CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for June 1, 2021

Florida jumps to No 1 in national education index (CER in the news)

Jun 1, 2021 | redefinED | parent power | National

Florida has moved into the top spot in the Parent Power! Index, an interactive tool that measures states on the degree to which they give parents the power to make decisions in how their children are educated.

Steve Forbes: Time To Bust The Government’s Public Education Monopoly

Jun 1, 2021 | Forbes | school choice | National

Parents by the millions are shocked and coming to the sad conclusion that the current public-school system—in all too many cases—has abandoned them and their offspring. Videos of teachers badmouthing parents or going on vacations while children were kept at home reinforced this perception of astonishing selfishness and indifference.

Catholic school students outperform public school peers, despite slight decreases

Jun 1, 2021 | Catholic News Agency | catholic schools | National

Catholic school students in grades 4 and 8 are outperforming their public school peers in math, reading, and science, according to two recently released reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

MOST aims to provide the best education no matter income or Zip code

Jun 1, 2021 | WREG | school choice | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

MOST stands for the Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust. It’s an organization that promotes access to great schools for all children in Memphis regardless of their Zip code and family income.

Editorial: Summer school is more important that ever. A teacher shortage may deny students the oppor

Jun 1, 2021 | Washington Post | general teacher issues | States, South, District of Columbia

So it is understandable that teachers feel they need a break. But summer school is more important than ever this year, and it is disheartening to think that children who desperately need to make up for lost learning time will be denied that opportunity because of a shortage of teachers.

Sixty percent of students in Washington region have not had any learning in a school building since

Jun 1, 2021 | Washington Post | accountability | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia

In the diverse and expansive Washington region, around 40 percent of the roughly 700,000 public school students are learning at least once a week in a school building. The other 420,000 students have been entirely remote since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools in March 2020, according to data from the region’s school systems.

‘The future is in good hands’: Preuss School teacher recognized in charter school awards

Jun 1, 2021 | La Jolla Light | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

Kim teaches 10th grade chemistry and advises the Associated Student Body at Preuss, a charter school in the San Diego Unified School District that serves low-income students in grades 6-12 who will be the first in their families to attend college. Kim has also taught middle school science and elective classes during his nearly six years teaching there and took over technology coordination for the school three years ago.

Teachers At High Profile All-Boys Charter School In Chicago Authorize A Strike

Jun 1, 2021 | WBEZ | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Known for its 100% college acceptance rate among seniors, Urban Prep staff say they are underpaid and face poor working conditions.

Editorial: Westminster, Enterprise charter schools deserve to win their lawsuits

Jun 1, 2021 | Buffalo News | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Why does the Buffalo school district object to competition from the city’s charter schools? The answer has more to do with money than with test scores.

Opinion: Georgia’s K-12 education efforts will fail if lawmakers continue to fund ‘systems’

Jun 1, 2021 | Savannah Morning News | fund families | States, South, Georgia

The failure over the past year was “the system.” Systems, especially large and long-established ones, typically don’t respond well to sudden and drastic change – particularly when they continue to be funded, or even receive higher funding, despite their failures.

How many students left Savannah-Chatham schools for private schools during the pandemic?

Jun 1, 2021 | Savannah Morning News | enrollment | Towns, States, South, Georgia

Families whose students did not do well with the virtual-only format sought schools that offered full-time in-person learning when Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools started all virtual last August. Families continued to leave the district as Savannah-Chatham remained mostly virtual through December.

Editorial: Problems fill skinny bill on school vouchers

Jun 1, 2021 | The Morning News Journal | school choice | States, Midwest, Ohio

The so-called “universal voucher” bill would allow all families to leave their public school district to enter a private, community or STEM school in Ohio. Any and all per-pupil funding that student would have provided his / her home school district would instead be carried away into the student’s new nonpublic school of choice. Therein lies the premise for this EdChoice bill’s nickname of “the backpack bill.

Maine’s two virtual charter schools see enrollment increase during pandemic

Jun 1, 2021 | Kennebec Journal | charter schools | States, Northeast, Maine

Both schools report strong interest for the fall, but whether it's temporary because of COVID-19 or becoming more mainstream remains to be seen.

Opinion: Is Mecklenburg failing our schools? Let’s start with this startling figure

Jun 1, 2021 | Charlotte Observer | accountability | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

Commissioners who support the move argue CMS isn’t focusing enough on the needs of students of color, that the district’s lack of planning is leading to failure, and that the only remedy is to tie accountability to funding.

Opinion: Iowa charter school bill signed by Reynolds will give families choices

Jun 1, 2021 | The Gazette | charter schools | States, Midwest, Iowa

Before the bill was signed, a charter school could only be created with the authorization of the local public school district. Perhaps because of this limitation, only two charter schools currently exist in Iowa. With the change in the law, founding groups will no longer be limited to the will of the local school district and instead be able to apply directly to the Iowa Department of Education.

Column: We had a year to experiment with online learning. What did we learn?

Jun 1, 2021 | Seattle Times | online learning | States, West, Colorado

The district’s first full-time virtual school, Highline Virtual Academy, is scheduled to open this fall as an all-remote option for middle and high schoolers who want to spend traditional school hours working or helping support family at home, or who might need more frequent midday breaks from classes. District leaders promise the school has been better researched and planned than the pandemic-era model they threw together.

Pocono schools grappling with uncertainty after students leave for cyber charters during pandemic

Jun 1, 2021 | Pocono Record | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Cyber charter schools may have contributed to a hard road ahead for traditional, brick and mortar public schools in Monroe County, now facing budget uncertainties and shortfalls.

Senate Finance Crafts Budget More To Sununu’s Liking

Jun 1, 2021 | indepthnh.org | school choice | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

The governor supports “education choice,” but has not said directly if he would support the program included in the Senate budget.

Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act becomes law in Oklahoma

Jun 1, 2021 | The City Sentinel | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

Advocates for robust programs of school choice were happy with enactment of Senate Bill 1080, deemed the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act.

Is remote learning here to stay? Many, but not all, Colorado schools will offer online classes

Jun 1, 2021 | Colorado Sun | remote learning | States, West, Colorado

More than 700 Jeffco Public Schools students are enrolled in the district’s new online program for next year, while some rural schools are prioritizing in-person learning.

Maine charter schools post mixed results but fill a need for families

Jun 1, 2021 | Press Herald | charter schools | States, Northeast, Maine

Ten years after charter schools were authorized in Maine, academic outcomes vary but supporters say they're meeting a need for students who don't fit in traditional classrooms.

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