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CER Daily Media Clips for May 18, 2021
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May 18, 2021 | The Hill | other education issues |
National
School reopenings hit two remarkable milestones in the first week of May. First, the percentage of fully remote school districts dwindled to a mere 2 percent. Equally noteworthy, districts offering full-time in-person instruction topped 50 percent. Despite this seemingly good news, an unflinching look at the past year makes clear that this glass is half-empty, and we should neither be relieved nor satisfied. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Arizona Republic | charter schools |
States, West, Arizona
The performance and accomplishments of charter schools in Arizona are all too often overshadowed by a handful of bad actors who choose to violate the law and their commitment to the students and families of this state.
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May 18, 2021 | WOLO | teachers unions |
States, South, South Carolina
An underfunded education system, a pandemic, and last week’s executive order from Governor Henry McMaster, teachers say all just added on to a decade of mistreatment. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Public Schools administration and its teachers union agree: City students should be in a classroom five days a week next school year. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | WTNH | teachers unions |
States, Northeast, Connecticut
As the federal government gets ready to write the first pandemic relief check to Connecticut, hundreds of teachers and union workers are marching around the capital. They want to make sure that money makes it into the right hands. That’s what the rallies are about, letting the governor and lawmakers know they want their share of the pie. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Bay News 9 | school districts |
Towns, States, South, Florida
Summer break is still five weeks away, but right now 13,000 students are enrolled, 9,000 are elementary school kids. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Real Clear Politics | teachers unions |
States, West, California
Humes, a Bronx native whose father was a Teamster and whose mother was a public school teacher, says he’s not a member of either political party and considers himself an independent. But that type of free-thinking is not what the unions want and expect from the school board, he argues.
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May 18, 2021 | The Daily Journal | enrollment |
States, West, California
Statewide enrollment numbers for K-12 public schools for the 2020-21 school year dropped nearly 3%, or 160,000 students, compared to the year before, according to Public Policy Institute of California in a report released Friday.
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May 18, 2021 | Charlotte Observer | school funding |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
Elected officials and community members are deeply split — commissioners argue that they haven’t seen enough progress from the district to warrant awarding CMS an increasingly large part of their funding each year, but the school board says it needs every dollar of its ask to serve students, especially after COVID this past school year. Meanwhile, some CMS students say they feel caught in the middle. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Chalkbeat | other education issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Michigan
Tyrise Carey couldn’t contain her excitement this past winter when the Detroit school district announced plans to reopen its learning centers, where students have gotten support from staff while the coronavirus has shut down regular in-person classes. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | CT Mirror | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut
My sons attend Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, a public charter school. For years, I’ve been fighting against the unacceptable truth: that funding public charter school children — overwhelmingly children of color– is below what the state has determined as the minimum amount of funding per student. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | The Caledonian Record | school choice |
States, Northeast, Vermont
In three lawsuits currently in process, plaintiff parents ask that public funds follow their children to the school of their choice. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times | school choice |
States, South, Florida
Over the years, 11 high-quality research studies have examined the impact of private school choice programs on core democratic values such as political tolerance and civic engagement. According to the meticulous research and advocacy group EdChoice, six found positive impact, five found no impact and none found negative impact. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Times Bulletin | school choice |
States, Midwest, Ohio
Mollenkopf noted that she and others will be keeping an eye on the bill, which could have an impact on local public school systems. “Public funding in the state of Ohio is an area of concern,” said Mollenkopf. “So we want to make sure that every child has the opportunity––even public school children––to be funded appropriately. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | state policy |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
New Jersey schools will be required to reopen this fall on a full-time in-person basis without remote learning as an option, as Covid-19 infection rates plunge and as more residents become vaccinated against the disease, state officials said. Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Chicago Tribune | state policy |
States, Midwest, Illinois
When another superintendent brought the ISBE agenda to his attention, he shared the draft resolution on Twitter to make others aware, later adding some commentary. “I do hope that in the end we have some flexibility,” Sanders told the Tribune. “We have a lot of federal resources coming our way that we really could use to innovate. ... We need less rules, not more.” Read More...
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May 18, 2021 | Hartford Courant | online learning |
States, Northeast, Connecticut
After Connecticut schools spent more than a year constructing remote learning programs nearly out of thin air to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll soon find themselves thrown back into an in-person world.
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