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CER Daily Media Clips for May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | other education issues |
National
President Biden has made a point of promising to reopen schools, and well he should. The lost year of learning will hold back a generation of American children. But the schools still aren’t completely open, as the emerging evidence shows. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | New York Post | teachers unions |
National
The American Federation of Teachers lobbied the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on, and even suggested language for, the federal agency’s school-reopening guidance released in February. Read More...
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The Senate GOP leader warned Education Secretary Miguel Cardona that the administration’s history curriculum priorities are akin to ‘spoon-feeding students a slanted story.
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May 3, 2021 | elections |
States, West, Colorado
Education interests spent more than $20.5 million to lobby state government from July 2015 through March this year. About half of that came from public universities, school districts and other government education entities spending public money to influence education policy and funding.
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May 3, 2021 | WFAE | accountability |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools lays the groundwork for next year's student assignment review, Associate Superintendent Akeshia Craven-Howell told board members the results of 2016 diversity decisions have been mixed. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | Los Angeles Daily News | teachers unions |
Towns, States, West, California
A proposal by Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner to extend the 2021-22 school year by 10 days to address learning losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic is proving to be unpopular with teachers, according to the head of the teachers union. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | WHYY | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Unlike the Philadelphia school district, which won’t bring back 10th to 12th graders this school year, Mastery has tried to bring back as many students as possible in all grades in its 18 schools across the city. The charter network, which enrolls about 14,000 students, started hybrid learning back in March, with some starting in April, and has moved its students phase-in at a faster pace than the district. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | The Oklahoman | charter schools |
States, South, Oklahoma
More than 180 Oklahoma school districts have joined a lawsuit fighting a surprise settlement that opened local tax dollars to charter schools. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | San Diego Tribune | school districts |
Towns, States, West, California
San Diego County’s school districts received huge infusions of federal cash this year to cope with COVID and did not lose any state funding — yet many still are facing long-term budget deficits, and some still have to make budget cuts. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | New Jersey Spotlight | charter schools |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
“Supporting public charter schools does not take money away from the children who attend traditional public school districts nor does it hurt children in district schools” Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | WDBJ | learning pods |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
One Roanoke mom has gotten creative this past year in finding a way to keep her child safe while letting her still interact with others. She created a school pod for several students, and she believes it has been a success. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | charter schools |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s 14 cyber charter schools saw a historic boost in enrollment in the past year, growing from just over 38,000 students in October 2019 to more than 60,000 students in October 2020, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The approximately 50% enrollment increase was by far the largest ever in a single year. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | Telegram & Gazette | state policy |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
After more than a year of non-traditional schooling that many teachers, parents and experts fear has set students back academically and socially, students across Massachusetts will have an opportunity this summer to take part in “enhanced and expanded” summer school and recreational programs that Gov. Charlie Baker said will aim to bring kids back up to speed. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | The Advocate | online learning |
States, South, Louisiana
Amid ongoing concerns about the safety of physically returning to classrooms in a pandemic, Louisiana schools vastly expanded remote-learning options this past year — and tens of thousands of students have taken advantage of them. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | Boston Globe | teachers unions |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
Without a consistent way to measure student performance in Massachusetts, it’s easy to predict what would occur. Thriving suburban districts would keep thriving. But with no uniform standard for identifying student weaknesses, some kids in underperforming schools would be left without the knowledge and skills they need to succeed at work or college. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | North Platte Telegraph | school choice |
States, Midwest, Nebraska
During the debate, my colleague Sen. Justin Wayne from Omaha said, “The only people who are opposing school choice today are the same people who have choice. And many of them exercise that choice.” He absolutely nailed it with this statement.
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May 3, 2021 | Nashville Tennessean | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
The Metro Nashville Board of Education denied two charter school applications Tuesday, kicking off what has become a process of denials and appeals for those hoping to open charter schools in the city. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | The Missoulian | school choice |
States, Midwest, Missouri
As they rushed to wrap up the session last week, legislators pushed through a slew of bills that will reshape Montana for years to come — even if many of those proposals are eventually overturned in court. Read More...
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May 3, 2021 | WRAL | online learning |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
Sunday is the deadline for Wake County parents to enroll their students in Wake County Public School System's Virtual Academy. But, their policy says once parents do that, students can't come to school physically. Read More...
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