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CER Daily Media Clips for May 5, 2021
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May 5, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | teachers unions |
National
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had a bad pandemic, and it’s getting worse. The outfit that is supposed to offer credible, unbiased scientific guidance has been found again to be politicizing virus policy. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | The 74 | parent power |
National
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said Monday he wants “families at the table” as schools prepare for the fall, offering welcome news to parents who have felt shut out of efforts to help their children recover from the pandemic. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | teachers unions |
National
What Americans have learned from the lockdowns is the degree to which unions control not only the public school systems but by extension the everyday lives of tens of millions of parents with school-age children. If Republicans are smart, they won’t let voters forget this lesson anytime soon. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | FOX News | remote learning |
National
Biden asked fifth graders how they feel about virtual learning, here's what they said. One student said virtual learning was 'terrible,' another said, 'I liked it.' Some talked about naps and snacks. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | New York Times | remote learning |
Towns, States, South, Mississippi
A disproportionate number of those disengaged students are lower-income Black, Latino and Native American children who have struggled to keep up in classrooms that are partly or fully remote, for reasons ranging from poor internet service to needing to support their families by working or caring for siblings. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer | federal budget |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
But perhaps most significant for our work at the Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia is the inclusion of $9 billion to bolster the teaching workforce, increasing diversity and expanding educator leadership opportunities. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | KPLR FOX 2 | other education issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
FOX 2 has learned parents in Harrisburg, Illinois are being arrested and prosecuted for their kids missing school. Parents have even been arrested and jailed. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | The Center Square | teacher tenure |
States, West, Oregon
Under state law, Oregon school districts must retain their most senior teachers in the event of layoffs. The policy, called “last in, first out,” is one that unions say enables industries to retain experience and expertise. State lawmakers say the practice has become a problem. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Bangor Daily News | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Maine
The 48 first-year and sophomore students at the Ecology Learning Center are part of Maine’s newest, smallest and last public charter school. When the state’s charter school law took effect in 2011, it allowed a total of 10 schools to open in the first decade (more could only open later if legislators lift the cap or if one of the existing charter schools in the state closes). Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | New York Post | charter schools |
States, Northeast, New York
A top state education official said she’ll urge lawmakers to lift the cap that is blocking more charter schools from opening in New York City. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | The Newnan Times-Herald | charter schools |
States, South, Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Tuesday a package of education bills to give veterans an easier path to becoming teachers and allow private groups to donate grant funds to struggling public schools in Georgia. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | The Inter-Mountain | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard argument Tuesday in a case brought by the state’s first charter school applicant after two county boards of education denied its application. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | San Diego Union-Tribune | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
The California Teachers Association filed an unfair labor practice charge Tuesday against the High Tech High charter school network for firing a San Diego-area teacher who has been helping to organize a union throughout the network.
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May 5, 2021 | Union Leader | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
Charter schools vary widely in both curriculum and quality. They are by nature experimental. They need to be tracked so that their pluses can be copied and their failings addressed. They most certainly offer an alternative to disadvantaged students of all sizes, shapes, and colors. The Manchester and Nashua school boards should get the word out by providing a charter presentation to parents who may not be aware of them. We have the perfect venue: the auditoriums of some of their other public schools. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Ed Source | remote learning |
States, West, California
Although 87% of California’s traditional public schools have reopened for some form of in-person instruction, fewer than half of students have returned either full time or part time in a hybrid model. A total of 55% of all public school students, including those in charter schools, were at home, in distance learning, as of April 30, according to an EdSource analysis of new data released by the state. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | News & Observer | school choice |
States, South, North Carolina
North Carolina Republican lawmakers have approved competing plans to increase how much taxpayer money families can get to cover their private-school tuition costs. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Montgomery Advertiser | federal budget |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
The Montgomery Public School system will receive funding that amounts to more than half of its annual general fund budget, thanks to the American Rescue Plan.
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May 5, 2021 | The Center Square | charter schools |
States, Midwest, Iowa
The bill would establish a new charter school program for the state that would provide two pathways for these schools: through the local school board creating a school within the district or through a founding group independent of public school districts that would be open to Iowan children across the state.
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May 5, 2021 | FOX 2 Detroit | other education issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Michigan
According to the lawsuit filed by Elena Dinverno, the school board president and superintendent contacted her employer after she posted her thoughts about the plans on Facebook group pages which ultimately led to her termination. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Santa Maria Times | school boards |
Towns, States, West, California
According to the group’s website, Stewart, Martin and Santos have failed their duties to serve the students and taxpayers of the district, including not opening schools on time and allowing a huge increase in failing grades. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Chalkbeat | school choice |
Towns, States, West, Colorado
In the midst of a pandemic, more than 23,500 Denver families filled out school choice applications in January and February. That’s about 2,800 fewer families than last year, a 10.6% decline, with the biggest drops at the preschool and kindergarten levels. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | KTAR | higher education |
States, West, Arizona
Senate Bill 1453 will let community colleges offer the four-year degrees on the condition they approve individual programs based on specific criteria, including workforce need, a financial and administrative need for the program and avoiding duplication of programs. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | State Journal-Register | school choice |
States, Midwest, Illinois
Advocacy groups are pushing Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reconsider reducing a tax break for scholarship donations citing the benefits a scholarship program has provided to Illinois students. Read More...
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May 5, 2021 | Columbia Missourian | school choice |
States, Midwest, Missouri
When it comes to school choice, some lawmakers proposed legislation aimed at giving families more options, while others say it shouldn’t be at the expense of pulling funding from public schools. K-12 officials responded to a list of the following bills. Read More...
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