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CER Daily Media Clips for May 26, 2021
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May 26, 2021 | CNN | federal budget |
National
States have received $159 billion to send to K-12 public and private schools. Districts were allowed to use the money to help reopen buildings for in-person instruction. Districts spent a big portion of the funds on PPE, cleaning supplies, technology and learning management systems that helped students learn from home, salaries and wages. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | The 74 | enrollment |
National
While most schools are back in person this spring, they continue to grapple with lagging enrollment. Pre-K and kindergarten have been hit especially hard. California’s missing kindergartners, for example, are driving the state’s largest K-12 enrollment drop in 20 years. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | Capital and Main | school choice |
National
Today, it’s school choice advocates who feel they have the momentum. Since the start of the year, two states that helped launch the national teacher uprising in 2018 — West Virginia and Kentucky — have passed some of the most expansive school choice policies in the country. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | WBUR | research |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
A new poll finds that 55 percent of Massachusetts parents believe their school-age children will need extra time and attention to catch up academically after over a year of disrupted learning.
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May 26, 2021 | Ames Tribune | online learning |
States, West, Nevada
Remote learning is not entirely new for the Nevada Community School District, but a K-12 online academy would be, and a district leader described how that will be judged as successful — and paid for.
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May 26, 2021 | St. Cloud Times | school choice |
States, Midwest, Minnesota
Minnesota has a long-established pride in the educational opportunities for young people. Minnesota can again be proud of the many options for our children to thrive in an educational environment that exceeds “one-size-fits-all” mold. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | KRON | elected officials |
Towns, States, West, California
Local legislators are urging the state to deny the San Francisco School District’s bid for $12 million in reopening funds.
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May 26, 2021 | WJAR | remote learning |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
As school districts around the country weigh fall learning models, Massachusetts students can expect to say goodbye to remote learning. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | charter schools |
States, South, Texas
Texas’ largest charter school network ousted two of its top leaders and is working with authorities after a forensic review revealed some administrators used school funds for personal use. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | Boston Globe | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
More than half of the first graduating class at New Heights Charter School in Brockton — 46 of 89 students — will receive an associate degree from Massasoit Community College with their high school diplomas at the June 3 graduation ceremony.
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Said simply, there was no reason for any student in Virginia to be in a virtual school against their parents wishes as of March. Even Governor Northam joined the chorus, telling schools he wanted them back in person by March 15. Read More...
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Appearing before dozens of children who will benefit from policy changes approved this year, Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislators declared 2021 the “Year of Oklahoma’s Education Turnaround” during a press conference.
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May 26, 2021 | Bangor Daily News | charter schools |
States, Northeast, Maine
Our public charter schools are part of Maine’s publicly funded education system, and they support overall academic engagement, social and emotional development and higher graduation rates for all Maine students. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | NPR | school districts |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
De Blasio said the nation's largest school district will meet in person five days a week, with no remote option available. New Jersey has similar plans, and other states want to limit remote lessons as well. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | Chalkbeat | charter schools |
Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana
Instead of offering its own remote instruction next school year, Indianapolis Public Schools proposes to direct students to two local virtual charter schools.
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May 26, 2021 | Tulsa World | charter schools |
States, South, Oklahoma
The measure was designed to defuse a legal dispute between the State Board of Education and individual school districts over the board’s decision last month to give charter schools access to property tax-fed building funds in apparent contradiction to state law. Read More...
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May 26, 2021 | Calaveras Enterprise | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
Mountain Oaks School, based in San Andreas, has joined more than 130 charter public schools and organizations throughout California in opposing Assembly Bill 1316, which, if passed, will radically change how charter schools currently operate. Read More...
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