learning — even after the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 26, 2021 | Virginia Mercury | online learning | Towns, States, South, Virginia

Now, the school district is uniting with 16 others in Southwest Virginia on a solution — one administrators think could be a model for the rest of the state. Under a proposal currently being considered by the Virginia Board of Education, Bristol would join three city and 13 county divisions to create a regional Virtual Academy for full-time remote instruction.

Fort Worth looks to a charter network to turn this failing middle school around.

Apr 26, 2021 | Star Telegram | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

Fort Worth school officials hope a partnership with an Indianapolis-based charter school operator will help turn Jacquet Middle School around.

Remote, flexible learning at Phoenix Charter School in Springfield gave students second chance to su

Apr 26, 2021 | The Republican | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Principal Calvin Johnson said the school found ways to use the remote learning requirements to help some non traditional students including young mothers and fathers, older students and those who have to work full-time jobs.

Editorial: Mayoral candidates a very mixed bag on fixing NYC’s public schools

Apr 26, 2021 | New York Post | elections | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley leads the pack when it comes to hypocrisy on education.

Legislature caps K-12 education budget with cash bonuses for teachers, principals

Apr 26, 2021 | Miami Herald | teacher pay | States, South, Florida

In a meeting late Friday, House and Senate budget leaders closed a $22.4 billion spending plan for the state’s entire PreK-12 system for the upcoming fiscal year, and in the process delivered $1,000 bonuses to Florida educators and principals.

These N.J. districts reopened but nearly 65% still learning virtual, most by choice

Apr 26, 2021 | The Record | remote learning | States, Northeast, New Jersey

Cores Sailer, a senior at Freehold Township High School, is one of thousands of New Jersey students who have continued learning virtually, even after their schools have opened classrooms either full- or part-time.

Bill allowing charter schools to circumvent districts becomes law without Gordon’s signature

Apr 26, 2021 | Casper Star Tibune | charter schools | States, West, Wyoming

A bill that allows applications to create charter schools in Wyoming to circumvent school districts has passed into law without Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature.

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