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CER Daily Media Clips for May 27, 2021
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May 27, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | other education issues |
National
Many cite high vaccination rates as reason to return to in-person classes, but a reluctant few say they don’t trust the constantly changing safety guidelines Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | charter schools |
National
We need more, not fewer, great public-school options for children, and charters are leading the way. If anyone says differently, keep in mind the messenger.
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May 27, 2021 | Newsweek | other education issues |
States, West, Colorado
The COVID-19 pandemic is believed to be at least in part responsible for the spike. Children who had already been suffering from mild forms of depression or anxiety have seen their conditions exacerbated by stress and isolation caused by the pandemic. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Channel3000 | accountability |
Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin
She said the Arnold Reading Clinic has some spots open for the summer, but she knows not all parents can afford a tutor. She said it’s important for all parents to find a way to get their kid up to speed before they return to in-person learning next school year.
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May 27, 2021 | The Tennessean | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
Only about 400 Nashville students are planning to learn virtually next school year, despite about 45% of students choosing to remain virtual once schools reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Times-Picayune | teachers unions |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
An anti-union campaign reportedly being led by teachers and support staff at Bricolage Academy has been pushing back against an organizing effort as Friday's union election date for the New Orleans charter school nears.
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May 27, 2021 | St. Louis American | charter schools |
Towns, States, Midwest, Missouri
“Being at a charter school allows me the opportunity to meet each student’s individual needs by creating a classroom environment that is a reflection of my students, create innovative lessons, to be my authentic self and build confidence in students for them to become world-changers,” Price said. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | The Oregonian | school districts |
Towns, States, West, Oregon
And a lot of parents — and children — weren’t ready for a full-scale return to the classroom this spring, even as every district in the Portland area went to lengths to provide that option at least part of the time.
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May 27, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | charter schools |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
The move would have put ASPIRA Early College High School school less than half a mile down the street from Roosevelt High School.
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May 27, 2021 | The Oklahoman | charter schools |
States, South, Oklahoma
That decision was part of a settlement with the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, a state agency that threatened to close Epic's biggest branch over alleged contract violations and fiscal mismanagement. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Sun-Gazette | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey
Rising costs for budget items that the school board has no control over were the main drivers of an $880,000 budget deficit that the Jersey Shore Area School District is facing in the next fiscal year. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Valley Breeze | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island
A Rhode Island Supreme Court judge has upheld a lower court’s rule that RISE Prep Mayoral Academy can continue to operate out of its location at 30 Cumberland St. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | New York Daily News | charter schools |
States, Northeast, New York
Instead, politics got in the way of good policy during budget negotiations. The cap remains and continues to shut the door on New York families who are simply asking for a choice when it comes to high-quality public education. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | San Antonio Report | technology |
Towns, States, South, Texas
There is no “going back to normal” after the pandemic forced schools to take advantage of technology and distribute devices to all students, said San Antonio Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez during a virtual town hall Wednesday on the future of technology.
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May 27, 2021 | InDepthNH.org | school choice |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
What has been called the most expansive school voucher program in the country was included in the Senate’s proposed operating budget by the GOP controlled Senate Finance Committee Wednesday. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | The State | school boards |
States, South, South Carolina
Elected school boards in districts with subpar student performance could face removal from office in the years ahead under a state Department of Education-backed proposal the governor signed into law last week. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | EdNC | charter schools |
States, South, North Carolina
What was happening at charter schools? Survey data from charter schools, included in the new report, shed some light. Charters leveraged myriad strategies to ensure continuity in student learning. Ninety-eight percent distributed devices to students. Schools utilized an array of strategies to bridge connectivity gaps — providing students with phones equipped with Wi-Fi or directing funds to parents to pay for mobile hotspots on phones. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Daily Press | online learning |
States, South, Virginia
A few schools will run in-house virtual programs, but most Peninsula districts — including Newport News, Hampton, York and Isle of Wight — are using at least in part a state-run program called Virtual Virginia. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | online learning |
States, South, Texas
Texas school district leaders can continue planning virtual options for the fall after the Senate gave approval to a key piece of legislation Wednesday. Read More...
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May 27, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | remote learning |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
The students will have the option to learn remotely through a centralized system that does not require teachers to instruct them simultaneously with students in the classroom.
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May 27, 2021 | Sanatoga Post | charter schools |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
A total of 407 school districts in the Commonwealth, representing more than 80 percent of all districts across the state, have adopted resolutions calling for charter school reform, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association reported Tuesday (May 25, 2021).
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May 27, 2021 | WTOP | accountability |
States, South, District of Columbia
The D.C. Council’s Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery is getting flooded with recommendations as it considers what the future of education in the District should look like.
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May 27, 2021 | Providence Journal | state takeover |
Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island
The state takeover started with strikes against it. The education commissioner has many talents, but no experience turning around an urban district in crisis. It took her months to find a superintendent who would do the job.
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May 27, 2021 | Tri-State Homepage | school choice |
States, Midwest, Illinois
The group ‘Empower Illinois’ brought Virginia Walden Ford, one of the nation’s leading school choice advocates, to Springfield on Monday to call on state legislators to extend the life of the ‘Invest in Kids’ tax credit. Read More...
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