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CER Daily Media Clips for April 29, 2021
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Apr 29, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | school choice |
National
After aggressive unions and bewildered school boards shut down schools for a year, the choice bandwagon has begun to roll. No one knows what will happen once schools reopen fully. Read More...
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Among some of the biggest proposals included in the second part of Biden's sweeping infrastructure package, the American Families Plan, are a $200 billion plan to establish universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds and $109 billion to provide two years of free community college. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | New York Times | higher education |
National
President Biden’s proposal calls for community college to be free for all Americans, which may relieve some of the burdens saddling low-income and working-class college students. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Forbes | higher education |
National
On Wednesday, President Biden announced yet another multi-trillion dollar spending proposal: the American Families Plan. The plan includes almost $300 billion for higher education, with the single largest plank a $109 billion scheme to make community colleges free. This is a bad idea which “solves” one largely imaginary problem and does too little to address far more pressing ones. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Roll Call | teachers unions |
National
As debates raged earlier this year over reopening schools and including money for education in a massive coronavirus relief package, the nation’s largest teachers unions sharply increased their spending on political contributions, a comparison to the same period in 2019 shows.
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Apr 29, 2021 | Forbes | innovation |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
Lumen Verum (Latin for “True Light”) Academy is slated to open in the fall of this year and will feature an educational model meant to provide unique learning opportunities to its students. Students will work from home on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and will participate in on-site activities on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | other education issues |
States, West, California
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic closed school campuses statewide, vast majorities of California adults and public school parents believe their children have fallen behind academically — while still approving of government and school officials’ response to the pandemic, a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California has found. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Providence Journal | charter schools |
States, Northeast, Rhode Island
Rhode Island must improve its education system and student outcomes. All legislation affecting K-12 education should be considered through this lens. Wiping out an entire category of educational opportunity which has demonstrated improved student outcomes is a step in the opposite direction. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Chatham Journal | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
Nine of the top schools in North Carolina are, technically, schools of choice, according to recently released rankings of the best schools in the country. These include magnet and charter schools, institutions in which parents and students choose and apply for admission. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | SoMdNews | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Maryland
Charles County students interested in art programs, such as voice, dance, theater and instrumental music, may soon have another option as far as attending a public school beginning in sixth grade. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | The Center Square | school choice |
States, South, North Carolina
A group of North Carolina parents took to the state Capitol on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to expand the state's private school scholarship program. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | The Post and Courier | school choice |
States, South, South Carolina
A group of Christian schools in South Carolina submitted a friend of the court brief in support of a recent federal lawsuit that calls for a revision of the state’s constitutional ban on public funds for private schools. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | The News-Gazette | school choice |
States, Midwest, Illinois
John Patterson, a spokesman for Democratic Senate President Don Harmon, said the status of the Invest in Kids program is “among the many things currently under review” and that multiple options are under consideration. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Associated Press | school choice |
States, Midwest, Nebraska
A proposal to indirectly subsidize private K-12 schools in Nebraska by offering tax credits to scholarship donors stalled on Wednesday after opponents blocked the measure with a filibuster. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | EdNC | school choice |
States, South, North Carolina
A Senate education committee gave favorable votes to a number of bills today, including one that would expand the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | The Spokesman Review | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, Washington
On Wednesday night, Pride Schools, made up of Pride Prep Middle School and Innovation High School, will face some tough questions about its academic and financial performance in recent years, and may need to meet some additional conditions for its charter to be renewed.
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Apr 29, 2021 | Post and Courier | innovation |
States, South, South Carolina
The South Carolina Legislature took a positive step toward equity in education this session with the passage of the schools of innovation bill, which gives school districts the option to create more than one public school of innovation within their districts. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | KLS News | school choice |
States, West, Utah
After a year of remote learning and off-again on-again in- person instruction, parents in Utah and nationwide are reviving their interest in school choice, particularly when it comes to children with disabilities. Read More...
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Apr 29, 2021 | Iowa Public Radio | charter schools |
States, Midwest, Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected to sign a bill (HF 813) given final approval in the Iowa Senate Wednesday that creates a new pathway to establish charter schools in Iowa. Read More...
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